Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 2001
Chateau d'Yquem · Bordeaux · Sauternes
LWIN: 1017757
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 2001 sold at auction 344 times in the last five years, at a median of $715 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $615 and $792. The most recent sale was on October 28, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $504, across 136 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$715
344 sales · $615–792 middle half
Lowest retail now
$504
136 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 28
2026
Critic scores
100
Wine Advocate
100
Vinous
100
Wine Spectator
100
James Suckling
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2001 (8)
$625per 750ml incl. premium
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2001 · Lot 489 · Half Bottle · Qty 12
$573per 750ml incl. premium
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2001 · Lot 78 · Qty 12
$736per 750ml incl. premium
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
2001 · Lot 380 · Half Bottle
$667per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2001 · Lot
$667per 750ml incl. premium
WineBid Auctions - 2026-W44
2001 · Lot
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