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Château Lynch-Bages 1995

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

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Château Lynch-Bages
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What to expect

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

11 of the 29 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of red wine on a stone balustrade in front of a country house and vineyards
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
$156a bottle · Christie's, Jul 2026

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 $135 and $250 each, across 11 sales since April 2023.

Every sale on record16 lots, each linked to the auction house
$100$150$200$250202420252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $250USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-12 · $148USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-12 · $156USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-02-26 · $135USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $139USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $146USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-05 · $138USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-05 · $153USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-05 · $188USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-14 · $219USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-07-15 · $156USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date11 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
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 11654 × 75 cl$625$156
Jun 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 2: Featuring a Collection Direct from González Byass (sale 25045) · London · lot 7201 × 600 cl≈$2,811≈$2,811
May 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition (sale 24553) · Los Angeles · lot 842 × 75 cl$438$219
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 1169 × 75 cl$1,375$153
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 1155 × 75 cl$688$138
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 1142 × 75 cl$375$188
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 16412 × 75 cl$1,750$146
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 1639 × 75 cl$1,250$139
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 1676 × 75 cl$812$135
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 10412 × 75 cl≈$1,570≈$131
Sep 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles · lot 32612 × 75 cl$1,875$156
Sep 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles · lot 32511 × 75 cl$1,625$148
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 9712 × 75 cl$3,000$250
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 73812 × 75 cl≈$2,106≈$176
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 73712 × 75 cl≈$2,106≈$176
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 44012 × 75 cl≈$2,106≈$176
 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: $17–$61 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $17 to $61 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: $4.35Vineyard operations: $2.54Oak barrels: $0.43Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.00Cellar aging: $1.04Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $3.90Winery overhead: $2.00Financing over the aging period: $0.85$17 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $25.08Vineyard operations: $6.84Oak barrels: $1.40Winemaking labour and cellar work: $4.00Cellar aging: $2.56Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $10.40Winery overhead: $5.00Financing over the aging period: $6.19$61 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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