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Château Margaux 2010

2010 was an exceptional year in Bordeaux: about as good as it gets.

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Château Margaux in Bordeaux, France
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What to expect

Cool nights and a dry summer gave high tannin and acidity; released at prices above 2009 — the peak of the Bordeaux cycle. Expect a rich, complete wine that can keep improving for decades.

No year of this wine is rated higher. It shares the top mark with 5 others out of the 32 we cover.

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The year
Exceptional
Last sold at auction for
≈$597a bottle · Christie's, Oct 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce16 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 ≈$531 and ≈$765 each, across 8 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record22 lots, each linked to the auction house
$500$600$700$8002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $664HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-06-07 · $664HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-12-13 · $765HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-24 · $531HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-03-10 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-03-10 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $597USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date8 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
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 27412 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 27312 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 131 × 300 cl≈$2,811≈$2,811
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 33212 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 33112 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 2191 × 150 cl≈$1,274≈$1,274
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23932) · London · lot 20112 × 75 cl≈$6,945≈$579
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 5012 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 321 × 600 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong · lot 4111 × 150 cl≈$1,035≈$1,035
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 50731 × 600 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053
Apr 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 23189) · Hong Kong · lot 1391 × 600 cl≈$4,779≈$4,779
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Three Stunning Cellars (sale 22123) · Hong Kong · lot 62106 × 75 cl≈$3,186≈$531
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 7136 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$772
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 8112 × 75 cl$8,750$729
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 633 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$717
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 6212 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$758
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 6112 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$758
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 3212 × 75 cl≈$9,922≈$827
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Online (sale 21178) · Hong Kong · lot 1741 × 75 cl≈$765≈$765
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 16812 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$664
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 6212 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$664
 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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