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CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 1988 Wine (75cl)
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| Category | Dessert & sweet |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 1988 |
| Wine style | Dessert and sweet wine |
| Grape | Muscadelle, Sauv Blanc, Sémillon |
| ABV | 13.5% |
| Container size | 750ml |
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Lea & Sandeman lists a single bottle at £420.95 before delivery, observed within the last seven days. With just one recent shop price, we cannot show a saving against another retailer.
Price observations: 15 Jul 2026. Offers can change after collection; these figures cover the retailers shown here.
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£420.95Latest tracked low
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Grape profile
The wine
CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 1988 Wine (75cl) is recorded as a 1988 dessert wine made from Sémillon.
Typical grape profile: Sémillon — Waxy, honeyed and lanolin-like young; capable of legendary sweet wines (Sauternes) with noble rot. The finished bottle can differ with vintage and winemaking.
Growing-temperature context
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Retailer-supplied identification details
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The 1988 Yquem is similar to the bottle I tasted two years earlier, one of my favorite vintages from that decade. Orange pith, quince, wax resin, and mandarin blossom on the nose, yet there is more control and focus than in other warmer vintages. The palate is underpinned by a wonderful frisson of acidity that cuts a swathe through the viscous fruit with Clementine and touches of crème brûlée on the finish. It’s firing on all cylinders, and I envisage it remaining there for some time.
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Food ideas for this grape
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