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Château Margaux 1995

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

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Château Margaux in Bordeaux, France
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What to expect

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

13 of the 32 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
$2,000a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce31 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 $468 and $2,000 each, across 11 sales since April 2023.

Every sale on record34 lots, each linked to the auction house
$0.00$500$1,000$1,500$2,000202420252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $573USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-04-19 · $625USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $521USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-04-09 · $468USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-19 · $469USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-02-26 · $688USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-14 · $500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-14 · $500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-14 · $500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-14 · $521USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-14 · $2,000USD 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
Sep 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · London · lot 23412 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$524
Sep 2026Sotheby'sFinest & Rarest Wines (PF2662) · Paris · lot 416 × 150 cl≈$15,390≈$2,565
Sep 2026Sotheby'sFinest & Rarest Wines (PF2662) · Paris · lot 409 × 75 cl≈$4,197≈$466
May 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition (sale 24553) · Los Angeles · lot 232 × 75 cl$4,000$2,000
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day I (sale 23766) · New York · lot 1201 × 500 cl$3,500$3,500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 9493 × 150 cl$3,750$1,250
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 94812 × 75 cl$6,000$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 94712 × 75 cl$6,000$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 94612 × 75 cl$6,000$500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 94512 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 75112 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$482
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 401 × 75 cl$688$688
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 6512 × 75 cl$5,625$469
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 181 × 600 cl≈$3,504≈$3,504
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 171 × 600 cl≈$3,823≈$3,823
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 161 × 300 cl≈$1,752≈$1,752
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 151 × 300 cl≈$1,911≈$1,911
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 56612 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 4796 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 47812 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 156 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Exceptional Madeira Collections (sale 23087) · Los Angeles · lot 782 × 75 cl$937$468
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 421 × 600 cl$3,250$3,250
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 8712 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6996 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$496
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 3412 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Apr 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Ruan Collection (sale 22062) · Los Angeles · lot 3312 × 75 cl$6,875$573
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 2938 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$518
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 3706 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$606
Nov 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong · lot 609312 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$664
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 6496 × 75 cl≈$3,539≈$590
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 40612 × 75 cl≈$8,109≈$676
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 3712 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 366 × 150 cl≈$6,053≈$1,009
 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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