Reserve Your 2023 Chateau d'Yquem
There are great vintages of Château d’Yquem.
And then there are vintages that collectors talk about for decades.
The 2023 Château d’Yquem is shaping up to be one of those wines.
Critics across the world are already calling it one of the greatest modern releases from the legendary Sauternes estate. Early scores include multiple 100 point ratings, along with a 99 from Neal Martin, and the momentum behind this vintage continues to build.
What makes 2023 so special is the balance. The wine captures the richness and opulence of a great ripe vintage while maintaining the precision and freshness that defines the greatest bottles of Yquem. The blend remains classic, 70 percent Sémillon and 30 percent Sauvignon Blanc, aged in 100 percent new oak.
In the glass, it shows extraordinary harmony. Aromas of saffron, honeyed citrus, and exotic fruit unfold with incredible purity. Botrytis adds complexity without overwhelming the wine, allowing the fruit and terroir to shine with remarkable clarity and precision.
The result is a Sauternes that is powerful but refined, lush but perfectly focused.
Château d’Yquem is already one of the most collectible wines in the world, capable of aging for half a century or more. When a vintage of this caliber emerges, collectors pay attention.
The 2023 vintage is arriving on pre-arrival, with options in half bottles, standard bottles, and large formats including magnums and beyond.
For serious collectors and lovers of great wine, this is a vintage that deserves a place in the cellar.
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2023 Pre-Arrival 750ml
As low as $424.98HURRY, ONLY 6 LEFT!QuickviewJA100JS100LPB100VM99ETA: EARLY WINTER OF 2026
100 Points! With 153 grams per liter of residual sugar—placing it among the 10 most concentrated vintages in the château’s history—the 2023 d'Yquem ranks among the finest wines bottled here under Lorenzo Pasquini’s direction. It unfurls from the glass with a complex, vibrant and remarkably pure bouquet of pineapple, guava, mango, confit citrus, beeswax and spices. Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it combines formidable depth with perfectly judged control, built around a fleshy core of fruit, framed by lively acidity and a crystalline texture and culminating in an endless, refined and ethereal finish. Yquem’s natural power is here masterfully harnessed by the vintage’s freshness and tension, revealing an aesthetic of precision and vibrancy encountered only in the estate’s greatest years—made all the more remarkable by the fact that the château now achieves even higher levels of concentration than a decade ago, without any perceptible increase in sweetness on the palate. - Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com
100 Points! Power, freshness, depth — after the extremes of 2021 and 2022, this walks the line between the two, exceptional. Mandarin, quince, mirabelle plums, white truffle, fresh fruit and confit fruit, a vibration of slate and steel, opulent but slices closed on the finish. The botrytis came early and quickly in 2023. Francis Mayeur in final vintage as consultant, after many years as inhouse winemaking team, Lorenzo Pasquini director. 154g/l residual sugar, 3.85ph, harvest September 14 to October 11. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
100 Points! Perfect aromas carry through to every milliliter of this wine, showing intense orange peel, honey, butterscotch, saffron, smoke and peat, with hints of coffee and dried apples. Full-bodied but weightless and silky, with an excellent balance of fruit, sweetness and spices. Some peanut brittle, dried oranges and lemons at the end. I can’t get over how wonderful this is now, but it can age forever. 154 g/L residual sugar. Drink or hold. - James Suckling
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Chateau d'Yquem Sauternes 2023 Pre-Arrival 375ml
Out of StockQuickviewJA100JS100LPB100RP100Out of stockETA: EARLY WINTER OF 2026
100 Points! With 153 grams per liter of residual sugar—placing it among the 10 most concentrated vintages in the château’s history—the 2023 d'Yquem ranks among the finest wines bottled here under Lorenzo Pasquini’s direction. It unfurls from the glass with a complex, vibrant and remarkably pure bouquet of pineapple, guava, mango, confit citrus, beeswax and spices. Full-bodied, dense and concentrated, it combines formidable depth with perfectly judged control, built around a fleshy core of fruit, framed by lively acidity and a crystalline texture and culminating in an endless, refined and ethereal finish. Yquem’s natural power is here masterfully harnessed by the vintage’s freshness and tension, revealing an aesthetic of precision and vibrancy encountered only in the estate’s greatest years—made all the more remarkable by the fact that the château now achieves even higher levels of concentration than a decade ago, without any perceptible increase in sweetness on the palate. - Yohan Castaing, RobertParker.com
100 Points! Power, freshness, depth — after the extremes of 2021 and 2022, this walks the line between the two, exceptional. Mandarin, quince, mirabelle plums, white truffle, fresh fruit and confit fruit, a vibration of slate and steel, opulent but slices closed on the finish. The botrytis came early and quickly in 2023. Francis Mayeur in final vintage as consultant, after many years as inhouse winemaking team, Lorenzo Pasquini director. 154g/l residual sugar, 3.85ph, harvest September 14 to October 11. - Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
100 Points! Perfect aromas carry through to every milliliter of this wine, showing intense orange peel, honey, butterscotch, saffron, smoke and peat, with hints of coffee and dried apples. Full-bodied but weightless and silky, with an excellent balance of fruit, sweetness and spices. Some peanut brittle, dried oranges and lemons at the end. I can’t get over how wonderful this is now, but it can age forever. 154 g/L residual sugar. Drink or hold. - James Suckling
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