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Romanée-Conti

A 1.81-hectare monopole that produces the most expensive wine in the world in about 5,000–6,000 bottles a year.

The Romanée-Conti vineyard and its cross
© Pierre André · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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Area1.8 ha4 ac
Planted1.8 ha
Yield25.0 hl/hahectolitres per hectare
Land value, regional range≈$7,275,450–13,431,600 /haSAFER grand cru averages; the site does not trade 2024
Elevation270 m

Romanée-Conti is a grand cru of 1.81 hectares owned entirely by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Yields are low (the domaine reports around 25 hl/ha in a normal year), and the wine is sold only in mixed cases with the domaine's other grands crus. SAFER's grand cru averages are meaningless here — the site has not changed hands since 1869 and never will at a market price; any value is imputed.

The essentials

The site and its economics

Romanée-Conti is a grand cru of 1.81 hectares owned entirely by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. Yields are low (the domaine reports around 25 hl/ha in a normal year), and the wine is sold only in mixed cases with the domaine's other grands crus. SAFER's grand cru averages are meaningless here — the site has not changed hands since 1869 and never will at a market price; any value is imputed.

Site facts

Owner
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Grape varieties
Pinot Noir
Soil
Limestone and marl with iron-rich clay
Climate
Continental, east-facing mid-slope
Coordinates
47.1640, 4.9490
Owner
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (monopole)DRC
Bottles a year
≈ 5,000–6,000DRC, widely reported
Planted
Replanted 1947 after phylloxera-era decline; earlier vines dated to 1585 ownership records

At the going rate for vineyard land in this region, a site this size would be worth roughly ≈$13,168,564–≈$24,311,196. Famous vineyards like this one almost never change hands, and when they do the price is far higher.

Wines from this site

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru
The Romanée-Conti vineyard and its cross
Vosne-Romanée, le Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (2) Photograph · Wikipedro · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Romanée-Conti vineyard and its cross
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 03 Photograph · Arnaud 25 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The regionBurgundyPinot Noir and Chardonnay at their most detailed.About the region

Sources

  1. Le prix des terres — vignes, SAFER / FNSAFER, 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2026. FNSAFER figures as reproduced in the official 2024 vineyard-value table (Décision du 26 août 2025), on a page that opens from outside France.
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