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Château Latour 2001

2001 was a very good year in Bordeaux: reliable and well liked.

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Château Latour, Pauillac, Bordeaux
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What to expect

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

12 of the 30 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
≈$482a bottle · Christie's, Apr 2025

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 ≈$441 and ≈$567 each, across 10 sales since December 2021.

Every sale on record22 lots, each linked to the auction house
$400$450$500$550$6002022202320242025GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2021-12-03 · $567GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2021-12-03 · $567GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-30 · $482GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-30 · $496GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-21 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-05 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-29 · $482USD 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
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 15712 × 75 cl$5,250$438
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 2712 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 2612 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 2512 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 2412 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
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 171 × 75 cl$500$500
Dec 2024Christie'sThe Cellar in the Mountain: Pristine Wines from the Skigaarden Collection (sale 23081) · London · lot 2696 × 75 cl≈$2,646≈$441
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 60012 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23188) · Hong Kong · lot 2141 × 75 cl≈$478≈$478
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 3412 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
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 336 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 541 × 75 cl$500$500
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 3912 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$504
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 31224 × 37.5 cl≈$6,053≈$252
Nov 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong · lot 631812 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$531
Jun 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles · lot 322 × 75 cl$1,000$500
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 502912 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 502812 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 1216 × 150 cl≈$6,945≈$1,158
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 38312 × 75 cl≈$6,806≈$567
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 12012 × 75 cl≈$6,806≈$567
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 22424 × 37.5 cl≈$6,371≈$265
 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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