Chateau d'Yquem, Sauternes 1er Cru, 1995 reorder and the wine carries itself

and the wine carries itself with the calm intensity of something that’s grown into its bones

candied fruit and toasted nuts

and uncompromisingly expressive of site and vintage

Ciro Picariello and his wife Rita farm 12 hectares in the mountains east of Naples — best known for serious Fiano di Avellino

Their namesake bottling

Chateau d'Yquem, Sauternes 1er Cru, 1995 reorder and the wine carries itselfChateau d'Yquem stands alone the only estate classified Premier Cru Superieur in 1855, the undisputed summit of Sauternes. Made from botrytized Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc, picked grape by grape across multiple passes, these wines are among the most age worthy on earth. The 1995 is a classically structured, well balanced vintage not the blockbuster of the late '80s run, but elegant and long. At thirty years it has reached graceful maturity with