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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Cuvée Cathelin

Made eight times in thirty years, a few hundred cases each: the Rhône's scarcest collectible.

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Grand cru vineyard and the Chapel of St. Christopher, Hermitage hill, Rhône, France
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Cuvée Cathelin is a special selection of Chave's Hermitage made only in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009 and 2010, in a few hundred cases.

Made by
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
From
Hermitage, Rhône
Style
RedSyrah
Bottles made in a typical year
3.0K
The kind of wine

Northern Rhône single-vineyard Syrah

A Syrah from the steep terraces of Hermitage or Côte-Rôtie in the northern Rhône. Farmed by hand, a few thousand bottles a year.

What a bottle like this costs to make

A glass of dark red wine on a terrace wall in a very steep vineyard above a wide river

Good years and bad

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

201020092003200019981995
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult
The essentials

The wine and its economics

Cuvée Cathelin is a special selection of Chave's Hermitage made only in 1990, 1991, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2009 and 2010, in a few hundred cases.

Every year in a tableHow each year was rated, and the price the producer first asked
VintageHow the year was ratedRelease priceHow rare (0–100)The growing season
2010Exceptional — 99Cool, dry; exceptional in both north and south.
2009Very Good — 99
2003Very Good — 100
2000Very Good — 100
1998Excellent — 100
1995Very Good — 100
 Release price is what the producer first asked for a bottle. A dash means no price was published.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $21–$70 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $21 to $70 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.

ComponentLowHigh
Imputed land cost$3.04$14.63
Vineyard operations$4.66$13.30
Oak barrels$0.38$1.83
Winemaking labour and cellar work$3.00$6.00
Cellar aging$1.20$4.00
Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling$4.40$11.40
Winery overhead$3.00$8.00
Financing over the aging period$1.18$10.35
Estimated winery production cost$20.85$69.51
 One standard bottle, at the winery door. Built in US dollars and shown in your chosen currency.

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Recent auction resultsWhat bottles of this wine fetched when collectors sold them
Sale dateVintageHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jun 20262000Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3682 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$4,779 with premium
Jun 20261998Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3671 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$4,779 with premium
Jun 20261998Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3661 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097 with premium
Jun 20261998Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3651 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575 with premium
Jun 20261995Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3641 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575 with premium
Jun 20261995Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · lot 3631 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053 with premium
May 20261998Christie'sThe Remarkable Continental Cellar of the Célérier Family (sale 24812) · lot 3711 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961 with premium
Oct 20251998Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · lot 1742 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$5,177 with premium
Oct 20251995Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · lot 1732 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$5,575 with premium
Jun 20251995Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · lot 8492 × 75 cl$20,000$10,000 with premium
Jun 20251998Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · lot 8484 × 75 cl$32,500$8,125 with premium
Jun 20252000Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · lot 8473 × 75 cl$27,500$9,167 with premium
 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.

All lots on record

The detailsClassification, grapes, bottle sizes and the rest
Producer
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave
Region
Rhône
Appellation
Hermitage
Classification
Hermitage AOC
Style
Red
Grape composition
Syrah100%
Bottle sizes
750 · 1500 ml
Bottles made in a typical year
3,000 bottlesA few hundred cases in declared years
First vintage made
1990
Great years
2 of 6 rated excellent or exceptional

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Sources

  1. Hermitage appellation, Inter Rhône, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
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