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Domaine Jean-Louis Chave, Hermitage Cuvée Cathelin 1998

1998 was an excellent year in Rhône, just a step below the very best.

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Grand cru vineyard and the Chapel of St. Christopher, Hermitage hill, Rhône, France
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What to expect

Expect a ripe, well-balanced wine with a long life ahead of it.

1 of the 6 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of dark red wine on a terrace wall in a very steep vineyard above a wide river
The year
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$5,575a bottle · Christie's, Jun 2026
How hard to find
Rare28 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.

201020092003200019981995
ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$4,779 and ≈$5,575 each, across 4 sales since October 2025.

Every sale on record9 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,600$4,800$5,000$5,200$5,400$5,6002026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $5,177HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $5,097HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $5,575USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date4 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
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 3671 × 75 cl≈$4,779≈$4,779
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 3661 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 3651 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
May 2026Christie'sThe Remarkable Continental Cellar of the Célérier Family (sale 24812) · London · lot 3711 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 1742 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$5,177
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 8484 × 75 cl$32,500$8,125
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 7076 × 75 cl≈$29,765≈$4,961
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 1571 × 75 cl≈$6,614≈$6,614
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 9331 × 75 cl≈$9,723≈$9,723
 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: $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.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $3.04Vineyard operations: $4.66Oak barrels: $0.38Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.40Winery overhead: $3.00Financing over the aging period: $1.18$21 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $14.63Vineyard operations: $13.30Oak barrels: $1.83Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00Cellar aging: $4.00Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $11.40Winery overhead: $8.00Financing over the aging period: $10.35$70 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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