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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 1999

1999 was an excellent year in Burgundy, just a step below the very best.

Save · All vintages of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru · Compare

The Romanée-Conti vineyard
Arnaud 25 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

What to expect

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

3 of the 29 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
≈$31,857a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Rare27 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 ≈$19,114 and ≈$37,166 each, across 24 sales since March 2021.

Every sale on record37 lots, each linked to the auction house
$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,000$35,000$40,00020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-03-26 · $20,707HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $34,512HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-13 · $23,893HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $31,857HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $31,857HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $31,857HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $25,485HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-06-07 · $23,893HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $21,503HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $22,565HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-11-24 · $22,565HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $23,893HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $20,707HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $21,617HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $29,202HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $29,202HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $21,238HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $31,857HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $31,857HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $37,166USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date24 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'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50533 × 75 cl≈$111,499≈$37,166
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50523 × 75 cl≈$95,571≈$31,857
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50753 × 75 cl≈$63,714≈$21,238
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50743 × 75 cl≈$95,571≈$31,857
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12601 × 600 cl$275,000$275,000
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12593 × 150 cl$237,500$79,167
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12581 × 150 cl$81,250$81,250
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12575 × 75 cl$150,000$30,000
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12563 × 75 cl$93,750$31,250
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12553 × 75 cl$93,750$31,250
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12543 × 75 cl$100,000$33,333
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12533 × 75 cl$100,000$33,333
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12522 × 75 cl$62,500$31,250
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 937 × 75 cl≈$151,320≈$21,617
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 923 × 75 cl≈$87,606≈$29,202
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 913 × 75 cl≈$87,606≈$29,202
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1001 × 75 cl≈$19,114≈$19,114
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1651 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$20,707
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 53561 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$22,300
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 53551 × 75 cl≈$22,300≈$22,300
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 52753 × 75 cl≈$71,678≈$23,893
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 50562 × 75 cl≈$44,600≈$22,300
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 50556 × 75 cl≈$135,392≈$22,565
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 50546 × 75 cl≈$135,392≈$22,565
Nov 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART II (sale 22019) · Hong Kong · lot 50536 × 75 cl≈$129,020≈$21,503
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 3721 × 75 cl≈$25,578≈$25,578
Nov 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Geneva Edition (sale 20946) · Geneva · lot 3711 × 75 cl≈$25,578≈$25,578
Jun 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR PART II: Online (sale 21208) · Hong Kong · lot 2732 × 75 cl≈$47,785≈$23,893
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 271 × 75 cl≈$21,064≈$21,064
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62581 × 75 cl≈$25,485≈$25,485
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 54096 × 75 cl≈$191,141≈$31,857
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 540812 × 75 cl≈$382,282≈$31,857
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 540712 × 75 cl≈$382,282≈$31,857
Apr 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines (sale 21493) · Hong Kong · lot 2761 × 75 cl≈$23,893≈$23,893
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 476 × 75 cl≈$207,070≈$34,512
Nov 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva · lot 4171 × 75 cl≈$19,168≈$19,168
Mar 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring A Superlative Private Collection (sale 19854) · Hong Kong · lot 3751 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$20,707
 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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