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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 2009

2009 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
≈$6,053a bottle · Christie's, Mar 2026
How hard to find
Rare17 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 ≈$4,779 and ≈$7,964 each, across 16 sales since May 2021.

Every sale on record38 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,000$8,00020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $7,168HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $6,371HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $7,433HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $6,371HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $6,371HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-06-07 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $5,575HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $6,637HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-23 · $7,964HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-25 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $5,097HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-03-16 · $6,053USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date16 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 123 × 75 cl≈$15,709≈$5,236
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1431 × 75 cl≈$6,614≈$6,614
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 5651 × 75 cl≈$6,053≈$6,053
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 211 × 75 cl$6,000$6,000
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 842 × 75 cl$10,625$5,312
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 50943 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$6,902
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11766 × 75 cl$35,000$5,833
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51643 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$5,840
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51636 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1561 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
Nov 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines Featuring Tignanello's 50th Anniversary Collection Direct from The Estate and a Superb European Collection (sale 22688) · London · lot 9763 × 75 cl≈$15,709≈$5,236
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 53283 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$4,779
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1032 × 75 cl≈$9,922≈$4,961
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 4743 × 75 cl≈$16,536≈$5,512
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Dr A. Botenga Cellar: Six Decades of Collecting Part I (sale 22122) · Hong Kong · lot 55981 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$7,964
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 1921 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 1911 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750
Jun 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring the Time Capsule Collection of Undisturbed Legends of the Côte d'Or (sale 22064) · Los Angeles · lot 1001 × 75 cl$5,625$5,625
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 5112 × 75 cl≈$79,642≈$6,637
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 5682 × 75 cl≈$11,575≈$5,788
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 812 × 150 cl≈$23,151≈$11,575
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 52272 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$5,575
Dec 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 20971) · Los Angeles · lot 3111 × 75 cl$5,625$5,625
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 1603 × 75 cl≈$26,458≈$8,819
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 246 × 75 cl$40,000$6,667
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 231 × 75 cl$6,250$6,250
Sep 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring The Epicure's Cellar (sale 21999) · Hong Kong · lot 10461 × 150 cl≈$15,928≈$15,928
Jun 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong · lot 2703 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$6,902
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62431 × 150 cl≈$14,336≈$14,336
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62426 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$6,371
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62416 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$6,371
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 53986 × 75 cl≈$44,600≈$7,433
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 539712 × 75 cl≈$76,456≈$6,371
May 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, Vinous Perfection. An Exceptional Single Owner Collection: Online (sale 20970) · Los Angeles · lot 69 × 75 cl$60,000$6,667
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 4094 × 75 cl≈$28,671≈$7,168
Nov 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva · lot 4551 × 75 cl≈$6,635≈$6,635
Nov 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva · lot 4541 × 150 cl≈$17,694≈$17,694
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51376 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$6,902
 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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