Chateau d'Yquem, Y, Bordeaux 1971 sold at auction 5 times in the last five years, at a median of $574 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $568 and $598. The most recent sale was on October 24, 2024.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$574
5 sales · $568–598 middle half
Last auction sale
Oct 24
2024
Chateau d'Yquem, Y, Bordeaux, neighbouring vintages
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Type
- White
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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