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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2011

2011 was a good, solid year in Burgundy, without being a standout.

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What to expect

Expect a pleasant, lighter wine that is usually best enjoyed younger.

15 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
Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$2,920a bottle · Christie's, May 2025
How hard to find
Rare15 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 ≈$2,920 and ≈$3,982 each, across 7 sales since April 2022.

Every sale on record17 lots, each linked to the auction house
$2,750$3,000$3,250$3,500$3,750$4,000202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-01-29 · $3,451HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $3,982HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $2,920HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $2,920HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $2,920USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date7 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
May 2026Christie'sThe Remarkable Continental Cellar of the Célérier Family (sale 24812) · London · lot 171 × 75 cl≈$3,142≈$3,142
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1511 × 75 cl≈$2,977≈$2,977
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51393 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$2,920
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51383 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$2,920
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51373 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$2,920
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 1142 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$2,894
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 52876 × 75 cl≈$23,893≈$3,982
Jan 2024Christie'sA Pristine Contemporary Cellar: Online (sale 22660) · Hong Kong · lot 1933 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$3,451
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2101 × 75 cl$3,000$3,000
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 2091 × 75 cl$3,000$3,000
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 1041 × 75 cl$3,250$3,250
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 586 × 75 cl≈$23,893≈$3,982
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 3852 × 75 cl≈$9,027≈$4,514
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62111 × 150 cl≈$7,964≈$7,964
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 4052 × 75 cl≈$7,964≈$3,982
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 973 × 75 cl≈$12,964≈$4,321
May 2021Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies (sale 19856) · Hong Kong · lot 51263 × 150 cl≈$23,893≈$7,964
 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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