Bordeaux’s Best Kept Secret - Lowest Price
2014 Y d’Yquem (Ygrec)
When it comes to Sauternes, when it comes to sweet wines, Yquem is the long-reigning standard bearer. It's as simple as that.
Today, we turn to an under-the-radar, but no less noteworthy Yquem bottling - their dry Bordeaux, "Y".
With its unrivaled pedigree, Y d’Yquem is a Bordeaux Blanc with a ton of class. It boasts the same nobility as Yquem, only in a dry format and at half the price. It's made from the same grapes, the same terroir and with the same meticulous attention to quality that has made Yquem one of the most recognized names in the world of fine wine.
I recently drank a 1988 at Charlie Bird and it was as great as an aged White Bordeaux as I've had. It was youthful, completely unique and undeniably aristocratic.
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A blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, Y d’Yquem is utterly unique, managing an unexpected brightness along with textural intensity and elegance.
2014 Y d'Yquem is exquisitely balanced, the result of an uncommonly cool summer and warmer fall. Deep and powerful with notes of white peach, grapefruit and lemon rind, the wine's depth and concentration of fruit are braced by an intense streak of minerality. A lovely tension ensures that, despite the wine's undeniable richness and density, it is still crisp and fresh. In short, it's mesmerizing.
This tension and substance promise that the 2014 "Y" will age majestically. Top-flight Bordeaux Blanc has no trouble aging for thirty or forty years. I'm expecting a lot from the 2014 "Y" down the road. I look forward to drinking my personal stash and watching it evolve over the coming decades.
I love to offer wines like "Y." It's completely world-class and still relatively unsung. This is a wine that needs to be on your radar, particularly in 2014. I strongly advise you to check it out, especially at this sharp pricing. You'll want to stock up for the warm months ahead and for the decades to come.
To order, email offers@crushwineco.com or call the store at (212) 980-9463.
Robert Schagrin
Managing Partner
Crush Wine & Spirits