Château d'Yquem 1988
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Scores
Two measures, kept apart on purpose. One is about the bottle, the other about the year.
Wine Score
97 / 100
- Critic evidence
- Critic 96 from 6 critics
- Community evidence
- Community 97 from 61 notes
40% critic · 60% drinkers
Region Vintage
93 / 100
Sauternes · 1988
Not part of the Wine Score.
Method region_vintage_v1
Drinking window
Price
Merchant price range, per 750ml
£488
Median £488 · 2026-10
Our own summary of 2 tracked offers in bottle, divided down to a 750ml comparable. It is not a merchant listing, and nobody will sell you a bottle at the median. The individual listings are below.
Price basis not confirmed, may or may not include UK duty and VAT.
Prices read 2026-10-04. We hold one dated snapshot of merchant prices rather than a series, so there is no retail price chart on this page. The one price history we do own is trade based: the market index.
By format
| Format | Low | High | Per 750ml | Obs. | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quantity unknown × size unknown | £384 | £384 | not tracked | 1 | not tracked |
| Quantity unknown × size unknown | £384 | £384 | not tracked | 1 | not tracked |
| 1x75cl | £492 | £492 | £492 | 1 | not tracked |
| 2x75cl × 2 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 12x75cl × 12 | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 1x500cl | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
| 1x600cl | not tracked | not tracked | not tracked | 0 | not tracked |
Critic scores
- 100/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
- 96/100Published Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
- 96/100Retrieved · Note text not published (licence not confirmed).
Each score is shown as it was published, on its own scale: a 95/100 and an 18/20 are not the same claim.
We hold 3 further critic scores for this vintage and show the 3 above.
Where to buy
Retail route
3 observations from 3 venues; 1 with unknown format, prices shown as listed below. A shelf price is what a merchant listed on the date shown; no bidding, no premium.
| Venue | Price |
|---|---|
| mywineconnection.com · | £492per 750ml |
| selectionsommelier.com · | £1,121per 750ml · from 3000 ml |
| prestige-cellar.fr · | £384as listed · unit not recorded |
Auction route
No auction activity in the tracked window.
No auction activity in the tracked window.
What it has fetched at auction, year by year: Château d'Yquem 1988 price history.
LWIN 101775719880100750, the identifier for this bottling and format.