ranked by verified margin

Value Picks

67 wines have a Wine-Searcher-confirmed retail price in standard 750ml format. Only those are ranked here — a ranking built on markup assumptions would just echo the assumption.

Retail verification is uneven across regions — this list can only rank what Wine-Searcher coverage reaches. Counts are distinct wines in standard 750ml format:

  • Bordeaux56/80 · 70% verified
  • Burgundy8/58 · 14% verified
  • Champagne2/7 · 29% verified
  • Rhône Valley1/21 · 5% verified
  • Loire Valley0/63 · 0% verified
  • California0/43 · 0% verified

Regions at 0% haven't been checked yet — verification to date prioritized Bordeaux, Burgundy Grand Cru, Northern Rhône, and Champagne — so they cannot appear below regardless of actual value. Full coverage table and methodology

Market-Verified Margins

Top 25 of 67 verified wines — one entry per wine, margin over wholesale at confirmed retail. Bars are scaled to the best margin in this list. A rating appears where a critic has reviewed the wine.

#1Château BeychevelleSaint-Julien 'Amiral de Beychevelle'2018 · $510.00/cs (12x750) · also 12x375 @ $318.0090margin 29%bottle price $42.50#2Champagne MonthuysChampagne Brut 'Réserve'NV · $360.00/cs (12x750) · +3 more formats90margin 27%bottle price $30.00#3Château Lynch MoussasPauillac2019 · $528.00/cs (12x750) · also by single btlmargin 25%bottle price $44.00#4Château BeychevelleSaint-Julien 'Château Beychevelle'2020 · $1,404.00/cs (12x750) · also by single btl97margin 24%bottle price $117.00#5Château Lynch-MoussasPauillac1996margin 22%bottle price $78.00#6Champagne DautrevilleChampagne Extra Brut Premier Cru 'Réserve'NV · $396.00/cs (12x750)margin 21%bottle price $33.00#7Château Malartic LagravièrePessac-Léognan2020 · $552.00/cs (12x750) · also by single btl92margin 20%bottle price $46.00#8Château Malartic LagravièrePessac-Léognan2019 · $660.00/cs (12x750) · also by single btl92margin 18%bottle price $55.00#9Château LagrangeSaint-Julien Grand Cru Classé2020margin 18%bottle price $55.00#10Benjamin et David DuclauxCôte-Rotie 'La Germine'2022 · $864.00/cs (12x750)93margin 18%bottle price $72.00#11Château Phelan-SegurSaint-Estèphe2020 · $612.00/cs (6x750) · also by single btlmargin 18%bottle price $51.00#12Château Smith Haut LafittePessac-Léognan201096margin 18%bottle price $170.00#13Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Grand Vin de Graves201997margin 17%bottle price $111.00#14Château Clos du MarquisSaint-Julien Grand Vin2020margin 17%bottle price $60.00#15Château Phelan-SegurSaint-Estèphe2015 · $492.00/cs (6x750) · also by single btlmargin 16%bottle price $82.00#16Château Fourcas-HostenListrac-Médoc2015 · $396.00/cs (12x750)92margin 15%bottle price $33.00#17Château MontlabertSaint-Emilion Grand Cru2018 · $438.00/cs (12x750) · also 6x1.5L @ $516.0096margin 15%bottle price $36.50#18Château Marquis de TermeMargaux2021margin 15%bottle price $48.00#19Château Smith Haut LafittePessac-Léognan201698margin 13%bottle price $146.00#20Domaine GueguenChablis Grand Cru 'Bougros'2021 · $906.00/cs (12x750)92margin 13%bottle price $75.50#21Domaine GueguenChablis Grand Cru 'Les Preuses'2021 · $906.00/cs (12x750)94margin 13%bottle price $75.50#22Domaine Alex GambalClos de Vougeot Grand Cru2018 · $1,392.00/cs (6x750)94margin 12%bottle price $232.00#23Château AngelusSaint-Émilion Premier Grand Cru Classé2020100margin 12%bottle price $375.00#24Château Clos L'EglisePomerol2021margin 12%bottle price $85.00#25Château Pape ClémentPessac-Léognan Grand Vin de Graves202097margin 12%bottle price $130.00

Premium values

$25 – $50 — market-verified retail

Top pick: Buy $42.50 → sell $55.00 · $12.50/btl margin.

Luxury values

$50+ — market-verified retail

Top pick: Buy $117.00 → sell $145.00 · $28.00/btl margin.

Everything Else

The other 317 wines in the catalog have no confirmed market retail price (or come in non-750ml formats that don't compare cleanly). Their retail is estimated from standard wholesale-to-retail markups, so they show a plain-dollar estimated margin instead of a value rank.