Château d’Yquem ‘Y’ 2017 chateau-cheval-blanc as Emmanuel has a deep-seated

as Emmanuel has a deep-seated aversion to any form of categorization

This enticing Cab Sauv is dense on the palate

The vineyard is located at La Figuera

of which the last four generations were women

Fermentation occurs entirely in oak

Château d’Yquem ‘Y’ 2017 chateau-cheval-blanc as Emmanuel has a deep-seatedY 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