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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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Famous vineyards

A few single vineyards are so prized that their names appear on the label. Here is where they are and what makes them special.

A row of old vines on stony soil

Burgundy

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La Tâche, Vosne-RomanéeVineyardLa TâcheDRC's 6.06-hectare monopole, roughly three times Romanée-Conti's size and its closest peer in price.The Romanée-Conti vineyard and its crossVineyardRomanée-ContiA 1.81-hectare monopole that produces the most expensive wine in the world in about 5,000–6,000 bottles a…

Champagne

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Vineyards in ChampagneVineyardClos du MesnilA 1.84-hectare walled Chardonnay vineyard in the village of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, owned by Krug since 1971.

Mosel

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Vineyards in MoselVineyardScharzhofbergThe Saar's great slate hill, 28 hectares shared among several estates, of which Egon Müller's parcels produce…

Napa Valley

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Vineyards in Napa ValleyVineyardHarlan Estate hillsideHarlan's 240-acre property in the western hills above Oakville, of which about 40 acres are planted.VineyardNapanookDominus Estate's 124-acre vineyard in Yountville, farmed dry since 1990s under Christian Moueix.To Kalon, OakvilleVineyardTo KalonNapa's most famous vineyard: planted by H.W. Crabb in 1868, now divided among Robert Mondavi (Constellation)…