2005 Château d’Yquem – 95-98 Points Parker
Somewhat muted floral aromas of jasmine, orange blossom and honeysuckle over candied pineapple. A waft of anise and some cedar. The palate is quite restrained with well balanced sweetness versus medium to high acidity. Very long finish – a mineral character coming through. Tasted August 2009 

2001 Château d’Yquem – 100 Points Parker
There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold colour. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed tropical fruit, orange marmalade, pineapple, sweet creme brulee, and buttered nut-like scents. In the mouth, it is full-bodied with gorgeously refreshing acidity as well as massive concentration and unctuosity. Everything is uplifted and given laser-like focus by refreshing acidity. This large-scaled, youthful Yquem appears set to take its place among the most legendary vintages of the past, and will age effortlessly for 75+ years. Anticipated maturity: 2010-2100+.

1990 Chateau d’Yquem – 99 Points Parker
The wine's medium gold colour is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of honeyed tropical fruits, peaches, coconut, and apricots. High quality, subtle toasty oak is well-integrated. The wine is massive on the palate, with layers of intensely ripe botrytis-tinged, exceptionally sweet fruit. Surprisingly well-integrated acidity, and a seamless, full-bodied power and richness have created a wine of remarkable harmony and purity.

1988 Château d’Yquem – 99 Points Parker
The 1988 is a backward-styled Yquem, built along the lines of the extraordinary 1975. With a honeyed, smoky, orange/coconut/pineapple-scented nose, this powerful wine possesses full body, layers of highly concentrated, extracted flavours, considerable botrytis, and a sensational finish.

1986 Château d’Yquem – 98 Points Parker
With greater evidence of botrytis than the colossal 1983, but less power and alcohol, the 1986 d'Yquem tastes reminiscent of the 1975, only more precocious. Several highly respected Bordeaux negociants who are d'Yquem enthusiasts had claimed the 1986 d'Yquem was the greatest wine produced at the property since the legendary 1937. However, after the release of the 1988 they concluded that the 1988 surpassed even the 1986. The 1986's enthralling bouquet of pineapples, sauteed hazelnuts, vanillin, and ripe apricots is breathtaking. Compellingly concentrated, its breadth as well as depth of flavour seemingly know no limits. This full-bodied, powerful, yet impeccably elegant d'Yquem should provide memorable drinking for 40-55 more years. Anticipated maturity: 2000-2040.

1983 Château d’Yquem – 98 Points Wine Spectator
Super-intense and full-throttled, elegant and stylish. Dark amber in colour and rich in complexity, this '83 coats your mouth with butterscotch, dried apricot, fig and spice flavours. Made to age for decades.

1976 Château d’Yquem – 96 Points Parker
The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied, viscous, luscious wine has been absolutely delicious since bottling, given its relatively low acidity and precocious personality. It is one of the few true great vintages of Yquem that can actually be drunk with tremendous pleasure at such a young age. Eighty percent of the harvest made it into the final wine. Anticipated maturity: Now-2025.

1975 Château d’Yquem –99 Points Parker
The 1975 may turn out to be the greatest of the modern-day Yquems. When fully mature in another 25-30 years, it may rival the extraordinary 1937 and 1921. This wine continues to evolve at a stubbornly slow pace. It is far more backward than recent vintages such as 1983 and 1986. Nevertheless, it is awesomely concentrated, has perfect balance, and displays the telltale Yquem aromas of vanillin oak, tropical fruit, pineapples, honeyed peaches, and grilled almonds. There is exceptionally crisp acidity that pulls all of the massive extract into precise focus. This is a wine of astonishing power and finesse, with a finish that must be tasted to be believed. It is a monumental effort that may well justify a perfect score in another decade. Anticipated maturity: 2005-2060.

1967 Château d’Yquem – 100 Points Wine Spectator
From one of the 20th century's celebrated vintages for Yquem, this bottle stands up to all the hype - unforgettable for its purity, elegance, harmony, its "total" everything. Powerful, yet it seems weightless on the palate, almost defying gravity as it tangos around with its vanilla, peach and apricot flavours. Seamless, nearly endless finish. Easy to understand its reputation as the greatest Yquem of the last 35 years.

1959 Château d’Yquem – 5 * Michael Broadbent
A rich apricot and lime blossom bouquet of great depth; sweet, powerful, its flesh and fat balanced by its excellent acidity. A hot, dry finish with a touch of caramel.

1947 Château d’Yquem – 5* Michael Broadbent
Perfect. Glowing amber-gold with apple-green rim; bouquet - well, the usual thing only more so, yet totally harmonious; still remarkably sweet, mouthfilling with a singed hot-vintage character.

1945 Château d’Yquem – 95 Points Wine Spectator
From a celebrated vintage, this '45 Yquem is a bit less deep than the '47, but it shows tremendous opulence, then ends with a long, elegant finish that tastes of dried fruit, marmalade and apricot.

1937 Château d’Yquem – 94 Points Wine Spectator
A very good year in Sauternes - and it shows. This is a full-bodied Yquem, luscious and yummy, with caramel, pineapple, coffee, lemon, spice and botrytized dried apricot flavours sailing across the palate. Delicious from start to long, long finish.

1929 Château d’Yquem – 5 * Michael Broadbent
A deep, rich amber, some [bottles] a rose tinted tawny; peaches and cream ride uppermost, also apricots, peeled sultanas, sometimes slightly chocolatey, always richly penetrating.

1921 Château d’Yquem – 5* Michael Broadbent
A colossus. Perhaps the most staggeringly rich d'Yquem of all time. A word of advice: do not be put off by the dark colour.

1900 Château d’Yquem – 4 * Michael Broadbent
Good flavour, assertive but dried out and a bit tart on the finish.

1893 Château d’Yquem – 5* Michael Broadbent
Warm orange-amber; deep, rich, honeyed bouquet reminiscent of ripe apricots, peaches and overripe grapes; very rich, powerful, fairly high volatile acidity, alcoholic, impressive.

1890 Château d’Yquem – 2 * Michael Broadbent
Richly coloured; caremalised nose, rich ... a sweetish, old barley sugar flavour