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1970 wine for sale – 1970 Château d’Yquem Sauternes from award-winning Arden Fine Wines.
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The vineyard has been there since at least 1711, when Léon de Sauvage d’Yquem fully owned the estate.
In 1785, the Lur-Saluces family took ownership when Françoise-Joséphine de Sauvage d’Yquem married Count Louis-Amédée de Lur-Saluces.
His descendants ran the property for over 200 years.
By the eighteenth century, wine from the estate had already gained renown.
In 1855, the classification made at the request of Emperor Napoléon III designated the estate as the one and only premier cru supérieur.
Yquem experienced a long period of prosperity in the latter half of the 19th century.
People all over Europe went to great lengths to search for the wine.
Great Duke Constantine, brother of the Tsar of Russia, made the headlines by paying 20,000 gold francs for a barrel of Château d’Yquem – an unheard-of price at the time.
After centuries of family ownership, Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy purchased d’Yquem in 2000.
In 2004, Pierre Lurton, MD at Château Cheval Blanc (another LVMH property), took the reins.
On average, producers create only 65,000 bottles each year at Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes.
The yield never exceeds 900 litres per hectare, compared to the usual 2,000 to 3,000 litres in Sauternes.
The legend states that just one glass of wine comes from each vine.
A cool spring arrived.
Then July brought a very hot and very dry month.
Subsequently, several storms hit in August.
This resulted in a very successful first pass in late September.
However, rain interrupted the harvest in mid-October.
Then the farmers finally deemed the main part of the crop ready to be picked in early November.
The harvest stretched out until the end of the month.
Ultimately, the quality was great, and they were able to use 75% of the crop.
The 1970 Château d’Yquem Sauternes shows remarkable complexity.
You can find this 1970 wine for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines.
