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Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 2017

2017 was a very good year in Burgundy: reliable and well liked.

Save · All vintages of Domaine Armand Rousseau, Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru · Compare

Le Clos de Bèze, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, in autumn
Jeremie LORAND · Adobe Stock · Adobe Stock Standard License

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
≈$1,726a bottle · Christie's, Apr 2024
How hard to find
Rare9 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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What bottles sell for

At auction, standard bottles of this vintage have sold for between ≈$1,726 and ≈$2,588 each, across 7 sales since May 2021.

Every sale on record13 lots, each linked to the auction house
$1,500$1,750$2,000$2,250$2,500$2,750202220232024HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $2,522HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $2,588HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-22 · $2,389HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-02 · $2,124HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-02 · $2,124HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-01-29 · $2,230HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-04-10 · $1,726USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date7 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
Sep 2026Sotheby'sFinest & Rarest Wines (N12244) · New York · lot 246 × 75 cl$10,625$1,771
Jun 2025Christie'sThree Great Cellars: A Celebration of Superb Burgundy and Large Format Bordeaux (sale 23892) · London · lot 4166 × 75 cl≈$9,095≈$1,516
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 2572 × 75 cl≈$3,307≈$1,654
Jul 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring An Exceptional Private Cellar Part III - Moutai x Whisky (sale 23195) · Hong Kong · lot 1661 × 150 cl≈$3,504≈$3,504
Apr 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 23189) · Hong Kong · lot 4512 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$1,726
Jan 2024Christie'sA Pristine Contemporary Cellar: Online (sale 22660) · Hong Kong · lot 1701 × 75 cl≈$2,230≈$2,230
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Exquisite Burgundy Collection: Online (sale 23106) · Hong Kong · lot 10812 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$2,124
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Exquisite Burgundy Collection: Online (sale 23106) · Hong Kong · lot 10712 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$2,124
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 1821 × 75 cl≈$2,389≈$2,389
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 60521 × 150 cl≈$7,168≈$7,168
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 60518 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$2,588
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 50281 × 150 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 50276 × 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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