1998 Chateau D'Yquem
Country: France
Vintage: 1998
Region: Bordeaux, Sauternes
Winemaker Notes
Silky and opulent on the palate, the 1998 d'Yquem layers flavours of apricot, honey, and candied orange peel with notes of saffron, vanilla, and crème brûlée. Aromas of dried fruit, beeswax, and exotic spice rise from the glass, while its deep golden colour reflects both maturity and concentration.
About Winery
Château d’Yquem, located in Sauternes in Bordeaux’s Graves region, has a history stretching back to the Middle Ages, when the site was first fortified in the 12th century. By the 16th and 17th centuries, the estate had developed into a wine-producing property, eventually gaining renown for its sweet wines made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Its reputation was cemented in 1855 when it was uniquely classified as Premier Cru Supérieur in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification, the only Sauternes to receive this distinction. Over centuries, ownership passed through noble families and later to the LVMH group, but the estate has consistently produced wines celebrated for their extraordinary longevity, complexity, and prestige, making Château d’Yquem one of the most iconic names in the world of fine wine.
Winemaker Notes
Silky and opulent on the palate, the 1998 d'Yquem layers flavours of apricot, honey, and candied orange peel with notes of saffron, vanilla, and crème brûlée. Aromas of dried fruit, beeswax, and exotic spice rise from the glass, while its deep golden colour reflects both maturity and concentration.
About Winery
Château d’Yquem, located in Sauternes in Bordeaux’s Graves region, has a history stretching back to the Middle Ages, when the site was first fortified in the 12th century. By the 16th and 17th centuries, the estate had developed into a wine-producing property, eventually gaining renown for its sweet wines made from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). Its reputation was cemented in 1855 when it was uniquely classified as Premier Cru Supérieur in the Bordeaux Wine Official Classification, the only Sauternes to receive this distinction. Over centuries, ownership passed through noble families and later to the LVMH group, but the estate has consistently produced wines celebrated for their extraordinary longevity, complexity, and prestige, making Château d’Yquem one of the most iconic names in the world of fine wine.
97 | Int'l Wine Review
The 1998 Château d'Yquem is showing absolutely beautiful today, it offers lovely, rich aromatics of orange marmalade, crème brûlée, pineapple and apricot . On the palate, it possesses a silky, viscous mouthfeel with a seamless texture before ending with a memorable, nearly minute long finish, which leads to flavors of golden raisin, pineapple, crème brûlée and tangerine marmalade. The '98 is a amazing today and still a has long future ahead.
95 | Wine Advocate
Pale gold colored, the 1998 d'Yquem features a flamboyant, rock-star nose of allspice, candied ginger, honeycomb and crème brûlée with a core of preserved lemons, mandarin peel and musk perfume plus a waft of potpourri. Beautifully balanced in the mouth, with seamless freshness lifting the decadent sweetness (134.4 grams per liter of residual sugar), it culminates with fantastically persistent layers of exotic spices.
95 | Vinous
Pale gold. Knockout aromas of creme brulee, coconut, vanilla bean, honey and orange peel. Lush and seductively silky in the mouth; its creamy, seamless texture makes it seem deceptively accessible today but sound acid structure should keep it going for 20 years or more. Not hugely sweet or tropical but very complex and fine. Firm, hazelnutty finish offers great length, if not quite the grip of the '89.
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