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Petrus 1992

About 30,000 bottles of Merlot from 11.4 hectares of Pomerol clay: the most expensive wine of Bordeaux and the region's purest scarcity case.

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Petrus, Pomerol
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What to expect

A glass of deep red wine and a bowl of plums on a kitchen table, with old vines outside the window
Last sold at auction for
≈$2,071a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce34 years old

Other vintages of this wine

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What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$1,991 and ≈$2,257 each, across 5 sales since December 2022.

Every sale on record12 lots, each linked to the auction house
$1,900$2,000$2,100$2,200$2,3002023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-12-05 · $2,257HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-23 · $2,124HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-24 · $1,991HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-03 · $2,071HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $2,071USD 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
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 4841 × 75 cl≈$2,071≈$2,071
Apr 2025Christie'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 1225 × 75 cl$9,375$1,875
Nov 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London · lot 6056 × 75 cl≈$11,575≈$1,929
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23095) · Los Angeles · lot 1082 × 75 cl$5,250$2,625
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 1601 × 75 cl≈$2,071≈$2,071
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 60636 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$1,991
Apr 2023Christie'sThe Two Continents Collection - The Private Cellar of Irwin Kotovsky Online: Part I (sale 22463) · Los Angeles · lot 14912 × 75 cl$25,000$2,083
Apr 2023Christie'sThe Two Continents Collection - The Private Cellar of Irwin Kotovsky Online: Part I (sale 22463) · Los Angeles · lot 1486 × 75 cl$10,625$1,771
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 1823 × 75 cl≈$6,371≈$2,124
Dec 2022Christie'sAn Immaculate European Connoisseur's Collection Part II: Online (sale 22000) · Hong Kong · lot 2112 × 75 cl≈$27,078≈$2,257
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 6663 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$1,764
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 1971 × 150 cl≈$3,823≈$3,823
 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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