What land costs in Bordeaux

The dearest land here is Pauillac: ≈$1,902,810–≈$4,477,200 a hectare (2024). The cheapest is Bordeaux AOC, everyday, at ≈$4,477–≈$15,670 a hectare.

1. Pauillac
   ≈$1,902,810–≈$4,477,200a hectare · 2024 · down 17% on 2023

   Deep gravel banks beside the Gironde, three of the five first growths, and almost no land ever comes up for sale.

2. Pomerol
   ≈$1,678,950–≈$3,357,900a hectare · 2023

   A tiny plateau of clay and gravel suited to Merlot, about 800 hectares in all, with some of the most expensive wines in the world.

3. Saint-Émilion
   ≈$167,895–≈$2,798,250a hectare · 2024

   A wide appellation: the plateau and slopes around the town fetch the top prices, the flat land towards the river far less.

4. Margaux
   ≈$1,007,370–≈$2,238,600a hectare · 2024 · down 7% on 2023

   The gravel of the southern Médoc with a first growth of its own; prices sit just below Pauillac.

5. Bordeaux AOC, everyday
   ≈$4,477–≈$15,670a hectare · 2024

   The everyday appellation across the whole region. There is more wine than buyers, so land here has been falling in price for years.

Bars are drawn against the dearest zone here, on a rough rate of one dollar to 0.9 euros and 2.47 acres to the hectare.

If the vineyard were sold and the money put in the bank, this is what it would earn each year, spread over the bottles the land produces. It is the biggest line in the cost of a famous wine.

• Pomerol micro-estate (Merlot)$9–$44 of $29–$101
• Bordeaux first growth$11–$44 of $28–$95
• Bordeaux classified growth (2nd–5th)$4–$25 of $17–$61

The bar is the land’s share of the whole cost of making the bottle, at the high end of each estimate.

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