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Château Lynch-Bages 2000

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

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Château Lynch-Bages
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What to expect

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

5 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
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
$234a 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 $167 and $365 each, across 14 sales since February 2022.

Every sale on record32 lots, each linked to the auction house
$150$200$250$300$350$4002023202420252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-02-01 · $365USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-06-15 · $250USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-02-14 · $250USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $219USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-12 · $229USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-06-12 · $250USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-16 · $187USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-02-26 · $292USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $167USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $208USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $229USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-05 · $188USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-14 · $281USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-07-15 · $234USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date14 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 11644 × 75 cl$938$234
May 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition (sale 24553) · Los Angeles · lot 862 × 75 cl$562$281
Feb 2026Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting Part II (sale 24460) · Hong Kong · lot 9512 × 75 cl≈$2,549≈$212
Nov 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online Featuring The Sierra Cellar (sale 23961) · Los Angeles · lot 1172 × 75 cl$375$188
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 73512 × 75 cl≈$3,142≈$262
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 16712 × 75 cl$2,500$208
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 16612 × 75 cl$2,750$229
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 1653 × 75 cl$500$167
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 1686 × 75 cl$1,750$292
Nov 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London · lot 42112 × 75 cl≈$3,142≈$262
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 5811 × 75 cl≈$2,315≈$210
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23133) · Los Angeles · lot 1193 × 75 cl$562$187
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 2716 × 75 cl$1,500$250
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 2666 × 150 cl≈$2,977≈$496
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 10812 × 75 cl≈$2,811≈$234
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 10712 × 75 cl≈$2,811≈$234
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 10612 × 75 cl≈$2,811≈$234
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 3131 × 300 cl≈$1,819≈$1,819
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 31212 × 75 cl≈$2,646≈$220
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 12010 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$223
Sep 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles · lot 3286 × 75 cl$1,375$229
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 1014 × 75 cl$875$219
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 11012 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$226
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 10912 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
Feb 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Renowned Cellar of an American Collector (sale 21810) · Los Angeles · lot 1697 × 75 cl$1,750$250
Nov 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong · lot 622212 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
Jun 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles · lot 1936 × 75 cl$1,500$250
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 515512 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 515412 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 515312 × 75 cl≈$3,026≈$252
Feb 2022Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Including Two Outstanding Private Collections (sale 21177) · Los Angeles · lot 10212 × 75 cl$4,375$365
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 60484 × 75 cl≈$1,274≈$319
 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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