CHATEAU D'YQUEM 1983 |

Château d'Yquem 1983 Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru ClasséLot 6717: u. 1vts, 1ts, rest at bottle neck or just into neck, in original tissues and straw wrapped, 4 labels slightly soiled, 6 capsules slightly corroded, 2 corks slightly sunken, Lot 6718: u. 4bn, 5vts, 1ts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, excellent labels, 2 capsules very slightly corroded on top, Lot 6719: u. 2vts, rest at bottle neck or just into neck, in original tissues and straw wrapped, 3 labels slightly soiled, 3 capsules slightly corroded, Lot 6720: u. 7bn, 2vts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, 8 labels slightly soiled, 7 capsules slightly corroded on top, Lot 6721: In original tissues and straw wrapped, levels at bottom neck or just into neck, labels slightly soiled, 4 corks slightly sunken, 1 cork sunken with capsule slightly damaged on top, 1 slightly raised, Lot 6722: In original tissues and straw wrapped, slight signs of old seepage, slightly sunken corks, Lot 6723: u. 6bn, 6vts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, slightly sunken corks, slight signs of old seepage, Lot 6724: In original tissues and straw wrapped, slight signs of old seepage, slightly sunken corks, Lot 6725: u. 5bn, 4vts, in original tissues and straw wrapped, labels slightly damp affected, 1 damp affected, capsules showing signs of corrosion, several corroded on topIn 2015, and from an Imperial, an amazing botrytis and grapefruit nose. Then the apricots and caramel come rolling in. Rich crème brûlée Yquem, with fresh, peachy acidity and a real youthful spring in its step, probably due to the large format. Ends on a juicy oranges note. Serena Sutcliffe, MW WA 96 6717:12 bts (owc) 6718:12 bts (owc) 6719:12 bts (owc) 6720:12 bts (owc) 6721:12 bts (owc) 6722:12 bts (owc) 6723:12 bts (owc) 6724:12 bts (owc) 6725:12 bts (wc)Estimates are per lot