Château d'Yquem 2009

Jean-Marc Quarin

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity, elegant, gourmand and offers a beautiful finesse full of power/richness, a beautiful definition, freshness, a fine incisive side as well as a lacy aspect of the grain. It reveals notes of candied lemon, crystalized/crunchy flat peach and small notes of fresh mandarine associated with fine touches of honey, ginger and almond/spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, elegant, fresh and offers a beautiful fresh frame, fullness, finesse, a beautiful suavity, a beautiful definition as well as gourmandize. On the palate this wine expresses notes of ripe/candied lemon, crystalized flat peach and small notes of mandarine associated with fine touches of pineapple, kumquat/mango, a hint of fresh litchee (in the background) as well as very fine hints of almond and spices. Good length. A beautiful persistence. There is an imperceptible hint of vanilla flowers on the persistence.

Falstaff

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Pale to medium gold colored, the 2009 d'Yquem bursts from the glass with gregarious crème caramel, allspice, dried apricots, mandarin peel and pineapple upside down cake scents plus a fragrant undercurrent of fungi, acacia honey, candied ginger, musk perfume and frangipani. Full-bodied and full-on hedonic in the mouth, the rich, tightly wound layers are still amazingly youthful with bags of citrus sparks and an incredibly long, perfumed finish. Possessing a residual sugar of 157 grams per liter and 13.6% alcohol as well as a laser-focused line of freshness, the rock-solid structure and through-the-roof opulence here is simply mind blowing. Pure perfection.

James Suckling

The length to this is exceptional with an intensity yet subtlety. Full and medium sweet with bright and exciting acidity. It's all in balance here. Creme brulee, pineapple, and papaya. Lasts so long on finish. It's so fabulous now. It will age forever but it's already a joy to taste, even drink.