Château d’Yquem ‘Y’ 2017 alessandro-gian-natale-fantino Citrus and fresh fruit aromas

Citrus and fresh fruit aromas combine with candied apricot and green almonds on the nose

supported by dark licorice and warm earth notes

allowing at least an hour prior to enjoying

Remarkable long finish

emphasised by a balanced ageing in wood

Château d’Yquem ‘Y’ 2017 alessandro-gian-natale-fantino Citrus and fresh fruit aromasY was formerly made at the end of the harvest, with the last bunches left on the vines. These grapes, affected to varying degrees by Botrytis cinerea, but never with more than 15% potential alcohol, resulted in a very unusual wine. This explains why it has always been produced in small quantities and on an irregular basis since 1959. Y changed starting in 1996, but without compromising its unique character, to be more in tune with the times by