What to expect
Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.
3 of the 9 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.
The year Very Good
Last sold at auction for ≈$992a bottle · Christie's, Jun 2025
How hard to find Rare17 years old
Other vintages of this wine
One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.
Exceptional Excellent Very good Good Mixed Difficult
What bottles sell for
At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$992 and ≈$1,075 each, across 2 sales since December 2024.
Every sale on record2 lots, each linked to the auction house
Sale date House and sale Format Lot price Per bottle
Jun 2025 Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 541 2 × 75 cl ≈$1,984 ≈$992 Dec 2024 Christie'sThe Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection (sale 23081) · London · lot 86 2 × 75 cl ≈$2,150 ≈$1,075
Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.
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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $26–$89 a bottle
We estimate it costs about $26 to $89 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.
Low estimate Imputed land cost: $4.95 Vineyard operations: $1.65 Oak barrels: $0.19 Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00 Cellar aging: $3.60 Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90 Winery overhead: $3.00 Financing over the aging period: $5.11 $26 per bottle High estimate Imputed land cost: $13.16 Vineyard operations: $3.59 Oak barrels: $0.76 Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00 Cellar aging: $10.80 Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $12.40 Winery overhead: $8.00 Financing over the aging period: $34.47 $89 per bottle Imputed land cost Vineyard operations Oak barrels Winemaking labour and cellar work Cellar aging Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling Winery overhead Financing over the aging period US$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model
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Producer Bollinger Aÿ's Pinot Noir house, family-owned since 1829, with about 179 hectares of its own vines and a prestige tier — La Grande Année, R.D., Vieilles Vignes Françaises — aged under cork.
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