Wine Spectator: Full-bodied, very sweet, thick and rich, with wonderful lemon, pineapple, honey and spice character. This is holding back, so give it time. Best after 2001. -JS

Wine Spectator: A gutsy, powerful style, offering lots of apricot, dried mango and peach flavors, with a richly layered finish of toasted almond, bitter orange and quince paste.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: A gutsy, powerful style, offering lots of apricot, dried mango and peach flavors, with a richly layered finish of toasted almond, bitter orange and quince paste.-J.M.

Wine Spectator: Lots of caramel and apple aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with medium sweetness and a long finish. All in finesse.

Wine Spectator: Lots of caramel and apple aromas follow through to a full-bodied palate, with medium sweetness and a long finish. All in finesse.

James Suckling: It's a little short but I am impressed with the character of dried oranges, pineapple and spices. It full and round with good acidity and a freshness.

James Suckling: It's a little short but I am impressed with the character of dried oranges, pineapple and spices. It full and round with good acidity and a freshness.

James Suckling: It's a little short but I am impressed with the character of dried oranges, pineapple and spices. It full and round with good acidity and a freshness.

James Suckling: It's a little close on the nose but the palate shows a lovely liveliness. Notes of mandarines and apricots on the palate. Round and tense. Medium sweet.

James Suckling: It's a little close on the nose but the palate shows a lovely liveliness. Notes of mandarines and apricots on the palate. Round and tense. Medium sweet.

Wine Spectator: Lemon peel, spices and honey on the nose. Full-bodied, with a dense yet elegant structure. Medium sweet, with a spicy finish. Stylish. Very well done

Wine Spectator: Lemon peel, spices and honey on the nose. Full-bodied, with a dense yet elegant structure. Medium sweet, with a spicy finish. Stylish. Very well done

Jancis Robinson: Exotic nose with hints of botrytis. Strong lemon-marmalade character. Big and bold for a 2010 sweet white with some richness and density. Clean and fresh - no enormous weight....

Jancis Robinson: Exotic nose with hints of botrytis. Strong lemon-marmalade character. Big and bold for a 2010 sweet white with some richness and density. Clean and fresh - no enormous weight....

Wine Spectator: Remarkably knit and defined already, with bright, mouthwatering peach, apricot, persimmon and piecrust flavors. Long and pure. A beautiful wine. Good to see this estate back i...

Wine Spectator: Remarkably knit and defined already, with bright, mouthwatering peach, apricot, persimmon and piecrust flavors. Long and pure. A beautiful wine. Good to see this estate back i...

Wine Spectator: Very fresh and racy, showing lemon zest and chartreuse notes along the edges of the lemon pound cake and creamed Jonagold apple core, with a bouncy finish. Drink now through 2...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: Somewhat less evolved than the 1971, and for me always a shade less interesting and complex, the 1970 Yquem is a large-scaled, rich, full-bodied, fairly alcoholic Yquem with s...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 1982 vintage, seriously maligned because of the rains that plagued the harvest in Sauternes, was actually an outstanding vintage for both d'Yquem and its nearby neighbor, ...