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Auction results: Petrus 1998

What bottles fetched when collectors sold them at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Hart Davis Hart, lot by lot, as each house published it.

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Auction results: Petrus 1998

What bottles of the wines in the ledger fetched at auction, lot by lot, from the results the houses publish themselves. Each row is one lot: the sale, the format and the price as the house published it. Nothing is converted, averaged or turned into an index.

23 lots on record · clear filters · sources

How a wine auction works

A collector sends bottles to an auction house. Bidders compete, the hammer falls, and the winner pays the hammer price plus the house’s fee, usually 15 to 25 percent.

These are real sales, so they show what someone actually paid for a famous bottle.

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Christie's10,575 lotsMar 2021 – Sep 2026 · 138 sales · 56 wines
Sotheby's38 lotsSep 2026 – Sep 2026 · 2 sales · 8 wines
Sale dateWine and vintageHouse and saleLotFormatLot pricePer bottleRecord
Mar 2026 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong 4912 × 75 cl ≈$6,053≈$3,026 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London 2022 × 75 cl ≈$4,961≈$2,480 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 110712 × 75 cl $37,500$3,125 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 110612 × 75 cl $37,500$3,125 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2025 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong 466 × 75 cl ≈$19,114≈$3,186 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London 6072 × 75 cl ≈$4,961≈$2,480 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong 51993 × 75 cl ≈$7,964≈$2,655 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong 519812 × 75 cl ≈$35,043≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus, Pomerol 1998 Christie'sA Legacy Preserved: The Last Treasures of The Avery Collection (sale 23060) · London 3196 × 75 cl ≈$21,497≈$3,583 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus, Pomerol 1998 Christie'sLe Gavroche Part II: The Wine Cellar (sale 22983) · London 4712 × 75 cl ≈$5,788≈$2,894 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2024 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Exceptional Madeira Collections (sale 23087) · Los Angeles 1071 × 75 cl $3,250$3,250 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2023 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles 956 × 75 cl $18,750$3,125 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2023 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong 1661 × 75 cl ≈$3,186≈$3,186 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2023 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles 2911 × 300 cl $15,000$15,000 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2023 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles 2901 × 300 cl $15,000$15,000 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2023 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles 2891 × 300 cl $15,000$15,000 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2022 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London 1226 × 75 cl ≈$28,112≈$4,685 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2022 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits: Featuring Generations of Jayer, Burgundy from the Historic Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 21094) · London 8512 × 75 cl ≈$52,916≈$4,410 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2021 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong 3112 × 75 cl ≈$35,043≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2021 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong 3012 × 75 cl ≈$35,043≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2021 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong 2912 × 75 cl ≈$35,043≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2021 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong 2812 × 75 cl ≈$35,043≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 1998Petrus 1998 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 1756 × 75 cl ≈$17,521≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s prices include the buyer’s fee. Hart Davis Hart prices are before it.

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