Château d'Yquem 2003

Tasting Profile: Medium gold. Aromas of honey, oaky, flowery, tropical fruit bouquet, magnificent and unique. The palate is rich, opulent, concentrated and full-bodied.

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon

Serving Tips: Serve chilled 7°C with grilled peach and whipped ricotta or with roasted bananas and vanilla ice cream. A well-known and extremely luxurious combination is, of course, with foie gras.

Winemaking: This year was strongly marked by hot weather starting in mid-May, building up to record temperatures in August. The summer of 2003 was totally outside the norm, 35 mm of rain in early September brought on an overwhelming and all-encompassing attack of botrytis that resulted in a unique phenomenon: the entire crop was picked in one single pass! The wine is as elegant as it is atypical. It is said that this vintage is reminiscent of the conditions that led to the making of the first ever botrytised wines in Sauternes.