Y d'Yquem 2022 Bordeaux Supérieur (75cl, 14%)

Y d'Yquem 2022 is the dry white of Château d'Yquem, made from the same vines as the Sauternes grand vin with different picking and production. The 2022 blend is 60% Sauvignon Blanc and 40% Sémillon, at 14% alcohol, with pH 3.28, total acidity 5.92 g/L H2T and residual sugar 6.5 g/L. Harvest ran from 9 to 24 August 2022, the earliest Y picking on record, in the warmest, driest year logged at Yquem since 1896, with a shortened 136-day season after bud break. The estate technical team describes powdered almond with wild rose and hawthorn, then pear and white peach with herbal citrus-leaf freshness and golden-wheat warmth; an elegant, lively attack; a full, concentrated mid-palate with grapefruit zest bitterness and mandarin; and a long, delicate salty finish.