Château d’Yquem is a Premier Cru Supérieur Classé property in Sauternes, widely regarded as the greatest producer of sweet wine in the region. The wine is a blend of botrytised Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes that are painstakingly hand-harvested, berry by berry. The 1998 is perhaps less intensely sweet, rich and powerful as other vintages, but it is superbly crafted and elegant, making itself wonderfully approachable in youth where others might still require further cellaring.