Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 oscars-folly The harvest began on September

The harvest began on September 25 for the youngest merlots

polished and powerful

spiced orange peel

shows a nice complexity of ripe fruit

Red meat second courses

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 oscars-folly The harvest began on September"Allocation only, email wine@worldwine. com. au to secure allocation" This year was strongly marked by hot weather starting in mid May, building up to record temperatures in August. The summer of 2003 was totally outside the norm. 35 mm of rain in early September brought on an overwhelming and all encompassing attack of botrytis that resulted in a unique phenomenon: the entire crop was picked in one single pass! The wine is as elegant as it is