Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 1988
Chateau d'Yquem · Bordeaux · Sauternes
LWIN: 1017757
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 1988 sold at auction 155 times in the last five years, at a median of $417 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $357 and $495. The most recent sale was on October 26, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $329, across 55 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$417
155 sales · $357–495 middle half
Lowest retail now
$329
55 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 26
2026
Critic scores
99
Wine Advocate
96
Vinous
96
Wine Spectator
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1988 (6)
$554per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
1988 · Lot 1660 · Half Bottle
$554per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
1988 · Lot 1658 · Half Bottle
$554per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
1988 · Lot 1659 · Half Bottle
$330per 750ml incl. premium
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-11
1988 · Lot 2080279
$528per 750ml incl. premium
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-11
1988 · Lot 2080328 · Half Bottle
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Sauternes
- Type
- White
- Classification
- Premier Cru Superieur
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About Chateau d'Yquem
Château d'Yquem, the only Sauternes rated Premier Cru Supérieur in 1855, makes one sweet wine plus the dry Y. Roughly 100 ha are in production on gravel over clay, sand and limestone, where autumn mists favour noble rot; Sémillon dominates, with Sauvignon Blanc (70/30 in 2023). Botrytised berries are hand-picked in successive passes, usually five or six and sometimes up to ten, for yields near 9 hl/ha, and the wine spends about three years in barrel. Concentrated and sweet, balanced by relatively high acidity, it can keep for a century or more. Y, made since 1959 and every year since 2004, blends Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon.
- Appellation
- Sauternes
- Classification
- Premier Cru Supérieur (1855)
- Owner
- LVMH
- Vineyards
- About 113 ha planted, about 100 ha in production; gravel over clay
- Grapes
- Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc (2023: 70% / 30%)
- Wines
- Château d'Yquem (sweet); Y, or Ygrec (dry white)
- Style
- Botrytised sweet white, about three years in barrel, ages a century or more
- Website
- https://www.yquem.fr/
Sources: 2023.yquem.fr, Wikipedia