What to expect
Long, even season; widely rated among Napa's best. Expect a rich, complete wine that can keep improving for decades.
It is the only year of this wine, out of the 34 we cover, with the top mark.

- The year
- Exceptional
- Last sold at auction for
- ≈$372a bottle · Christie's, Oct 2025
- How hard to find
- Still around13 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.
What bottles sell for
At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$319 and ≈$372 each, across 9 sales since March 2021.
Every sale on record14 lots, each linked to the auction house
| Sale date | House and sale | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026 | Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · Los Angeles · lot 1509 | $398 |
| Oct 2025 | Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 5277 | ≈$372 |
| Apr 2025 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 121 | ≈$441 |
| Apr 2025 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Cellar of a Southwestern Collector and the Final Offering from the Collection of Ben Ichinose (sale 23749) · Los Angeles · lot 340 | $333 |
| Jun 2024 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 383 | ≈$331 |
| Jun 2024 | Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring The Landmark Cellar (sale 23089) · Los Angeles · lot 401 | $458 |
| Sep 2023 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 279 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 289 | ≈$319 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 288 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 287 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 286 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 285 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 284 | ≈$345 |
| Mar 2021 | Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 283 | ≈$345 |
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.
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