The greatest Yquem of the 20th centurylundi, 20 mars 2006

I was asked on the Mark Squires forum which years are the best for the 20th century. Here is my answer :

Here are the Yquem that I have drunk for the last six years, since I take notes on what I drink.

1861 – 1876 – 1893 – 1893 – 1900 – 1906 – 1908 – 1908 – 1917 – 1921 – 1921 – 1921 – 1928 – 1928 – 1929 – 1931 – 1932 – 1933 – 1934 – 1936 – 1937 – 1937 – 1937 – 1937 – 1940 – 1941 – 1942 – 1942 – 1945 – 1947 – 1948 – 1949 – 1949 – 1950 – 1955 – 1955 – 1959 – 1959 – 1959 – 1960 – 1961 – 1962 – 1966 – 1967 – 1967 – 1967 – 1967 – 1967 – 1973 – 1975 – 1976 – 1978 – 1979 – 1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1982 – 1983 – 1983 – 1983 – 1984 – 1986 – 1986 – 1987 – 1987 – 1988 – 1988 – 1988 – 1988 – 1988 – 1988 – 1989 – 1989 – 1989 – 1990 – 1990 – 1990 – 1990 – 1991 – 1991 – 1991 – 1994 – 1995 – 1995 – 1995 – 1996 – 1996 – 1996 – 1997 – 1998 – 1998 – 1998 – 1999 – 1999 – 2001 – 2001

What is difficult is that I never compare Yquems, as I never open two together, or if I do so, there is a young and an old.
And I must say too that when I drink Yquem, I enjoy it so much that every Yquem is my best Yquem.

As I like old Yquem, my answer will be :
1 – 1900
2 – 1928
3 – 1947
4 – 1959
5 – 1955

But I must say that I am not sure of my answer, as some 1929, a 1908 and a 1917 have pleased me enormously.

On Thursday, I will open a Yquem 1936 of a very high fill and of a magnificent colour (original fill). Normally it should be a great one as I prefer the taste of Yquems with orange colours to caramail colours.