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Auction results: Petrus 2006

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 2006

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
Apr 2026 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London 3951 × 75 cl ≈$2,150≈$2,150 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2025 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London 3643 × 75 cl ≈$6,945≈$2,315 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2024 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sThe Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection (sale 23081) · London 2742 × 75 cl ≈$4,961≈$2,480 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2024 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London 6104 × 75 cl ≈$9,095≈$2,274 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2024 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London 2936 × 75 cl ≈$14,883≈$2,480 Lot page · fee included
Jan 2024 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sA Pristine Contemporary Cellar: Online (sale 22660) · Hong Kong 1303 × 75 cl ≈$7,964≈$2,655 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits, Featuring Champagne Lanson and 40th Jubilee Wines Direct from the Cellars of Domaine de Chevalier (sale 21941) · London 3543 × 75 cl ≈$8,268≈$2,756 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Festive Edition (sale 22117) · Hong Kong 6071 × 75 cl ≈$2,389≈$2,389 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Three Stunning Cellars (sale 22123) · Hong Kong 62584 × 75 cl ≈$10,353≈$2,588 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London 1871 × 75 cl ≈$2,811≈$2,811 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong 616 × 75 cl ≈$15,928≈$2,655 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2023 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong 1761 × 75 cl ≈$2,708≈$2,708 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2022 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong 63596 × 75 cl ≈$17,521≈$2,920 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2022 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva 1246 × 75 cl ≈$24,073≈$4,012 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2022 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles 1212 × 150 cl $10,000$5,000 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2022 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London 9212 × 75 cl ≈$39,687≈$3,307 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London 2186 × 75 cl ≈$21,067≈$3,511 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva 4341 × 150 cl ≈$7,372≈$7,372 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 18212 × 75 cl ≈$28,671≈$2,389 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 18112 × 75 cl ≈$28,671≈$2,389 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 18012 × 75 cl ≈$30,264≈$2,522 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 17912 × 75 cl ≈$28,671≈$2,389 Lot page · fee included
Mar 2021 Petrus 2006Petrus 2006 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong 1786 × 75 cl ≈$15,132≈$2,522 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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