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CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 1988 Wine (75cl)
CHÂTEAU YQUEM 1er Cru Classé Sauternes 1988 Wine (75cl) is recorded as 1988 dessert wine made from Sémillon. BottlePicker combines the recorded bottle identity with structured wine evidence; retailer prices remain separated by country and currency.
| Vintage | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Wine style | dessert |
| Grape | Sémillon |
| ABV | 13.5% |
| Bottle size | 750ml |
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What is in this wine, and where it grows
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.
The vineyard evidence
No verified vineyard or named parcel is linked yet. BottlePicker therefore does not assign a soil, elevation or site temperature to this bottle from its regional name alone.
Soil structure and vine density
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Growing-temperature context
For general cultivar-level heat guidance, see the Sémillon growing profile. BottlePicker does not apply a generic range to this bottle without a verified vineyard link.
Source-supplied bottle description
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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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