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California 100 Index

Cult Cabernet has created a new and growing category for wine collectors and investors alike. Wines such as Screaming Eagle, Bryant Family and Colgin have consistently performed well in both domestic and international auctions. The WinePrices California 100 Index includes components that represent the most actively traded California wines in global auctions as compiled by WinePrices.com.

September 2009 summary

Current index value
115.17
∆ vs. previous month
8.3%
∆ YTD
14.4%
∆ year on year
-13.1%
Index component activity percentage
71.0%
Index component activity percentage from inception*
67.7%
Average lots per active component
2.6
Average monthly lots per active component since inception
2.7
*Excludes months with no auctions held
 
 
 


Data series

Click here to download entire California 100 Index report in Excel format, including complete data series and a detailed list of index components.
 


Index components
 
 
       
Wine Name
September 09 Auction Avg Value
September 09 Index Value
  
1996 Abreu - Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch $292.42 113.34
1997 Abreu - Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch $493.10 101.01
1999 Abreu - Cabernet Sauvignon Madrona Ranch $129.33 84.35
1994 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $208.55 79.60
1995 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $337.83 114.00
1996 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $208.12 131.72
1997 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $221.13 117.83
1999 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $141.17 100.99
2000 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $99.17 83.68
2001 Araujo - Cabernet Sauvignon Eisele Vineyard  $261.80 106.03
1992 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $310.70 111.86
1993 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $333.33 108.87
1994 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $655.11 139.50
1995 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $600.00 147.03
1996 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $554.58 120.14
1997 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $1,115.64 175.24
1998 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $720.20 329.46
Best performance ↑
1999 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $297.67 94.12
2000 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $302.50 107.75
2001 Bryant Family - Cabernet Sauvignon (Pritchard Hill) $219.08 100.81
1990 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $148.75 90.54
1991 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $124.00 99.53
1994 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $149.58 92.94
1995 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $119.78 87.75
1997 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $116.67 73.84
2001 Caymus - Cabernet Sauvignon Special Selection $121.00 68.07
1991 Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate $128.57 115.88
1994 Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate $120.00 101.27
1997 Chateau Montelena - Cabernet Sauvignon Estate $128.92 110.19
1994 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $296.57 68.53
1995 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $334.29 109.01
1996 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $300.00 71.15
1997 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $480.00 86.40
1998 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $105.00 56.55
2000 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $156.40 83.19
2001 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Herb Lamb Vineyard $260.00 86.58
2000 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard $147.57 79.32
2001 Colgin - Cabernet Sauvignon Tychson Hill Vineyard $250.80 72.76
2000 Colgin - Cariad  $134.25 87.89
2001 Colgin - Cariad  $188.50 53.28
Weakest performance ↓
1992 Dalla Valle - Maya $481.67 96.45
1993 Dalla Valle - Maya $400.00 84.39
1994 Dalla Valle - Maya $603.93 123.50
1995 Dalla Valle - Maya $309.76 77.83
1996 Dalla Valle - Maya $290.00 69.88
1997 Dalla Valle - Maya $520.30 97.53
1998 Dalla Valle - Maya $260.00 87.74
1999 Dalla Valle - Maya $340.00 87.18
2000 Dalla Valle - Maya $188.42 86.69
2001 Dalla Valle - Maya $210.00 74.01
1990 Dominus - Proprietary Red $85.83 76.54
1991 Dominus - Proprietary Red $245.14 142.21
1992 Dominus - Proprietary Red $121.00 116.85
1994 Dominus - Proprietary Red $224.33 136.22
1991 Harlan - Proprietary Red $478.00 110.73
1992 Harlan - Proprietary Red $481.73 138.55
1993 Harlan - Proprietary Red $418.49 117.65
1994 Harlan - Proprietary Red $1,035.45 156.98
1995 Harlan - Proprietary Red $629.04 145.84
1996 Harlan - Proprietary Red $572.85 144.62
1997 Harlan - Proprietary Red $989.90 152.65
1998 Harlan - Proprietary Red $381.66 144.08
1999 Harlan - Proprietary Red $413.56 143.91
2000 Harlan - Proprietary Red $303.05 128.90
1974 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard $915.14 167.46
1985 Heitz - Cabernet Sauvignon Martha's Vineyard $282.33 138.17
1999 Marcassin - Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard $238.00 89.59
2000 Marcassin - Pinot Noir Blue Slide Ridge Vineyard $279.00 81.88
1999 Marcassin - Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard $269.08 116.84
2000 Marcassin - Pinot Noir Marcassin Vineyard $320.00 86.43
1987 Mondavi, Robert - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve $126.04 102.40
1985 Opus One $144.00 67.13
1990 Opus One $169.88 87.37
1991 Opus One $187.50 100.00
1992 Opus One $169.17 110.33
1994 Opus One $191.88 102.88
1995 Opus One $169.17 102.06
1996 Opus One $179.17 108.15
1997 Opus One $199.17 113.49
1998 Opus One $159.33 129.10
1999 Opus One $164.78 114.44
1997 Pahlmeyer - Proprietary Red $158.67 80.27
1994 Phelps, Joseph - Insignia $160.04 117.58
1995 Phelps, Joseph - Insignia $168.06 135.02
1997 Phelps, Joseph - Insignia $201.67 165.81
2001 Pride Mountain - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve $252.08 93.36
1997 Ridge - (Cabernet Sauvignon) Monte Bello $115.00 101.25
1995 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $2,459.68 210.23
1996 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $1,970.23 188.52
1997 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $3,262.13 207.17
1998 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $1,484.13 200.60
1999 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $1,711.75 186.64
2001 Screaming Eagle - Cabernet Sauvignon $2,048.93 194.71
1994 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $443.62 159.14
1995 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $326.45 114.01
1996 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $330.00 139.24
1997 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $441.17 127.38
1998 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $159.33 127.81
1999 Shafer - Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select $133.33 57.29
2001 Sine Qua Non - Midnight Oil $328.50 190.43