1947 Yquem

1947 Yquem It revealed that burnished amber color than the glorious intense and rich bouquet with dried honey quince and mandarin that hint of red fruit in the background tracing the birth year back to this hot postwar summer. The palate is unctuous almost heavy in the mouth the acidity retains sufficient freshness and poise with a powerful quite spicy finish that feels extraordinarily long in the mouth. To repeat my earlier sentiment whilst 1947 is not up there with the greatest Yquem such as 1929 1945 or 2001 it occupies the tier below...and that's good enough for me. Tasted October 2016. -Neal Martin (2017) The 1947 d'Yquem is a beautiful wine soaring from the glass with scents of marmalade vanilla pod crème brûlée apricot preserve and honeycomb. Full-bodied rich and powerful while remaining lively and defined for the vintage it's a seamless layered wine that concludes with a long penetrating finish.