Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 2009
Chateau d'Yquem · Bordeaux · Sauternes
LWIN: 1017757
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes 2009 sold at auction 87 times in the last five years, at a median of $413 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $362 and $500. The most recent sale was on July 28, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $376, across 124 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$413
87 sales · $362–500 middle half
Lowest retail now
$376
124 retail offers
Last auction sale
Jul 28
2026
Critic scores
100
Wine Advocate
97
Vinous
98
Wine Spectator
98
James Suckling
Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2009 (1)
$354per 750ml incl. premium6% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
2009 · Lot 491 · Qty 6
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