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Dominus Estate, Dominus 2010

2010 was a good, solid year in Napa Valley, without being a standout.

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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

24 of the 34 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of dark red wine on a winery terrace above vineyards and golden hills at sunset
The year
Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$226a bottle · Christie's, Jun 2026
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 ≈$226 and ≈$265 each, across 4 sales since December 2023.

Every sale on record12 lots, each linked to the auction house
$220$230$240$250$260$270202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-06 · $265HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-06 · $265HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $226HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-06-22 · $239USD 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 5791 × 300 cl≈$956≈$956
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 57812 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
Jun 2026Christie'sThe Opulent Cellar: Online (sale 24463) · Hong Kong · lot 57712 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$226
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 2396 × 75 cl$2,000$333
Jun 2025Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 7426 × 75 cl≈$1,819≈$303
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring Rarities from the Cellar of a British Writer (sale 23317) · Hong Kong · lot 6656 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$265
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring Rarities from the Cellar of a British Writer (sale 23317) · Hong Kong · lot 3426 × 75 cl≈$1,593≈$265
Apr 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21934) · London · lot 5261 × 75 cl≈$331≈$331
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 63812 × 75 cl$3,000$250
Mar 2022Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles · lot 2606 × 75 cl$2,125$354
Mar 2022Christie'sFinest & Rarest Wines Including a Collaboration with Grapes for Humanity Global Charity Foundation (sale 20967) · Los Angeles · lot 2596 × 75 cl$2,125$354
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 1746 × 75 cl≈$1,621≈$270
 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: $26–$80 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $26 to $80 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: $3.82Vineyard operations: $5.79Oak barrels: $0.69Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00Cellar aging: $1.28Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $5.40Winery overhead: $4.00Financing over the aging period: $1.53$26 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $16.44Vineyard operations: $18.46Oak barrels: $1.67Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00Cellar aging: $3.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $14.40Winery overhead: $10.00Financing over the aging period: $9.82$80 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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