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Château Cheval Blanc 2000

2000 was an excellent year in Bordeaux, just a step below the very best.

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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 ripe, well-balanced wine with a long life ahead of it.

6 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
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$796a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce26 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 ≈$637 and ≈$1,593 each, across 20 sales since November 2021.

Every sale on record37 lots, each linked to the auction house
$500$750$1,000$1,250$1,500$1,75020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-11-25 · $1,593HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-12-13 · $876HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $929HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $996HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $730HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $863HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-23 · $761HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-23 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $730HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $730HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-07-02 · $730HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-25 · $664HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-04 · $637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-04 · $637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $685HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $730HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $929USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date20 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
Jul 2026Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · Los Angeles · lot 11702 × 75 cl$1,750$875
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 776 × 150 cl≈$8,761≈$1,460
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 502912 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$929
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50284 × 75 cl≈$3,186≈$796
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 504112 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$796
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 504012 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$796
Sep 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23751) · Los Angeles · lot 992 × 75 cl$1,375$688
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 38611 × 75 cl≈$7,937≈$722
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 38511 × 75 cl≈$8,268≈$752
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 4691 × 600 cl$20,000$20,000
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 4683 × 300 cl$11,875$3,958
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 4676 × 150 cl$12,500$2,083
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 4665 × 75 cl$5,250$1,050
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 3812 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 3710 × 75 cl≈$6,849≈$685
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 1053 × 75 cl$2,375$792
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 596 × 150 cl≈$6,690≈$1,115
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 5812 × 75 cl≈$7,646≈$637
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 5712 × 75 cl≈$7,646≈$637
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 515812 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$664
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong · lot 31912 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 2822 × 75 cl$1,500$750
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 545512 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 502012 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730
Apr 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21934) · London · lot 8312 × 75 cl≈$10,749≈$896
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 1639 × 75 cl≈$6,849≈$761
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 16212 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$796
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 502912 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$863
Nov 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong · lot 611512 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$730
Jun 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles · lot 854 × 75 cl$3,750$938
Jun 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles · lot 842 × 75 cl$1,875$938
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 1544 × 150 cl≈$7,168≈$1,792
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 168 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$996
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 1512 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$929
Mar 2022Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles · lot 1031 × 150 cl$2,000$2,000
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Online (sale 21178) · Hong Kong · lot 1751 × 75 cl≈$876≈$876
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 60515 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$1,593
 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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