Chateau d’Yquem 1940 Rare-Birds with a touch of minerality

with a touch of minerality

and that sweet

the natural finish highlights the grain and texture

Wonderfully intense nose boasting a great deal of complexity: white peach

This is the pure voice of agave

Chateau d’Yquem 1940 Rare-Birds with a touch of minerality"In years graced with challenging climatic conditions, the terroir of Chteau d'Yquem, with its varying altitudes and sun exposures provided to the vines, its patchwork of soils, and its breezy hillside slopes enables the salvation of much of the harvest. The year 1940 was one such complex vintage, presenting the women and men of Yquem with the opportunity to rise to the occasion by endeavoring to pick the finest grapes at just the right moment and