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Château Mouton Rothschild 2009

2009 was an exceptional year in Bordeaux: about as good as it gets.

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Château Mouton Rothschild
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What to expect

Warm, dry, long growing season; widely described as one of the great modern vintages; released at record en primeur prices into Chinese demand. 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.

A decanter and a glass of red wine on a white tablecloth in a panelled dining room
The year
Exceptional
Last sold at auction for
≈$584a bottle · Christie's, Jun 2026
How hard to find
Still around17 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 ≈$507 and ≈$850 each, across 24 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record54 lots, each linked to the auction house
$400$500$600$700$800$90020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $664HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $664HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $850HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-22 · $690HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-13 · $637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-03 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-03 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-24 · $579HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-24 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-27 · $507HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-06 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $796HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-07-02 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $597HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-03-10 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-03-10 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-03-10 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $557HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $584USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date24 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
Jul 2026Christie'sThe Cellar of an Obsessive Collector Part III: Online (sale 24946) · Hong Kong · lot 81 × 600 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 156 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$584
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 64612 × 75 cl≈$6,614≈$551
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 28512 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 28412 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 33612 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 33512 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Mar 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23906) · Hong Kong · lot 33412 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$557
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 6712 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 6612 × 75 cl$6,250$521
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 656 × 75 cl$3,250$542
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 646 × 75 cl$3,250$542
Dec 2024Christie'sPristine Bordeaux Classics: The Directors Collection (sale 24053) · Los Angeles · lot 636 × 75 cl$3,500$583
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23133) · Los Angeles · lot 3312 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 5212 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 5112 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong · lot 4152 × 75 cl≈$1,115≈$557
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51161 × 600 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51153 × 300 cl≈$7,646≈$2,549
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 51146 × 150 cl≈$7,964≈$1,327
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 511310 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$796
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 511212 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$796
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 33012 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$620
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring Rarities from the Cellar of a British Writer (sale 23317) · Hong Kong · lot 13712 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Nov 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Festive Edition (sale 22117) · Hong Kong · lot 58411 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$507
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Three Stunning Cellars (sale 22123) · Hong Kong · lot 621911 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$579
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Three Stunning Cellars (sale 22123) · Hong Kong · lot 621812 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 2772 × 300 cl≈$4,630≈$2,315
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 27612 × 75 cl≈$7,937≈$661
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 2753 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$606
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 7212 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 7112 × 75 cl≈$7,168≈$597
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 24712 × 75 cl≈$7,646≈$637
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 7346 × 75 cl≈$4,134≈$689
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 73312 × 75 cl≈$8,268≈$689
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 2246 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$690
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 7012 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 6912 × 75 cl$7,500$625
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 6812 × 75 cl$8,125$677
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 6712 × 75 cl$8,125$677
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 6621 × 37.5 cl$6,000$286
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 6896 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$772
Nov 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21214) · Hong Kong · lot 62326 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$637
Jun 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Exceptional Collection of Danny and Donna Arnold (sale 20968) · Los Angeles · lot 631 × 75 cl$687$687
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 36712 × 75 cl≈$9,780≈$815
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 50856 × 150 cl≈$10,353≈$1,726
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 236 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$717
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21093) · London · lot 2212 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$758
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 12212 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$664
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 1216 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$850
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 1206 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$796
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring Two Superb Cellars, and Highlights from the Collection of The Earl of Snowdon (sale 20062) · London · lot 3912 × 75 cl≈$7,292≈$608
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring Two Superb Cellars, and Highlights from the Collection of The Earl of Snowdon (sale 20062) · London · lot 3812 × 75 cl≈$7,292≈$608
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 8112 × 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. Château Mouton Rothschild — producer profile, The Wine Cellar Insider, 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2026. typical annual production
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