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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 1995

1995 was a very good year in Burgundy: reliable and well liked.

Save · All vintages of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru · Compare

Grand cru and premier cru vineyards with a stone cross, Vosne-Romanée, Côte de Nuits, Burgundy
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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
≈$4,779a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Rare31 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 ≈$4,141 and ≈$6,371 each, across 8 sales since October 2021.

Every sale on record18 lots, each linked to the auction house
$3,000$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,00020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-10-18 · $5,734HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $6,371HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-24 · $4,248HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-12-06 · $4,141HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $4,380HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $4,380HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $4,779USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date8 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
May 2026Christie'sFinal Treasures from the Wine Cellar of Andrew Lloyd Webber (sale 24806) · London · lot 311 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$5,788
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2762 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$4,380
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2752 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$4,380
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 695 × 75 cl≈$23,893≈$4,779
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 2242 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$4,779
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11991 × 600 cl$47,500$47,500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11981 × 300 cl$22,500$22,500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11971 × 300 cl$22,500$22,500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11966 × 75 cl$27,500$4,583
Apr 2025Christie'sTimeless Excellence: The Pristine Wine Collection of Jörg G. Bucherer (sale 24158) · London · lot 1466 × 75 cl≈$26,458≈$4,410
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Featuring Rarities from the Cellar of a British Writer (sale 23317) · Hong Kong · lot 91 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$4,141
Sep 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superb Collection from the Pacific Northwest (sale 22074) · Los Angeles · lot 3431 × 75 cl$4,000$4,000
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 61473 × 75 cl≈$12,743≈$4,248
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 1010 × 75 cl$50,000$5,000
Jun 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits: Featuring Generations of Jayer, Burgundy from the Historic Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 21094) · London · lot 1301 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$6,284
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 53826 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$6,371
Oct 2021Christie'sAn Immaculate European Connoisseur's Collection (sale 19863) · Hong Kong · lot 116 × 150 cl≈$95,571≈$15,928
Oct 2021Christie'sAn Immaculate European Connoisseur's Collection (sale 19863) · Hong Kong · lot 105 × 75 cl≈$28,671≈$5,734
 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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