1945 Chateau d'Yquem Italian New This is a stunner and

This is a stunner and again

but the fruit lingers too

tobacco and earth on this plush yet restrained Cabernet

its richly layered mid-palate framed by fine-grained

Moët & Chandon

1945 Chateau d'Yquem Italian New This is a stunner and"The 1945 Chateau dYquem got off to an inauspicious start when a rare frost ( 2 degrees) on May 2 miraculously only affected two or three leaves at the top of the vine and left the nascent buds unscathed. Chateau records detail that the 1945 was picked during six pickings that spanned six weeks from Monday to Saturday. It would seem that observance of the Sabbath led to Gods blessing upon the resulting wines. Harvest commenced on September 9 (after