Dominus Estate and Dalla Valle Maya at Auction: Underrated Napa Investments?
Track Dominus and Dalla Valle Maya auction prices from 2021–2026. These Napa icons operate in Screaming Eagle's shadow — are they better value?
Dominus and Dalla Valle occupy an interesting space — pedigreed enough to attract serious collectors but underpriced relative to their quality.
This comparison covers 1 producers across 981 auction lots. Dalla Valle commands the highest average prices at $351 per bottle.
Producer Comparison
Average hammer prices per bottle across all vintages, 2021–2025. Lot counts indicate auction liquidity — higher is easier to trade.
Dalla Valle
$351
avg / bottle
981 lots sold
Year-by-Year Price Comparison
The table below tracks each producer's average price per bottle by year, making it possible to identify which domaines appreciated most during different market conditions. Looking at the most recent year of data: Dalla Valle rose 55% in 2026.
| Producer | 2011 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Total Lots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalla Valle | $118 | $270 | $141 | $219 | $208 | $154 | $122 | $184 | $262 | $306 | $451 | $396 | $408 | $334 | $518 | 981 |
Individual Wine Performance
Drilling down to individual wines reveals which specific cuvées and vintages have driven each producer's overall appreciation — and which have lagged. CAGR is calculated from the first year each wine appeared at auction to the most recent.
| Wine | Vintage | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Lots | CAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | NV | — | $113 | — | $101 | $1,284 | 14 | 83.9% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1998 | $191 | $273 | $415 | $408 | $1,192 | 25 | -6.3% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 1997 | $198 | $180 | $343 | $313 | $900 | 17 | 8.1% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1992 | $395 | $550 | $160 | $833 | $762 | 26 | -8.7% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 1994 | $637 | $675 | $598 | $346 | $698 | 41 | -13.9% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1988 | $326 | — | — | — | $559 | 11 | 14.4% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2000 | $188 | — | $236 | $133 | $514 | 24 | -11.3% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2008 | $264 | $246 | $314 | $223 | $471 | 36 | 9.1% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1993 | $311 | $500 | — | $187 | $422 | 20 | 42.1% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2007 | $407 | $482 | $878 | $568 | $408 | 33 | -1.7% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1990 | $294 | — | $397 | $859 | $394 | 20 | 7.6% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 2013 | — | $383 | $400 | $407 | $370 | 27 | -1.2% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2016 | $357 | $305 | $356 | $445 | $357 | 65 | 22.9% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2018 | — | $342 | $362 | $415 | $343 | 43 | -4.4% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1991 | $332 | $447 | $451 | $1,840 | $341 | 22 | 0.7% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 1991 | $300 | $325 | $163 | $342 | $335 | 12 | 51.2% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2005 | $239 | $436 | $115 | $247 | $335 | 25 | 0.9% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 1994 | $431 | — | $645 | $243 | $334 | 25 | -6.2% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 2009 | — | $194 | $195 | $184 | $332 | 34 | 0.8% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2002 | $342 | $298 | $306 | $371 | $320 | 39 | 3.5% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2001 | $368 | $346 | $255 | $123 | $310 | 23 | -19.0% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2012 | $279 | $336 | $278 | $260 | $307 | 45 | 0.1% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 2008 | $183 | $500 | $205 | $202 | $306 | 29 | 3.6% |
| Dominus Estate, Othello, Napa Valley | 2018 | — | $273 | $221 | $233 | $305 | 18 | -2.4% |
| Dalla Valle, Maya, Napa Valley | 2021 | — | — | — | — | $302 | 12 | 4.3% |
Prices are average hammer prices per bottle. Wines with fewer than 3 lots may show volatile averages.
Key Takeaways
- →Most liquid:: Dalla Valle has the highest lot count (981 lots), making it the easiest to trade if you need to exit a position quickly.
- →Strongest recent momentum:: Dalla Valle showed the largest year-on-year price increase (+55%) — a sign of accelerating collector interest.
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