1998 Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Pale gold colored, the 1998 d'Yquem features a flamboyant, rock-star nose of allspice, candied ginger, honeycomb and crème brûlée with a core of preserved lemons, mandarin peel and musk perfume plus a waft of potpourri...

Decanter, 95 points: Rich fruit, gently oaky and very classy on the nose. Medium-full body. Just about ready. Ripe and complex and profound. Very long. Very lovely. Very fine. Now-2020. Read more at...

Vinous, 94 points: The 1998 is the last Barbaresco Santo Stefano Giacosa bottled as a Riserva. For years, the 1998 flew under the radar, likely a victim of a vintage that at the time was considered very good, but not great. Dried cherry...

Decanter, 93 points: Heading back 20 years, this is normally seen as a Right Bank vintage but it’s produced a wonderfully rich and deep Prieuré-Lichine. There was more Merlot in the blend at the time and it has softened into a luscious, rich...

Wine & Spirits, 95 points: The contrast of depth and brightness or intensity and weightlessness creates a sense of harmonic resonance in this wine. All the aromatics are potent from the scent of rising bread dough to the red skin of an apple all...