2022, Château d'Yquem, SAUTERNES, 1er Grand Cru Classé Superieur, 750ml Standard BottleBordeaux Blend: Smillon, Sauvignon Blanc. A blend of 80% Smillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, the 2022 d'Yquem is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. Exhibiting a remarkably delicate, complex and energetic bouquet of rose, confit citrus, exotic fruits and orange marmalade, it's full bodied, dense and deep with a pristine balance enhanced by a fleshy core of fruit, bright acids and beautiful, gastronomic bitterness and dry extracts

The palate is well-balanced with a pleasant "bite" on the entry

Acidity is there but not so pronounced putting the emphasis more on the construction

prunes and underbrush

between Phélan Segur and Meyney

juicy and with smooth tannins on the attack

but better in two or three years

graphite and dark berries

and is impossible to ignore

and unsmoked cigars

This has depth and balance

an exceptional vineyard in Napa Valley

laced with fig tart and rosemary