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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 2012

2012 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, May 2025
How hard to find
Rare14 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 ≈$4,460 and ≈$6,770 each, across 10 sales since May 2021.

Every sale on record22 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,0002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $5,840HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $6,770HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $5,097HKD 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 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $5,309HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $4,460HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $5,044USD 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
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 252 × 75 cl$9,375$4,688
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 871 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 11753 × 75 cl$18,750$6,250
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51693 × 75 cl≈$15,132≈$5,044
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51683 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$4,779
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1591 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460
Dec 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online, Featuring Ancient Cognac and Part II of The Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23900) · London · lot 4171 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$4,299
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1061 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$4,630
Apr 2024Christie'sLe Gavroche Part II: The Wine Cellar (sale 22983) · London · lot 833 × 75 cl≈$24,804≈$8,268
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 71 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$4,299
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 1951 × 75 cl$4,000$4,000
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 646 × 75 cl≈$31,857≈$5,309
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 536212 × 75 cl≈$60,528≈$5,044
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 913 × 75 cl≈$21,064≈$7,021
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 482 × 75 cl≈$13,541≈$6,771
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62511 × 150 cl≈$11,946≈$11,946
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62506 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62496 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 54001 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 4132 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$6,770
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51411 × 150 cl≈$12,743≈$12,743
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51406 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$5,840
 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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