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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2002

2002 was an excellent year in Burgundy, just a step below the very best.

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Grand cru vineyards of Richebourg, Burgundy, France
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What to expect

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

3 of the 24 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
≈$3,823a bottle · Christie's, Nov 2023
How hard to find
Rare24 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 ≈$3,823 and ≈$6,902 each, across 5 sales since April 2022.

Every sale on record12 lots, each linked to the auction house
$3,000$4,000$5,000$6,000$7,0002023HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $6,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $4,380HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-11-24 · $3,823USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date5 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
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2641 × 150 cl≈$11,150≈$11,150
Sep 2025Christie'sThe Glorious Cellar of a European Connoisseur (sale 24214) · New York · lot 5436 × 75 cl$25,000$4,167
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1332 × 75 cl≈$6,284≈$3,142
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 5793 × 75 cl$11,250$3,750
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 5783 × 75 cl$10,625$3,542
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Three Stunning Cellars (sale 22123) · Hong Kong · lot 60051 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$3,823
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 203 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$4,513
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 51124 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$4,380
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 286 × 75 cl$30,000$5,000
Jun 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits: Featuring Generations of Jayer, Burgundy from the Historic Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 21094) · London · lot 1331 × 75 cl≈$4,961≈$4,961
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 53736 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$6,902
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 2083 × 75 cl≈$13,539≈$4,513
 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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