I’m curious where you think you might eventually open that?
A Wedding?
For current drinking of recent best vintages then is 09>01?
Lots of occasions; we don’t have a problem getting through Sauternes. At many of our wine dinners we open 3 750s.
I wouldn’t drink either of those vintages right now. Not ready. If you’re going to drink something young drink something like 17, 16, 11, 13 etc. 88 is the best vintage for you to get, though.
It’s fine for 88. The ones I got from benchmark were lighter than that.
I have an instacrate of mixed off vintage Yquem to pull for random occasions in the cellar, they mostly all drink well.
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I don’t find them sweeter, but much better acid balance. In fact the sweetest d’Yquem I’ve had was the 03 that had no acid to balance the ripeness. It was just sweet and flat. So I would say it’s quite the opposite for me.
I’ve got '70, '98 and '04 (and '16), if you want to compare.
My '70 (2 bottles) are 750’s so would need more than a few people.
I agree with Andrew here. One borderline exception is the 1990. A great vintage that sometimes shows as you describe it Alan. Not always, but sometimes.
Some (all?) of that perception can be palate preference. There are those who feel all of Barsac/Sauternes, Yquem included, is too sweet (I’m not one of them), and that German Riesling is where it’s at (no argument from me: BAs and TBAs can be terrific).
i’m opening an '86 this weekend at an SF sauternes dinner, so can report back on that.
my '88 in 375 was also lighter than that.
The 1967 is splendid.
Are you referring to the 19th or 20th century? 
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Although not regarded as a top vintage, the (19)99 is reasonably priced and drinking really well from half bottle now.
I think like all other Yquem off vintages it’s drinking well but definitely has less concentration than many.
Vinsrare does have it (and 03) in 750 for 300 though.
I had a taste of the 2006 last night and it was incredible. Not a known great year but that bottle was singing. I don’t think there are many bad years for Yquem
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I don’t see any notes here on the 1976, which is the sole bottle of d’Yquem I own (a bday gift from friends in October 1983 - must’ve been for my bat mitzvah or quinceañera!).
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It’s very good, one of the best vintages in the last 50 years.
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