Chateau d'Yquem Premier Cru Superieur, Sauternes has sold at auction 3,105 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $413 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 2001, 1990 and 1989.
Auction median, all vintages
$413
3,105 sales · $319–625 middle half
Retail offers now
5,120
all vintages
Last auction sale
Oct 23
2026
Prices by vintage
Live auction lots (89)
$639per 750ml incl. premium63% below retail
Fine Wine, Champagne, Vintage Port & Spirits: To Include A Collection Of Domaine Méo-Camuzet
1936 · Lot 14
$375per 750ml incl. premium62% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1975 · Lot 889 · Qty 5
$512per 750ml incl. premium61% below retail
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
1961 · Lot 377
$625per 750ml incl. premium57% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1967 · Lot 196
$466per 750ml incl. premium53% below retail
October 2026 Wine No Reserves
1975 · Lot 378
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Sauternes
- Type
- White
- Classification
- Premier Cru Superieur
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About Chateau d'Yquem
Yquem, in Sauternes, came to Jacques de Sauvage in 1593 through a land exchange with the Crown, and Léon de Sauvage d'Yquem held it outright by 1711. A 1785 marriage brought it to the Lur-Saluces family, who kept control for over two centuries; Thomas Jefferson praised it and ordered the 1784. In 1855 it was the only wine ranked Premier Cru Supérieur, reflecting its rare susceptibility to noble rot. Comte Alexandre de Lur-Saluces ran it from 1968 and fought LVMH's 1996 purchase of a majority in court, but rulings in 1998 let the deal stand; Pierre Lurton succeeded him in 2004. A dry white, Ygrec, has been made since 1959.
- Appellation
- Sauternes AOC
- Classification
- Premier Cru Supérieur (Superior First Growth), 1855 classification — the only one
- Owner
- LVMH
- Vineyards
- 126 ha
- Grapes
- Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc
- Wines
- Château d'Yquem
- Website
- yquem.fr
Sources: Wikipedia