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Vineyard land · Pauillac≈$2,798,250 a hectare▼ down 17% on 20232024Opening price · Château Lafite Rothschild 2025≈$376 a bottle▲ up 17% on the year beforeSold at auction · Romanée-Conti Grand Cru, DRC 2019$22,917 a bottleSotheby's, Sep 2026Cost to make one bottle · Burgundy grand cru (Pinot Noir)$48–283US duty on wine from · Canada+50%since Aug 2026Everyday bottle in a US shop$13.77 a litre▼ down 1.3% in a yearSep 2026Vineyard land · Margaux≈$1,567,020 a hectare▼ down 7% on 20232024Opening price · Château Cheval Blanc 2025≈$376 a bottle▲ up 22% on the year beforeSold at auction · La Tâche Grand Cru, DRC 2018$5,417 a bottleSotheby's, Sep 2026Cost to make one bottle · Champagne prestige cuvée$26–89US duty on wine from · Australia+12.5%since Jul 2026Vineyard land · Côte-Rôtie≈$1,511,055 a hectare▲ up 8% on 20232024Opening price · Château Mouton Rothschild 2025≈$336 a bottle▲ up 19% on the year beforeSold at auction · Richebourg Grand Cru, DRC 2012$3,542 a bottleSotheby's, Sep 2026Cost to make one bottle · Bordeaux classified growth (2nd–5th)$17–61US duty on wine from · New Zealand+12.5%since Jul 2026Vineyard land · Côte de Nuits grand cru≈$7,275,450 a hectare2019Opening price · Château Palmer 2025≈$268 a bottle▼ down 19% on the year beforeVineyard land · Pomerol≈$2,238,600 a hectare2023
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Auction results: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996

What bottles fetched when collectors sold them at Christie’s, Sotheby’s and Hart Davis Hart, lot by lot, as each house published it.

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Auction results: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996

What bottles of the wines in the ledger fetched at auction, lot by lot, from the results the houses publish themselves. Each row is one lot: the sale, the format and the price as the house published it. Nothing is converted, averaged or turned into an index.

27 lots on record · clear filters · sources

How a wine auction works

A collector sends bottles to an auction house. Bidders compete, the hammer falls, and the winner pays the hammer price plus the house’s fee, usually 15 to 25 percent.

These are real sales, so they show what someone actually paid for a famous bottle.

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Christie's10,575 lotsMar 2021 – Sep 2026 · 138 sales · 56 wines
Sotheby's38 lotsSep 2026 – Sep 2026 · 2 sales · 8 wines
Sale dateWine and vintageHouse and saleLotFormatLot pricePer bottleRecord
Apr 2026 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London 5761 × 75 cl ≈$14,056≈$14,056 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 12651 × 600 cl $137,500$137,500 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 12646 × 75 cl $81,250$13,542 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 12633 × 75 cl $40,000$13,333 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 12623 × 75 cl $40,000$13,333 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York 12613 × 75 cl $40,000$13,333 Lot page · fee included
May 2025 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée -Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong 871 × 75 cl ≈$23,893≈$23,893 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong 53311 × 75 cl ≈$15,132≈$15,132 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong 1621 × 75 cl ≈$15,928≈$15,928 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong 1612 × 75 cl ≈$27,078≈$13,539 Lot page · fee included
Oct 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong 1606 × 75 cl ≈$95,571≈$15,928 Lot page · fee included
May 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong 53501 × 75 cl ≈$14,336≈$14,336 Lot page · fee included
May 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong 53492 × 75 cl ≈$27,078≈$13,539 Lot page · fee included
May 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong 53483 × 75 cl ≈$41,414≈$13,805 Lot page · fee included
May 2024 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong 53476 × 75 cl ≈$95,571≈$15,928 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2023 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles 1843 × 75 cl $30,000$10,000 Lot page · fee included
Dec 2023 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles 1831 × 75 cl $10,625$10,625 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2023 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong 851 × 75 cl ≈$17,521≈$17,521 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong 50503 × 75 cl ≈$55,750≈$18,583 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong 50494 × 75 cl ≈$76,456≈$19,114 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong 50485 × 75 cl ≈$111,499≈$22,300 Lot page · fee included
Sep 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring The Epicure's Cellar (sale 21999) · Hong Kong 10471 × 75 cl ≈$19,114≈$19,114 Lot page · fee included
Jun 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong 2721 × 75 cl ≈$19,114≈$19,114 Lot page · fee included
May 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong 54066 × 75 cl ≈$135,392≈$22,565 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong 431 × 600 cl ≈$238,927≈$238,927 Lot page · fee included
Apr 2022 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong 426 × 75 cl ≈$143,356≈$23,893 Lot page · fee included
Nov 2021 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1996Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti 1996 Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 19867) · Hong Kong 60651 × 75 cl ≈$25,485≈$25,485 Lot page · fee included
Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s prices include the buyer’s fee. Hart Davis Hart prices are before it.

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