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Tenuta San Guido, Sassicaia 2015

2015 was an excellent year in Tuscany, just a step below the very best.

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Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri
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What to expect

Expect a ripe, well-balanced wine with a long life ahead of it.

1 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
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$303a bottle · Christie's, Jun 2023
How hard to find
Still around11 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 ≈$276 and ≈$579 each, across 9 sales since September 2022.

Every sale on record16 lots, each linked to the auction house
$200$300$400$500$6002023GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-28 · $579GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-28 · $579GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $276GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $303USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date9 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
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 104412 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6511 × 600 cl≈$4,630≈$4,630
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6501 × 300 cl≈$1,819≈$1,819
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 6491 × 150 cl≈$695≈$695
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64812 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64712 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64612 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64512 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64412 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$276
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 64312 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$303
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 5276 × 75 cl≈$2,708≈$451
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 46312 × 75 cl≈$6,945≈$579
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 46212 × 75 cl≈$6,945≈$579
Jun 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong · lot 66412 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$345
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 22112 × 75 cl≈$2,867≈$239
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 54263 × 150 cl≈$1,274≈$425
 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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