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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 2006

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

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 pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

18 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
Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$5,309a bottle · Christie's, Jul 2025
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 ≈$4,248 and ≈$6,902 each, across 15 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record32 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,0002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-06-07 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $6,053HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-13 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-03 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-01-29 · $4,248HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-07-28 · $5,309USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date15 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'sThe Remarkable Continental Cellar of the Célérier Family (sale 24812) · London · lot 103 × 75 cl≈$13,229≈$4,410
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1401 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2671 × 300 cl≈$25,485≈$25,485
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 812 × 75 cl$8,750$4,375
Oct 2025Christie'sAn Impeccable Private Collection Purchased on Release (sale 23894) · London · lot 73 × 75 cl≈$14,883≈$4,961
Jul 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition Featuring The Cellar of a Meticulous Wine Lover Part II (sale 23908) · Hong Kong · lot 6993 × 75 cl≈$15,928≈$5,309
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11776 × 75 cl$32,500$5,417
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51603 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$4,513
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51596 × 75 cl≈$27,078≈$4,513
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: London Edition (sale 23891) · London · lot 1389 × 75 cl≈$39,687≈$4,410
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1763 × 75 cl≈$13,229≈$4,410
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 1301 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 362 × 150 cl≈$16,536≈$8,268
Jan 2024Christie'sA Pristine Contemporary Cellar: Online (sale 22660) · Hong Kong · lot 1963 × 75 cl≈$12,743≈$4,248
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 1851 × 75 cl$4,000$4,000
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 21939) · London · lot 401 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$4,630
Oct 2023Christie'sAn All-Encompassing Cellar: Online (sale 22115) · Hong Kong · lot 1946 × 75 cl≈$28,671≈$4,779
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 823 × 75 cl≈$15,132≈$5,044
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 3812 × 75 cl≈$60,528≈$5,044
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 53595 × 75 cl≈$23,893≈$4,779
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 53583 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$4,779
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62361 × 150 cl≈$11,150≈$11,150
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62356 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62346 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 2981 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 873 × 75 cl≈$17,015≈$5,672
Dec 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring Historic Vintages from Perrier-Jouët, Legendary Whisky from Le Clos and an Evening Sale of Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar (sale 20064) · London · lot 866 × 75 cl≈$32,411≈$5,402
Nov 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva · lot 4511 × 75 cl≈$5,603≈$5,603
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 3633 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$4,513
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51326 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$6,902
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 5051 × 75 cl≈$4,129≈$4,129
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 1963 × 75 cl≈$15,132≈$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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