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Masseto, Toscana IGT 1999

1999 was a very good year in Tuscany: reliable and well liked.

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Masseto
Ornellaia e Masseto Società Agricola S.r.l.. · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

What to expect

Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

8 of the 28 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of deep red wine and a bowl of plums on a kitchen table, with old vines outside the window
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$876a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce27 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 ≈$690 and ≈$956 each, across 4 sales since September 2022.

Every sale on record11 lots, each linked to the auction house
$600$700$800$900$1,0002023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-19 · $690HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-30 · $956HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $690HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $876USD 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
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2371 × 75 cl≈$876≈$876
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 1866 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$690
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 371 × 600 cl≈$6,614≈$6,614
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 361 × 300 cl≈$3,307≈$3,307
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 352 × 150 cl≈$2,977≈$1,488
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 3412 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$758
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived Online: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong - Outside of France (sale 23197) · Hong Kong · lot 762 × 75 cl≈$1,911≈$956
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Continental Cellars (sale 23054) · London · lot 1806 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$717
Jun 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Time Capsule Collection of Undisturbed Legends of the Côte d'Or (sale 22064) · Los Angeles · lot 2602 × 75 cl$1,500$750
Sep 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 21209) · Hong Kong · lot 2176 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$690
Oct 2021Christie'sAn Immaculate European Connoisseur's Collection (sale 19863) · Hong Kong · lot 1701 × 600 cl≈$9,557≈$9,557
 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: $29–$101 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $29 to $101 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: $9.11Vineyard operations: $3.87Oak barrels: $0.50Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00Cellar aging: $1.12Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.90Winery overhead: $5.00Financing over the aging period: $1.54$29 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $43.88Vineyard operations: $10.24Oak barrels: $1.61Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00Cellar aging: $2.72Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $13.40Winery overhead: $12.00Financing over the aging period: $10.69$101 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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