CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM SAUTERNES 1983 - LEGENDARY BORDEAUX DESSERT WINE

OVERVIEW:
A DISTINGUISHED BOTTLE OF CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST CELEBRATED AND COLLECTIBLE DESSERT WINES, FROM THE EXCEPTIONAL 1983 VINTAGE. THIS ICONIC SAUTERNES REPRESENTS THE PINNACLE OF FRENCH VITICULTURE AND REMAINS HIGHLY SOUGHT BY SERIOUS WINE COLLECTORS AND CONNOISSEURS. CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM HAS HELD ITS POSITION AS THE PREMIER PRODUCER OF SAUTERNES FOR OVER THREE CENTURIES, COMMANDING PREMIUM PRICES AT AUCTION GLOBALLY.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PRODUCER: CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM, SAUTERNES, BORDEAUX, FRANCE
- VINTAGE: 1983
- APPELLATION: SAUTERNES (APPELLATION CONTRÔLÉE)
- BOTTLE FORMAT: STANDARD 750ML WINE BOTTLE
- CLOSURE: ORIGINAL GOLD FOIL CAPSULE MARKED 'MIS EN BOUTEILLE AU CHÂTEAU' (ESTATE-BOTTLED)
- LABEL TYPE: TWO-LABEL PRESENTATION WITH CHÂTEAU LABEL AND APPELLATION LABEL

LABEL DETAILS:
THE PRIMARY LABEL FEATURES THE DISTINCTIVE CHÂTEAU CREST WITH CROWN MOTIF AND HANDWRITTEN-STYLE SCRIPT READING 'CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM' AND 'SUR-SALUCES' (THE FAMILY NAME). THE VINTAGE DATE '1983' IS CLEARLY MARKED. THE SECONDARY LABEL CONFIRMS 'SAUTERNES' APPELLATION WITH FULL REGULATORY TEXT. THE GOLD FOIL CAPSULE BEARS PRINTED CHÂTEAU IDENTIFICATION AND BOTTLING NOTATION.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE BOTTLE PRESENTS IN GOOD CONDITION CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE. THE GOLD FOIL CAPSULE DISPLAYS NATURAL PATINA AND MINOR OXIDATION FROM DECADES OF STORAGE, WHICH IS ENTIRELY NORMAL AND EXPECTED FOR A BOTTLE OF THIS AGE. BOTH LABELS REMAIN LEGIBLE AND INTACT, THOUGH THE PRIMARY LABEL SHOWS MINOR FOXING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION TYPICAL OF VINTAGE WINE BOTTLES. THE GLASS ITSELF IS CLEAR AND UNDAMAGED WITH NO CHIPS, CRACKS, OR SIGNS OF COMPROMISE. THE LIQUID LEVEL APPEARS APPROPRIATE FOR A BOTTLE STORED IN PROPER HORIZONTAL POSITION, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE OR ULLAGE ISSUES. MINOR SURFACE DUST AND SOILING ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND STORAGE CONDITIONS.

PROVENANCE AND COLLECTIBILITY:
THE 1983 VINTAGE IS RECOGNISED AS AN EXCELLENT YEAR FOR SAUTERNES, WITH THE BOTRYTIS-AFFECTED GRAPES PRODUCING WINES OF EXCEPTIONAL CONCENTRATION AND COMPLEXITY. CHÂTEAU D'YQUEM 1983 HAS DEMONSTRATED STRONG APPRECIATION IN VALUE OVER THE PAST FOUR DECADES AND REMAINS A CORNERSTONE OF SERIOUS WINE COLLECTIONS. ESTATE-BOTTLED EXAMPLES WITH ORIGINAL CAPSULES AND LABELS INTACT COMMAND PREMIUM PRICES AT INTERNATIONAL WINE AUCTIONS. THIS BOTTLE REPRESENTS BOTH A FINE EXAMPLE OF FRENCH VITICULTURE AND A SOUND COLLECTIBLE INVESTMENT.

Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 30cm, Weight: 2Kg

Condition: Good

997520+13

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