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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 1999

1999 was an excellent year in Burgundy, just a step below the very best.

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 ripe, well-balanced wine with a long life ahead of it.

3 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
Excellent
Last sold at auction for
≈$8,761a bottle · Christie's, May 2025
How hard to find
Rare27 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 ≈$5,973 and ≈$9,026 each, across 10 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record23 lots, each linked to the auction house
$5,000$6,000$7,000$8,000$9,0002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $7,964HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $7,168HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $6,770HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-24 · $6,770HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $7,433HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $5,973HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $8,761HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $9,026USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date10 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
Dec 2025Christie'sThe Historic Cellar of Jürgen Schwarz: Five Decades of Collecting, Day II (sale 24692) · New York · lot 5623 × 75 cl$25,000$8,333
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11901 × 600 cl$162,500$162,500
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11891 × 300 cl$93,750$93,750
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11883 × 150 cl$118,750$39,583
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11873 × 150 cl$137,500$45,833
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 118612 × 75 cl$118,750$9,896
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11856 × 75 cl$62,500$10,417
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 823 × 75 cl≈$27,078≈$9,026
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 812 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$8,761
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 972 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$5,973
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23748) · Los Angeles · lot 2741 × 75 cl$6,250$6,250
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 52961 × 600 cl≈$87,606≈$87,606
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 86 × 75 cl≈$44,600≈$7,433
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 776 × 75 cl≈$52,916≈$8,819
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 766 × 75 cl≈$52,916≈$8,819
May 2023Christie'sAn Exceptional Private Cellar Part II (sale 22119) · Hong Kong · lot 61482 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$6,770
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 52723 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$6,902
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 52713 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$6,902
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 52262 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$6,770
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62252 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$7,168
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 8231 × 75 cl≈$6,806≈$6,806
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 8221 × 75 cl≈$6,806≈$6,806
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 3722 × 75 cl≈$15,928≈$7,964
 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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