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Château Margaux 1994

The grand vin of Château Margaux: roughly 130,000 bottles from a third of the crop, 100% new oak, and a modern reputation built on 1982, 1990, 2000, 2010 and 2015.

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Château Margaux in Bordeaux, France
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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
≈$358a 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 ≈$358 and ≈$413 each, across 3 sales since December 2022.

Every sale on record11 lots, each linked to the auction house
$340$360$380$400$420202320242025GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-12-02 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-21 · $358GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-28 · $358USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date3 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 2026Sotheby'sFinest & Rarest Wines (PF2662) · Paris · lot 391 × 600 cl≈$3,078≈$3,078
Sep 2026Sotheby'sFinest & Rarest Wines (PF2662) · Paris · lot 386 × 75 cl≈$2,099≈$350
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 75012 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$358
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 47712 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$358
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 415 × 75 cl$1,875$375
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 8611 × 75 cl$4,000$364
Apr 2023Christie'sThe Two Continents Collection - The Private Cellar of Irwin Kotovsky Online: Part I (sale 22463) · Los Angeles · lot 10712 × 75 cl$4,750$396
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 6606 × 75 cl≈$2,480≈$413
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 32112 × 75 cl≈$4,815≈$401
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 32012 × 75 cl≈$5,266≈$439
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 31912 × 75 cl≈$5,266≈$439
 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. The wines, Château Margaux, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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