Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 1990
Chateau d'Yquem · Bordeaux · Sauternes
LWIN: 1017757
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 1990 sold at auction 219 times in the last five years, at a median of $406 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $359 and $456. The most recent sale was on October 27, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $337, across 41 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$406
219 sales · $359–456 middle half
Lowest retail now
$337
41 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 27
2026
Critic scores
98
Wine Advocate
94+
Vinous
95
Wine Spectator
98
Decanter
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1990 (5)
$615per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
1990 · Lot 1657 · Half Bottle
$350per 750ml incl. premium
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1990 · Lot 44917
$354per 750ml incl. premium
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1990 · Lot 44916 · Qty 3
$414per 750ml incl. premium
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-11
1990 · Lot 2080402 · Qty 3
$372per 750ml incl. premium
Finest & Rarest Wines Day 2
1990 · Lot 5041 · Magnum · Qty 3
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