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Petrus 1994

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
≈$1,752a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Getting scarce32 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 ≈$1,593 and ≈$3,504 each, across 6 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record14 lots, each linked to the auction house
$1,000$1,500$2,000$2,500$3,000$3,50020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $3,504HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-13 · $2,257HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-03 · $2,230HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-04 · $1,593HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $2,071HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $1,752USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date6 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
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 6182 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$1,654
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 4872 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$1,752
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 2001 × 75 cl≈$1,488≈$1,488
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 3221 × 75 cl≈$2,071≈$2,071
Dec 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online, Featuring Ancient Cognac and Part II of The Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23900) · London · lot 4801 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$2,150
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 5432 × 75 cl≈$3,186≈$1,593
Jun 2024Christie'sA Legacy Preserved: The Last Treasures of The Avery Collection (sale 23060) · London · lot 3153 × 150 cl≈$9,922≈$3,307
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 1002 × 75 cl≈$3,969≈$1,984
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 1621 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$2,230
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 566 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$2,257
Dec 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Exceptional Anniversary Offerings from Ridge Vineyards and Champagne Philipponnat (sale 21096) · London · lot 6683 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$1,929
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 1096 × 75 cl≈$16,550≈$2,758
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 4501 × 75 cl≈$2,359≈$2,359
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 1741 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$3,504
 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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