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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2009

2009 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
$3,750a bottle · Christie's, Feb 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 $2,917 and $5,000 each, across 12 sales since May 2022.

Every sale on record33 lots, each linked to the auction house
$2,500$3,000$3,500$4,000$4,500$5,0002023202420252026USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-03 · $4,688USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-15 · $5,000USD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-15 · $5,000USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-13 · $4,000USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $3,500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $3,500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-10-31 · $3,500USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-16 · $2,917USD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-16 · $2,969USD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-06-13 · $3,958USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-01-27 · $3,333USD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-02-12 · $3,750USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date12 lots of 75 cl bottles sold in USD at Christie's · prices as published by each house
Sale dateHouse and saleFormatLot pricePer bottle
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1491 × 75 cl≈$4,299≈$4,299
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 351 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 923 × 75 cl$10,000$3,333
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 50903 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$3,982
Oct 2025Christie'sAn Impeccable Private Collection Purchased on Release (sale 23894) · London · lot 201 × 150 cl≈$9,095≈$9,095
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day II (sale 24201) · New York · lot 5756 × 75 cl$23,750$3,958
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51333 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$3,982
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51326 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$3,717
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1531 × 75 cl≈$3,186≈$3,186
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 53262 × 75 cl≈$6,690≈$3,345
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23133) · Los Angeles · lot 1926 × 75 cl$17,500$2,917
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: LA Edition (sale 23133) · Los Angeles · lot 1914 × 75 cl$11,875$2,969
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1121 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$3,638
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 582 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$3,721
Nov 2023Christie'sThe Dr A. Botenga Cellar: Six Decades of Collecting Part I (sale 22122) · Hong Kong · lot 55901 × 75 cl≈$5,097≈$5,097
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2061 × 75 cl$3,500$3,500
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2051 × 75 cl$3,500$3,500
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2041 × 75 cl$3,500$3,500
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 793 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$3,717
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 1031 × 75 cl$4,000$4,000
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 5012 × 75 cl≈$50,971≈$4,248
Sep 2022Christie'sThe Treasury: Finest Wines from a Peerless Collection (sale 21095) · London · lot 1641 × 75 cl≈$3,969≈$3,969
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 403 × 150 cl$35,000$11,667
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 393 × 75 cl$15,000$5,000
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 383 × 75 cl$15,000$5,000
Sep 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring The Epicure's Cellar (sale 21999) · Hong Kong · lot 13201 × 75 cl≈$4,460≈$4,460
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62081 × 150 cl≈$10,353≈$10,353
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62076 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$4,248
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62066 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$4,248
May 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, Vinous Perfection. An Exceptional Single Owner Collection: Online (sale 20970) · Los Angeles · lot 144 × 75 cl$18,750$4,688
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 963 × 75 cl≈$15,395≈$5,132
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51241 × 150 cl≈$8,761≈$8,761
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51233 × 75 cl≈$14,336≈$4,779
 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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