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Masseto, Toscana IGT 2004

2004 was an excellent year in Tuscany, just a step below the very best.

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

1 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
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$827a bottle · Christie's, Sep 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce22 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 ≈$729 and ≈$1,240 each, across 5 sales since June 2021.

Every sale on record9 lots, each linked to the auction house
$600$800$1,000$1,2002022202320242025GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2021-06-17 · $729GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-28 · $1,240GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $827GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $827GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-15 · $827USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date5 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
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 541 × 300 cl≈$3,969≈$3,969
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 532 × 150 cl≈$3,969≈$1,984
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 526 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$827
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 54483 × 75 cl≈$2,549≈$850
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 10773 × 75 cl≈$2,480≈$827
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6276 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$827
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 4736 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$1,240
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 1844 × 75 cl≈$2,917≈$729
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 4191 × 75 cl≈$637≈$637
 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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