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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 1996

1996 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
≈$5,575a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Rare30 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 ≈$4,380 and ≈$7,646 each, across 11 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record27 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,000$8,00020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $7,646HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-23 · $6,053HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $5,575HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $4,380HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $5,177HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $5,575USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date11 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 322 × 75 cl≈$19,844≈$9,922
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2782 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$4,380
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2772 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$5,177
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 701 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 2252 × 75 cl≈$9,557≈$4,779
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 1966 × 75 cl≈$30,264≈$5,044
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1293 × 75 cl≈$14,056≈$4,685
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1284 × 75 cl≈$18,190≈$4,547
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11951 × 600 cl$60,000$60,000
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11941 × 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 11936 × 150 cl$50,000$8,333
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11928 × 75 cl$35,000$4,375
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51536 × 75 cl≈$30,264≈$5,044
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 801 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1281 × 600 cl≈$50,971≈$50,971
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1271 × 600 cl≈$71,678≈$71,678
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Exceptional Madeira Collections (sale 23087) · Los Angeles · lot 1811 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 1946 × 75 cl$15,000$2,500
Dec 2023Christie'sFine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and A Diplomat's Collection of Rarities (sale 22106) · Los Angeles · lot 1932 × 75 cl$6,875$3,438
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 752 × 150 cl≈$19,844≈$9,922
Mar 2023Christie'sGrands Crus Part III: Finest and Rarest Wines from the Cellar of Christen Sveaas (sale 22118) · Hong Kong · lot 2101 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 53836 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
May 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, Vinous Perfection. An Exceptional Single Owner Collection: Online (sale 20970) · Los Angeles · lot 31 × 75 cl$6,000$6,000
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 311 × 600 cl≈$87,606≈$87,606
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 301 × 75 cl≈$7,646≈$7,646
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring Two Superb Cellars, and Highlights from the Collection of The Earl of Snowdon (sale 20062) · London · lot 8201 × 75 cl≈$4,538≈$4,538
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 3716 × 75 cl≈$30,264≈$5,044
 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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