Week of April 13, 2026
259 lots closed in 1 sale, $1,645,800 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Sotheby's, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
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Hammer prices, buyer's premium removedThe hammer price is what the bidder bid. The house adds its buyer's premium on top, usually 20 to 25%, and publishes the total. We take the premium back off so prices at different houses compare., per 750 ml bottle.
The most expensive wines
| Wine | Vintage | Lot | Hammer | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château Lafite 1870 | 1870 | 1 x 1.5L | $160,000 | $80,000 |
| Château Lafite 1865 | 1865 | 1 x 750ml | $32,000 | $32,000 |
| Château Cheval Blanc 1947 | 1947 | 1 x 1.5L | $32,000 | $16,000 |
| Château Trotanoy 1961 | 1961 | 2 x 1.5L | $55,000 | $13,750 |
| Château Lafite 1959 | 1959 | 1 x 3L | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Château Palmer 1961 | 1961 | 1 x 3L | $50,000 | $12,500 |
| Petrus 1961 | 1961 | 1 x 750ml | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| Château Latour 1961 | 1961 | 2 x 1.5L | $35,000 | $8,750 |
| Château Haut Brion 1959 | 1959 | 1 x 4.5L | $48,000 | $8,000 |
| La Tâche 1966 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1966 | 1 x 750ml | $8,000 | $8,000 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales at the fourteen houses in the 24 months before this one, counted only when there are at least three on two different days; a lot is listed when it closed at least 15% under it.
| Wine | Vintage | Per bottle | Usual | Under by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château d'Yquem 1967 12 x 750ml | 1967 | $417 | $1,000 29 sales | 58% |
| Château Trotanoy 1961 3 x 750ml | 1961 | $3,167 | $6,000 6 sales | 47% |
| Château Lafite 1959 2 x 750ml | 1959 | $3,750 | $6,667 9 sales | 44% |
| Château l'Evangile 1995 9 x 750ml | 1995 | $89 | $150 11 sales | 41% |
| Château d'Yquem 1955 5 x 750ml | 1955 | $640 | $1,000 3 sales | 36% |
| Château d'Yquem 1921 1 x 750ml | 1921 | $6,500 | $10,000 8 sales | 35% |
| Château Haut Brion 1959 3 x 1.5L | 1959 | $1,833 | $2,750 17 sales | 33% |
| Château Latour 1962 1 x 1.5L | 1962 | $900 | $1,333 5 sales | 33% |
| Château d'Yquem 1953 1 x 750ml | 1953 | $750 | $1,100 3 sales | 32% |
| Château d'Yquem 1959 11 x 750ml | 1959 | $1,091 | $1,600 5 sales | 32% |
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