Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 chateau-le-petit-mouton-de-mouton-rothschild the wine shows aromas of

the wine shows aromas of ripe fruit

The confit is discreet

This wine shows a good aromatic intensity with bright herbaceous and floral notes

The wine was then pressed into amphora and mature barrels where it rested for 11 months with lees stirring prior to bottling un-fined and un-filtered

Open top barrel fermentation with stems

Chateau d’Yquem, 1er Supérieur G.C.C, 1855 Sauternes 2003 chateau-le-petit-mouton-de-mouton-rothschild the wine shows aromas of"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