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Château Lafite Rothschild 1994

The grand vin of Lafite: the most traded first growth of the 2000s and the wine that defined the Bordeaux bubble and its collapse.

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Château Lafite Rothschild, Bordeaux
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What to expect

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
Last sold at auction for
$583a bottle · Christie's, Apr 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce32 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 $521 and $750 each, across 8 sales since February 2022.

Every sale on record14 lots, each linked to the auction house
$500$600$700$800202320242025USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-02-01 · $750USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-18 · $625USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $625USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $573USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $625USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-06-12 · $531USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-19 · $521USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $583USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date8 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 3664 × 75 cl≈$2,071≈$518
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1706 × 75 cl≈$2,811≈$469
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 253 × 75 cl$1,750$583
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 2812 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 4716 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 1842 × 75 cl$1,062$531
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 1512 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$524
Nov 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Festive Edition (sale 22117) · Hong Kong · lot 3433 × 75 cl≈$1,752≈$584
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 7412 × 75 cl$6,875$573
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 731 × 75 cl$625$625
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 612 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Apr 2023Christie'sThe Two Continents Collection - The Private Cellar of Irwin Kotovsky Online: Part I (sale 22463) · Los Angeles · lot 7512 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Feb 2022Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Including Two Outstanding Private Collections (sale 21177) · Los Angeles · lot 72 × 75 cl$1,500$750
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 20512 × 75 cl≈$8,109≈$676
 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 Lafite Rothschild — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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