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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Richebourg Grand Cru 2016

2016 was a very good year in Burgundy: reliable and well liked.

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

April frost cut some Côte de Beaune producers' crops by more than half; very small quantities of good wine. Expect a good, dependable wine, often ready a little sooner than the greatest years.

9 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
Very Good
Last sold at auction for
≈$2,920a bottle · Christie's, May 2025
How hard to find
Rare10 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 ≈$4,248 each, across 3 sales since May 2022.

Every sale on record9 lots, each linked to the auction house
$2,500$3,000$3,500$4,000$4,500202320242025HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $3,451HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-06-06 · $4,248HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $2,920USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date3 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'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition (sale 24553) · Los Angeles · lot 1341 × 75 cl$4,750$4,750
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 371 × 75 cl$3,500$3,500
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51513 × 75 cl≈$8,761≈$2,920
Dec 2024Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits: Featuring A Superb Family Collection from North America (sale 23191) · Hong Kong · lot 971 × 150 cl≈$8,761≈$8,761
Oct 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23031) · London · lot 2272 × 75 cl≈$5,788≈$2,894
Jun 2023Christie'sA Dazzling DRC Collection from a French Private Cellar: Online (sale 22114) · Hong Kong · lot 846 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$4,248
Jun 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 21936) · London · lot 5762 × 75 cl≈$6,945≈$3,473
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 661 × 75 cl≈$4,815≈$4,815
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62143 × 75 cl≈$10,353≈$3,451
 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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