Chateau Rieussec Premier Cru Classe, Sauternes has sold at auction 975 times in the last five years across all vintages, at a median of $84 per 750ml. The most traded vintages are 2001, 2005 and 2003.
Auction median, all vintages
$84
975 sales · $56–138 middle half
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1,664
all vintages
Last auction sale
Oct 28
2026
Prices by vintage
Live auction lots (47)
$29per 750ml incl. premium48% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1998 · Lot 44777 · Qty 6
$29per 750ml incl. premium48% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
1998 · Lot 44776 · Qty 6
$83per 750ml incl. premium34% below retail
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-10
1975 · Lot 2080024 · Qty 2
$88per 750ml incl. premium30% below retail
K&L Wine Auctions - 2026-11
1975 · Lot 2080242 · Half Bottle · Qty 2
$31per 750ml incl. premium29% below retail
October 26 Online Auction - Week 44
2009 · Lot 37104 · Qty 6
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Sauternes
- Type
- White
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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Most traded in Sauternes
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- Chateau de Fargues, Sauternesavg $107 · 152 sales
- Chateau La Tour Blanche Premier Cru Classe, Sauternesavg $123 · 150 sales
- Chateau Raymond-Lafon, Sauternesavg $52 · 126 sales
- Castelnau de Suduiraut, Sauternesavg $79 · 108 sales
- Petit Guiraud, Sauternesavg $56 · 87 sales
- Chateau de Rayne Vigneau Premier Cru Classe, Sauternesavg $160 · 84 sales
About Chateau Rieussec
Château Rieussec, a Sauternes first growth in Fargues owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), farms about 93 ha of clay-gravel and clay-sand beside Yquem. Plantings are roughly 90% Sémillon with a little Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle. Grapes are picked in several passes between September and November, and the grand vin spends 16 to 26 months in barrel depending on the vintage, about half of the barrels renewed each year; it is deep gold, powerful and concentrated; poor years such as 2012 are skipped. Carmes de Rieussec is the second sweet wine, and R de Rieussec a dry Bordeaux white from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
- Appellation
- Sauternes (R de Rieussec: Bordeaux)
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
- Vineyards
- About 93 ha in Fargues and Sauternes; clay-gravel and clay-sand
- Grapes
- Sémillon about 90%, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- Wines
- Château Rieussec; Carmes de Rieussec; R de Rieussec (dry)
- Style
- Powerful, concentrated Sauternes; 16-26 months in barrel
- Website
- https://www.lafite.com/fr/domaines/rieussec-fr/
Sources: Wikipedia, idealwine.net, lafite.com