Château d’Yquem 1998
WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 929; outperforming the average for the sub-region in 1998 which is 898. The average score for Château d’Yquem is 945, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château d’Yquem they use words like Full, Sweet, Honey, Acidity, Botrytis, Apricot, Long, Balanced, Vanilla, Refined, Richness, Pear, Bouquet, Orange, Pineapple. The 1998 shares all of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 1998 but no other wine from Château d’Yquem: Cloying. It normally takes wines from Château d’Yquem around 11 years to be ready to start drinking, and 36 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château d’Yquem 2001, Château Latour 1996, Château Margaux 2006, Château Mouton Rothschild 2008, Château Margaux 2010; but better value alternatives would be Château Rieussec 2009, Château Lynch-Bages 2011, Château La Tour Blanche 2010, Château Palmer 2012, Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007.
Similar Wines from Nearby
| Similarity Score | Wine | Price Difference |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Château Rieussec 2009 | -76% |
| 18 | Château La Tour Blanche 2010 | -82% |
| 16 | Château Climens 2010 | -65% |
| 16 | Château Rieussec 2010 | -77% |
| 16 | Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2007 | -89% |
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