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Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia 1998

1998 was a very good year in Tuscany: reliable and well liked.

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Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri
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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 red wine on a table at the end of an avenue of cypress trees near the sea
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$358a bottle · Christie's, Sep 2025
How hard to find
Getting scarce28 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 ≈$294 and ≈$441 each, across 4 sales since June 2023.

Every sale on record7 lots, each linked to the auction house
$250$300$350$400$45020242025GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $294GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-12 · $413GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-28 · $441GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-09-15 · $358USD 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 1476 × 75 cl≈$2,150≈$358
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 82412 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$441
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 54512 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$413
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 10591 × 300 cl≈$1,074≈$1,074
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 10279 × 75 cl≈$2,646≈$294
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 8589 × 75 cl≈$5,717≈$635
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 8568 × 75 cl≈$3,310≈$414
 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: $16–$47 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $16 to $47 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: $1.28Vineyard operations: $2.44Oak barrels: $0.49Winemaking labour and cellar work: $2.50Cellar aging: $1.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.40Winery overhead: $2.50Financing over the aging period: $0.89$16 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $7.52Vineyard operations: $6.61Oak barrels: $1.56Winemaking labour and cellar work: $5.00Cellar aging: $3.20Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $11.40Winery overhead: $6.00Financing over the aging period: $5.78$47 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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