High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chateau d'Yquem is a Premier Cru Superieur (Fr: "Great First Growth") wine from the Sauternes, Gironde region in the southern part of the Bordeaux vineyards known as Graves. In the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855, Chateau d'Yquem was the only Sauternes given this rating, indicating its perceived superiority and higher prices over all other wines of its type. Yquem's success stems largely from the site's susceptibility to attack by "noble rot" (Botrytis cinerea). Wines from Chateau d'd'Yquem are characterised by their complexity, concentration and sweetness. A relatively high acidity helps to balance the wine's sweetness. Another characteristic for which Chateau d'Yquem wines are known is their longevity. In a good year, a bottle will only begin to show its true qualities after a decade or two of cellaring. With proper care, a bottle will keep for a century or more. During this time, the fruity overtones will gradually fade and integrate with more complex secondary and tertiary flavours.

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