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Masseto, Toscana IGT 2007

2007 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
≈$690a bottle · Christie's, Oct 2024
How hard to find
Getting scarce19 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 ≈$637 and ≈$929 each, across 4 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record13 lots, each linked to the auction house
$600$700$800$900$1,000202220232024HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-24 · $929HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $850HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $690USD 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
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 731 × 600 cl≈$9,095≈$9,095
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 721 × 300 cl≈$3,307≈$3,307
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 711 × 300 cl≈$3,638≈$3,638
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 701 × 300 cl≈$3,307≈$3,307
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 691 × 300 cl≈$3,638≈$3,638
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 682 × 150 cl≈$3,638≈$1,819
Sep 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines Featuring an Exceptional Masseto Collection (sale 24000) · London · lot 6612 × 75 cl≈$9,922≈$827
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 2203 × 75 cl≈$2,071≈$690
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 54516 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$850
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6303 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$717
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 62536 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$929
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 5256 × 75 cl$3,750$625
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 4223 × 75 cl≈$1,911≈$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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