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1963 wine price – Château d’Yquem 1963 from Arden Fine Wines in London.
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A short history of Chateau d’Yquem
Château d’Yquem in Sauternes stands out as the only wine that the 1855 classification has classified as Premier Cru Supérieur.
Château d’Yquem almost has English origins.
During the Middle Ages, the King of England, who was also Duke of Aquitaine at the time, owned the estate.
In 1453, Charles VII regained southwest France for the French crown and has kept it French ever since.
A century and a half later, in 1593, Jacques Sauvage, a descendant of a local noble family, received feudal tenure over Yquem.
The Gironde department archives, as well as those of the château, indicate that special winegrowing practices and late harvesting already existed at this time.
Furthermore, since at least 1711, the château has hosted a vineyard, when Léon de Sauvage d’Yquem fully owned the estate.
Subsequently, in 1785, Françoise-Joséphine de Sauvage d’Yquem married Count Louis-Amédée de Lur-Saluces, and the Lur-Saluces family took over the estate.
Notably, their descendants managed the property for over 200 years.
In fact, by the eighteenth century, people already recognized its wine as renowned.
After centuries of family ownership, Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy bought d’Yquem in 2000.
Then, in 2004, Pierre Lurton, MD at Château Cheval Blanc (another LVMH property), took control.
On average, the château produces only 65,000 bottles each year at Château d’Yquem Sauternes.
Moreover, the yield never exceeds 900 litres per hectare, compared to the usual 2,000 to 3,000 litres in Sauternes.
Interestingly, the legend states that just one glass of wine comes from each vine.
1963 wine price – Château d’Yquem 1963
Early spring weather was superb, but cold and wet from May to September.
Rain fell virtually every day until the 2nd of October.
Botrytis encountered enormous difficulty in concentrating the grapes, and the harvest was considerably delayed.
Three weeks of calm weather nevertheless made for a wonderful crop with very high potential alcohol.
Though grapes picked in November were somewhat diluted.
The 1963 Château d’Yquem Sauternes vintage presented significant complications.
It required the extremely rigorous sorting of grapes and the selection of wines to retain.
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