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Château Cheval Blanc 1995

1995 was a very good year in Bordeaux: reliable and well liked.

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Vineyards (Premier Grand Cru Classé A) near Château Cheval Blanc, Saint-Émilion, France
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What to expect

Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

13 of the 32 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$446a bottle · Christie's, Nov 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce31 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.

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What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$398 and ≈$531 each, across 10 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record27 lots, each linked to the auction house
$350$400$450$500$5502022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $405HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-11-25 · $531HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $496HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $531HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $425HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $446HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-13 · $438HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-25 · $398HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $446HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $446USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date10 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 6803 × 75 cl≈$1,323≈$441
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day I (sale 23766) · New York · lot 1571 × 600 cl$3,500$3,500
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day I (sale 23766) · New York · lot 1561 × 300 cl$2,375$2,375
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50391 × 75 cl≈$446≈$446
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 3755 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$446
Jun 2025Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 6681 × 600 cl≈$2,811≈$2,811
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 4716 × 75 cl$4,375$729
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Cellar of a Southwestern Collector and the Final Offering from the Collection of Ben Ichinose (sale 23749) · Los Angeles · lot 1141 × 75 cl$625$625
Dec 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines including Vintage Icons from a West Coast Cellar and Historic Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23100) · Los Angeles · lot 11812 × 75 cl$5,625$469
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 515612 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$398
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 706 × 75 cl≈$2,811≈$469
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Exceptional Madeira Collections (sale 23087) · Los Angeles · lot 10112 × 75 cl$4,375$365
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits, Featuring Champagne Lanson and 40th Jubilee Wines Direct from the Cellars of Domaine de Chevalier (sale 21941) · London · lot 28812 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 474 × 75 cl≈$1,752≈$438
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 4323 × 150 cl≈$2,811≈$937
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 39712 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 39612 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 50285 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$446
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 502712 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$425
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 1407 × 75 cl≈$3,310≈$473
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 13912 × 75 cl≈$6,018≈$502
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 13812 × 75 cl≈$6,018≈$502
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 1374 × 75 cl≈$1,655≈$414
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 146 × 75 cl≈$3,186≈$531
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 139 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$496
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 609712 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$531
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 15311 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$405
 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: $28–$95 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $28 to $95 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 estimateImputed land cost: $11.34Vineyard operations: $3.31Oak barrels: $0.56Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.50Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $1.61$28 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $43.88Vineyard operations: $10.24Oak barrels: $1.61Winemaking labour and cellar work: $5.00Cellar aging: $2.96Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $13.40Winery overhead: $7.00Financing over the aging period: $10.89$95 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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Sources

  1. Château Cheval Blanc — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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