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Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Grand Cru 2012

2012 was a very good year in Burgundy: reliable and well liked.

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Chambertin Grand Cru vineyard in Gevrey-Chambertin, France
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What to expect

Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

10 of the 29 years we cover for this wine were rated higher.

A glass of red wine on a mossy stone wall beside an autumn vineyard, with a church spire in the mist
The year
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$2,230a bottle · Christie's, Oct 2025
How hard to find
Rare14 years old

Other vintages of this wine

One square for each year. The darker the square, the better the weather was for the grapes. Tap a year to read about it.

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ExceptionalExcellentVery goodGoodMixedDifficult

What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$2,230 and ≈$3,982 each, across 12 sales since May 2021.

Every sale on record21 lots, each linked to the auction house
$2,000$2,500$3,000$3,500$4,0002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $2,389HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $2,522HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-11-24 · $3,717HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $3,717HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $3,717HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $3,451HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-24 · $3,026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-02 · $2,731HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-02 · $2,920HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $2,389HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $2,230USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date12 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house · ≈ converted to USD at the 9 Oct 2026 rate
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 13312 × 75 cl$27,500$2,292
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 1323 × 75 cl$7,500$2,500
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 1313 × 75 cl$6,875$2,292
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 50481 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$2,230
Jun 2025Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 4116 × 75 cl≈$12,402≈$2,067
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1331 × 75 cl≈$2,389≈$2,389
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Exquisite Burgundy Collection: Online (sale 23106) · Hong Kong · lot 866 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$2,920
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Exquisite Burgundy Collection: Online (sale 23106) · Hong Kong · lot 857 × 75 cl≈$19,114≈$2,731
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 2101 × 150 cl≈$7,646≈$7,646
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 61231 × 75 cl≈$3,026≈$3,026
Apr 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21934) · London · lot 2094 × 75 cl≈$12,402≈$3,101
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 1846 × 75 cl≈$21,497≈$3,583
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 60831 × 150 cl≈$7,646≈$7,646
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 608212 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$3,451
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 39212 × 75 cl≈$47,785≈$3,982
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 3916 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$3,717
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 3906 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$3,717
Nov 2021Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Featuring d'Auvenay, Macallan and Karuizawa (sale 19866) · Hong Kong · lot 52706 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$3,717
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 50471 × 150 cl≈$7,646≈$7,646
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 50466 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$2,389
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 50456 × 75 cl≈$15,132≈$2,522
 Prices are in the currency of each sale. Christie’s and Sotheby’s include the buyer’s fee; Hart Davis Hart shows the price before it.

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What does this wine cost to make?Our estimate: $48–$283 a bottle

We estimate it costs about $48 to $283 to make one bottle of a wine like this. The price in the shop is far higher because the land is scarce, the name is famous, and many hands take a share on the way to you.

Low estimateImputed land cost: $27.58Vineyard operations: $4.87Oak barrels: $0.54Winemaking labour and cellar work: $3.00Cellar aging: $0.96Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $4.40Winery overhead: $4.00Financing over the aging period: $2.18$48 per bottleHigh estimateImputed land cost: $207.45Vineyard operations: $14.04Oak barrels: $1.72Winemaking labour and cellar work: $6.00Cellar aging: $2.72Bottle, closure, label, case and bottling: $11.40Winery overhead: $10.00Financing over the aging period: $30.15$283 per bottleImputed land costVineyard operationsOak barrelsWinemaking labour and cellar workCellar agingBottle, closure, label, case and bottlingWinery overheadFinancing over the aging periodUS$ per 75 cl bottle at the winery, before any margin, tax or transport · Corkonomics cost model

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