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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2002

2002 was an excellent year in Burgundy, just a step below the very best.

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The Romanée-Conti vineyard
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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
≈$22,300a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Rare24 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 ≈$14,867 and ≈$29,202 each, across 16 sales since June 2021.

Every sale on record34 lots, each linked to the auction house
$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000$30,00020222023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2021-06-07 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-04-12 · $29,202HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $23,893HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-05-23 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $18,583HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $14,867HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-25 · $15,928HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-04-23 · $15,928HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $25,485HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $16,990HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $17,521HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $29,202HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $21,902HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $22,300USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date16 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
Jun 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online Day 1: Featuring the Collection of Ken Follett (sale 24640) · London · lot 421 × 75 cl≈$14,056≈$14,056
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50554 × 75 cl≈$87,606≈$21,902
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50543 × 75 cl≈$66,899≈$22,300
Mar 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 24459) · Hong Kong · lot 2681 × 150 cl≈$38,228≈$38,228
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50776 × 75 cl≈$175,213≈$29,202
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50762 × 75 cl≈$35,043≈$17,521
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 50981 × 75 cl≈$19,114≈$19,114
Jun 2025Christie'sFine & Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23893) · London · lot 1251 × 75 cl≈$14,883≈$14,883
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12488 × 75 cl$162,500$20,312
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12474 × 75 cl$62,500$15,625
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12464 × 75 cl$62,500$15,625
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12454 × 75 cl$62,500$15,625
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12443 × 75 cl$47,500$15,833
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12433 × 75 cl$50,000$16,667
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12421 × 75 cl$16,250$16,250
Jun 2025Christie'sThe Cellar of William I. Koch: The Great American Collector Day III (sale 24202) · New York · lot 12411 × 75 cl$15,000$15,000
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51803 × 75 cl≈$50,971≈$16,990
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 991 × 150 cl≈$41,414≈$41,414
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 983 × 75 cl≈$76,456≈$25,485
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 973 × 75 cl≈$66,899≈$22,300
Apr 2025Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Hong Kong Edition (sale 23907) · Hong Kong · lot 1011 × 75 cl≈$15,928≈$15,928
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 53331 × 75 cl≈$15,928≈$15,928
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1703 × 75 cl≈$44,600≈$14,867
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 53646 × 75 cl≈$111,499≈$18,583
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 231 × 150 cl≈$39,687≈$39,687
May 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring Four Stunning Cellars & Library Vintages Direct From Château Léoville Poyferré (sale 22120) · Hong Kong · lot 51192 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$19,114
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 13 × 75 cl$68,750$22,917
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 301 × 75 cl≈$21,064≈$21,064
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 54113 × 75 cl≈$71,678≈$23,893
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 522 × 150 cl≈$111,499≈$55,750
Apr 2022Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU (sale 21211) · Hong Kong · lot 513 × 75 cl≈$87,606≈$29,202
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits (sale 19857) · Hong Kong · lot 1281 × 75 cl≈$19,114≈$19,114
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 631 × 75 cl≈$19,168≈$19,168
May 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines (sale 20026) · Geneva · lot 621 × 75 cl≈$22,117≈$22,117
 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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