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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru 2009

2009 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
≈$20,707a bottle · Christie's, May 2026
How hard to find
Rare17 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 ≈$15,928 and ≈$25,220 each, across 21 sales since May 2022.

Every sale on record34 lots, each linked to the auction house
$15,000$17,500$20,000$22,500$25,0002023202420252026HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-20 · $25,220HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-05-22 · $23,893HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2022-09-08 · $20,707HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2023-09-13 · $20,707HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $21,238HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-05-31 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $15,928HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-03 · $17,521HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2024-10-25 · $17,521HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $18,583HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $20,176HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $20,707HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-21 · $22,300HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $17,521HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-05-22 · $18,583HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-10-26 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $18,583HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2025-11-20 · $20,176HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $19,114HKD per 75 cl bottle · 2026-05-21 · $20,707USD per bottle: lot price ÷ bottles in the lotSale date21 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 50682 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$19,114
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50672 × 75 cl≈$38,228≈$19,114
May 2026Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART V THE FINAL PART (sale 24462) · Hong Kong · lot 50662 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$20,707
Apr 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits, Featuring Property from the Cellars of King's College, Cambridge (sale 24533) · London · lot 1371 × 75 cl≈$19,844≈$19,844
Feb 2026Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits Online New York: The Icons Collection (sale 24587) · New York · lot 31 × 75 cl$18,750$18,750
Jan 2026Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Featuring a Library Collection of Screaming Eagle: New York Edition Online (sale 24219) · New York · lot 801 × 75 cl$17,500$17,500
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50913 × 75 cl≈$60,528≈$20,176
Nov 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART IV (sale 23981) · Hong Kong · lot 50903 × 75 cl≈$55,750≈$18,583
Oct 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance Part II: Online (sale 23825) · Hong Kong · lot 50991 × 75 cl≈$19,114≈$19,114
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51853 × 75 cl≈$55,750≈$18,583
May 2025Christie'sA Prodigious Private Cellar of Impeccable Provenance (sale 24173) · Hong Kong · lot 51841 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$17,521
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 1182 × 75 cl≈$41,414≈$20,707
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 1173 × 75 cl≈$55,750≈$18,583
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 1163 × 75 cl≈$60,528≈$20,176
May 2025Christie'sICONIC WINES FROM JOSEPH LAU PART III (sale 23980) · Hong Kong · lot 1153 × 75 cl≈$66,899≈$22,300
Oct 2024Christie'sA Life Well Lived: The Remarkable Cellar of Melina and Dr N.K. Yong (sale 23199) · Hong Kong · lot 53351 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$17,521
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1801 × 75 cl≈$17,521≈$17,521
Oct 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar Part II (sale 23200) · Hong Kong · lot 1792 × 75 cl≈$31,857≈$15,928
Jun 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Historical Vintage Port from the Cellars of Raby Castle (sale 23061) · London · lot 951 × 75 cl≈$16,536≈$16,536
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 53853 × 75 cl≈$63,714≈$21,238
May 2024Christie'sThe Epic Cellar (sale 23190) · Hong Kong · lot 53843 × 75 cl≈$66,899≈$22,300
Apr 2024Christie'sLe Gavroche Part II: The Wine Cellar (sale 22983) · London · lot 731 × 75 cl≈$19,844≈$19,844
Apr 2024Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring a Superlative Collection of Grand Cru Burgundy (sale 23030) · London · lot 131 × 75 cl≈$18,190≈$18,190
Dec 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: London Edition (sale 23055) · London · lot 1021 × 75 cl≈$16,536≈$16,536
Nov 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits, Featuring Champagne Lanson and 40th Jubilee Wines Direct from the Cellars of Domaine de Chevalier (sale 21941) · London · lot 5371 × 75 cl≈$18,190≈$18,190
Oct 2023Christie'sFine and Rare Wines Online: Featuring Two Superlative Collections (sale 22105) · Los Angeles · lot 1711 × 75 cl$17,500$17,500
Sep 2023Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines & Spirits (sale 22121) · Hong Kong · lot 901 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$20,707
Sep 2022Christie'sDomaine de la Romanée-Conti, The Pride of Vosne-Romanée: An Exceptional Single Owner Collection (sale 21235) · Los Angeles · lot 51 × 75 cl$23,750$23,750
Sep 2022Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines: Featuring The Epicure's Cellar (sale 21999) · Hong Kong · lot 10481 × 75 cl≈$20,707≈$20,707
May 2022Christie'sFine and Rare Wines & Spirits Online: The Geneva Edit (sale 20939) · Geneva · lot 351 × 75 cl≈$21,064≈$21,064
May 2022Christie'sThe Ultimate Private Collection Featuring The Greatest Burgundies Part II (sale 21086) · Hong Kong · lot 62623 × 75 cl≈$71,678≈$23,893
May 2022Christie'sTHE VISIONARY'S SPECTACULAR CELLAR (sale 21212) · Hong Kong · lot 54186 × 75 cl≈$151,320≈$25,220
Nov 2021Christie'sFine and Rare Wines and Spirits (sale 20042) · Geneva · lot 4421 × 75 cl≈$23,592≈$23,592
Jun 2021Christie'sFinest and Rarest Wines and Spirits Featuring Two Superb Cellars, and Highlights from the Collection of The Earl of Snowdon (sale 20062) · London · lot 8301 × 75 cl≈$21,067≈$21,067
 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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