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Château Palmer 1981

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Scores

Two measures, kept apart on purpose. One is about the bottle, the other about the year.

Wine Score

91 / 100

Critic evidence
Critic: not reviewed
Community evidence
Community 91 from 56 notes

how we score

Region Vintage

91 / 100

Margaux · 1981

Not part of the Wine Score.

Method region_vintage_v1

Drinking window

1988now 20262012
On our estimate the window closed in 2012. Estimated — no published window for this wine. Modelled from 138 comparable wines in Margaux.

Price

Merchant price range, per 750ml

£263

Median £263 · 2026-09

Our own summary of 1 tracked offer in bottle, divided down to a 750ml comparable. It is not a merchant listing, and nobody will sell you a bottle at the median. The individual listings are below.

Price basis not confirmed, may or may not include UK duty and VAT.

Prices read 2026-10-14. We hold one dated snapshot of merchant prices rather than a series, so there is no retail price chart on this page. The one price history we do own is trade based: the market index.

By format

Prices by format, normalised to a per-750ml comparable.
FormatLowHighPer 750mlObs.Source
1x75cl£260£260£2601not tracked
3x75cl × 3not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked
6x75cl × 6not trackednot trackednot tracked0not tracked

Where to buy

Retail route

1 observation from 1 venue, £260 per 750ml. A shelf price is what a merchant listed on the date shown; no bidding, no premium.

Retail asks, cheapest first, with the venue and the source behind each one.
VenuePrice
cellar.com · £260per 750ml

Auction route

No auction activity in the tracked window.

No auction activity in the tracked window.

Work out the true landed cost →

What it has fetched at auction, year by year: Château Palmer 1981 price history.

LWIN 101365819810100750, the identifier for this bottling and format.