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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2010

2010 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, Oct 2025
How hard to find
Rare16 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 ≈$3,504 and ≈$5,575 each, across 11 sales since May 2021.

Every sale on record23 lots, each linked to the auction house
$3,000$3,500$4,000$4,500$5,000$5,5002022202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-05-19 · $4,779HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $5,575HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $4,513HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-03-22 · $4,141HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $5,044HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $3,504HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $3,717HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $3,823USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date11 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
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1501 × 75 cl≈$3,638≈$3,638
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 931 × 75 cl$3,500$3,500
Oct 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23826) · Hong Kong · lot 4181 × 75 cl≈$3,823≈$3,823
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51363 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$3,717
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51353 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$3,982
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51343 × 75 cl≈$11,946≈$3,982
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1541 × 75 cl≈$3,504≈$3,504
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 1592 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$3,721
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1833 × 75 cl≈$13,229≈$4,410
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1132 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$3,721
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 572 × 75 cl≈$7,441≈$3,721
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Exceptional Madeira Collections (sale 23087) · Los Angeles · lot 1841 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2081 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2071 × 75 cl$3,750$3,750
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 5412 × 75 cl≈$60,528≈$5,044
Mar 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 22112) · Hong Kong · lot 1861 × 75 cl≈$4,141≈$4,141
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 3841 × 75 cl≈$5,266≈$5,266
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 411 × 150 cl$12,500$12,500
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62106 × 75 cl≈$27,078≈$4,513
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62096 × 75 cl≈$27,078≈$4,513
May 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, Vinous Perfection. An Exceptional Single Owner Collection: Online (sale 20970) · Los Angeles · lot 151 × 75 cl$5,000$5,000
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 4042 × 75 cl≈$11,150≈$5,575
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51253 × 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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