Wine Advocate #199 Feb 2012 Neal Martin 98 Drink: N/A $373-$1266 Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of lemon curd, Mirabelle, and clear honey. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine definition and there seems to be a great deal of energy and vigor dispensed for your pleasure. There is such race and nervosity, and then that finish just purrs with harmony and focus. This Yquem feels just so alive and vivacious, yet there is an effortless quality here that is unmatched by its peers. Tasted January 2011.
ワインスペクテーター:96ポイント(スコアの範囲)
Score: 96 Release Price: $725 Current Auction Price: $346 Country: France Region: SauternesIssue: Web Only - 2012
This has really started to put on weight, with heather and ginger notes emerging from the core of dried pineapple, bergamot, candied grapefruit rind and mango. Long and creamy through the very rich, spicy finish, with lingering golden raisin and frangipane notes. Loads of power in reserve, as this sports the bold, hedonistic profile of the vintage in spades. Best from 2020 through 2050. 10,000 cases made. ?JM
インターナショナルワインセラー:96(+?) points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Aug 10 ($500-$700) Bright golden yellow. Wonderful class and purity of aromas and flavors: pineapple, peach nectar, fresh apricot, minerals, mint, estery floral oils, sexy vanillin oak. Then very sweet and very pure but youthfully tight, with lovely energy and fruity lift to the mid-palate. Subtle saline and mineral notes add nuance. The superb, slowly mounting finish combines outstanding finesse with a subtle sense of power. I find this quite understated today, partially hiding its underlying structure and racy acidity. But this is a great and wonderfully pure Yquem in the making, and likely to evolve in bottle for decades. 96(+?) points
CHATEAU D’YQUEM / シャトー・ディケム
世界の貴腐ワインの頂点に君臨する、シャトー・ディケム!
ソーテルヌ地方の中心部に位置するイケムは、たくさんの第一級シャトーに囲まれた畑を見下ろす小さい丘の頂きに雄大に広がっている。ソーテルヌの格付けにおいてただひとつだけ、格付け最高峰のプルミエ・クリュ・シュペリュールにランクされているシャトー・ディケム。ディケムの素晴らしさは類稀なミクロクリマを有するテロワールにもありますが、シャトーを運営する人々の妥協を許さぬ厳しさ、「まさにディケムにふさわしいディケム」だけを造りだそうとする弛まぬ努力にあります。
シャトーでは通常6~8週間かけて150人もの摘み手が、最低でも4回の時期に分けて完全に熟したブドウのみを収穫。そうして厳しく選別されたブドウから造られたワインでも、樽熟成の段階でディケムとして世に出すにふさわしくないと判断されたものは生産量を減らしてでも容赦なく切り落とします。
間違いなく貴腐ワインの最高峰であるディケム。このワインはその長命さでも愛好家を驚かせてきました。ロバート・パーカー氏によると飲み頃は10~100年も続くとされ、その熟成ポテンシャルは計り知れないものがあります。辛口のディケム「Y(イグレック)」も特色のあるワインで、イケムらしいブーケを持ちながら、樽香が強く、味は辛口で、通常は非常にフルボディで際立ってアルコール度数が高く、こちらも愛好家垂涎の品となっています。
Wine Advocate #199
Feb 2012 Neal Martin 98 Drink: N/A $373-$1266
Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of lemon curd, Mirabelle, and clear honey. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine definition and there seems to be a great deal of energy and vigor dispensed for your pleasure. There is such race and nervosity, and then that finish just purrs with harmony and focus. This Yquem feels just so alive and vivacious, yet there is an effortless quality here that is unmatched by its peers. Tasted January 2011.
ワインスペクテーター:96ポイント(スコアの範囲)
Score: 96 Release Price: $725 Current Auction Price: $346
Country: France Region: SauternesIssue: Web Only - 2012
This has really started to put on weight, with heather and ginger notes emerging from the core of dried pineapple, bergamot, candied grapefruit rind and mango. Long and creamy through the very rich, spicy finish, with lingering golden raisin and frangipane notes. Loads of power in reserve, as this sports the bold, hedonistic profile of the vintage in spades. Best from 2020 through 2050. 10,000 cases made. ?JM
インターナショナルワインセラー:96(+?) points
Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar, Aug 10
($500-$700) Bright golden yellow. Wonderful class and purity of aromas and flavors: pineapple, peach nectar, fresh apricot, minerals, mint, estery floral oils, sexy vanillin oak. Then very sweet and very pure but youthfully tight, with lovely energy and fruity lift to the mid-palate. Subtle saline and mineral notes add nuance. The superb, slowly mounting finish combines outstanding finesse with a subtle sense of power. I find this quite understated today, partially hiding its underlying structure and racy acidity. But this is a great and wonderfully pure Yquem in the making, and likely to evolve in bottle for decades. 96(+?) points