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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 2015

2015 was an exceptional year in Burgundy: about as good as it gets.

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

Warm, dry summer; ripe, concentrated reds widely rated as a great vintage. Expect a rich, complete wine that can keep improving for decades.

No year of this wine is rated higher. It shares the top mark with 2 others out of the 29 we cover.

A glass of red wine on a mossy stone wall beside an autumn vineyard, with a church spire in the mist
The year
Exceptional
Last sold at auction for
≈$9,095a bottle · Christie's, Sep 2026
How hard to find
Rare11 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 ≈$4,630 and ≈$9,095 each, across 10 sales since June 2023.

Every sale on record19 lots, each linked to the auction house
$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000202420252026GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $5,292GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-04-17 · $5,374GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-04-17 · $5,512GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-06-19 · $4,961GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-21 · $5,292GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2024-12-06 · $4,630GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-02-18 · $4,961GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-20 · $5,512GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-31 · $5,292GBP per 75 cl bottle · 2026-09-15 · $9,095USD 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
Sep 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24534) · London · lot 1342 × 75 cl≈$18,190≈$9,095
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 291 × 75 cl$6,250$6,250
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 281 × 75 cl$6,250$6,250
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 24578) · London · lot 661 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$5,292
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 781 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
Oct 2025Christie'sAn Impeccable Private Collection Purchased on Release (sale 23894) · London · lot 103 × 75 cl≈$16,536≈$5,512
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51761 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$6,690
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51753 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$6,902
Feb 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23932) · London · lot 1761 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961
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 4201 × 75 cl≈$4,630≈$4,630
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 2201 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$5,292
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1091 × 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 1402 × 75 cl≈$10,749≈$5,374
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 293 × 75 cl≈$16,536≈$5,512
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 816 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$6,902
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 5721 × 75 cl≈$5,292≈$5,292
Dec 2022Christie'sAn Immaculate European Connoisseur's Collection Part II: Online (sale 22000) · Hong Kong · lot 382 × 150 cl≈$25,485≈$12,743
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62546 × 75 cl≈$44,600≈$7,433
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51431 × 75 cl≈$5,575≈$5,575
 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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