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1973 wine for sale – 1973 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.
Subsequently, in 1785, the Lur-Saluces family took ownership as 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, the estate had already gained renown for its wine.
Moreover, in 1855, Emperor Napoléon III requested a classification that designated the estate as the one and only premier cru supérieur.
Consequently, Yquem experienced a long period of prosperity in the latter half of the 19th century.
As a result, people all over Europe went to great lengths to search for the wine.
Notably, 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.
Subsequently, in 2000, Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy purchased d’Yquem after centuries of family ownership.
Then, 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.
Furthermore, the yield never exceeds 900 litres per hectare, compared to the usual 2,000 to 3,000 litres in Sauternes.
Ultimately, the legend states that just one glass of wine comes from each vine.
1973 wine for sale – 1973 Château d’Yquem
Different meteorological influences created weather that was variously cold, hot, wet, and dry.
Heavy rain fell in September, and the only possible time to pick was 2nd–12th October.
At this time, they brought in a few grapes with 20° potential alcohol.
Then, driving rain in mid-October damaged most of the remaining grapes beyond hope.
However, they saved a few barrels’ worth around the 1st of November.
Ultimately, Yquem faced a very difficult year and a tiny harvest.
You can find this 1973 wine for sale at award-winning Arden Fine Wines.
