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Domaine Coche-Dury, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2006

2006 was a good, solid year in Burgundy, without being a standout.

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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

15 of the 24 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
Good
Last sold at auction for
$5,625a bottle · Christie's, Jul 2026
How hard to find
Rare20 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 $3,750 and $5,625 each, across 3 sales since December 2024.

Every sale on record6 lots, each linked to the auction house
$3,500$4,000$4,500$5,000$5,500$6,00020252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-19 · $3,750USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-19 · $3,750USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-07-14 · $5,625USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date3 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Jul 2026Christie'sThe Grand Cru Cellar: A Connoisseur's Selection of Rarities (sale 24835) · New York · lot 721 × 75 cl$5,625$5,625
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 52171 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460
Dec 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines including Vintage Icons from a West Coast Cellar and Historic Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23100) · Los Angeles · lot 3431 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Dec 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines including Vintage Icons from a West Coast Cellar and Historic Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23100) · Los Angeles · lot 3421 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 3242 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$4,380
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 3131 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
 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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