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Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia 2013

2013 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
$344a bottle · Christie's, Jul 2026
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.

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What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between $344 and $375 each, across 2 sales since January 2026.

Every sale on record4 lots, each linked to the auction house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jul 2026Christie'sFine & Rare Wines: Featuring The Reserve Cellar and 50th Anniversary Wines Direct From Stag's Leap Wine Cellars (sale 24555) · Los Angeles · lot 14842 × 75 cl$688$344
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 1606 × 75 cl$2,250$375
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 104212 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$248
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6414 × 75 cl≈$1,158≈$289
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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