Week of October 19, 2026
244 lots closed in 1 sale, $1,497,050 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Christie's, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
Hammer prices, buyer's premium removedThe hammer price is what the bidder bid. The house adds its buyer's premium on top, usually 20 to 25%, and publishes the total. We take the premium back off so prices at different houses compare., per 750 ml bottle.
The most expensive wines
| Wine | Vintage | Lot | Hammer | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1999 | 1999 | 3 x 750ml | $65,000 | $21,667 |
| Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1990 | 1990 | 1 x 750ml | $20,000 | $20,000 |
| Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 | 1945 | 1 x 750ml | $18,000 | $18,000 |
| Château Cheval Blanc 1947 | 1947 | 1 x 750ml | $18,000 | $18,000 |
| Henri Jayer, Vosne-Romanée Cros-Parantoux 1990 | 1990 | 1 x 750ml | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| Château Latour 1949 | 1949 | 1 x 750ml | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Petrus 1961 | 1961 | 1 x 750ml | $9,000 | $9,000 |
| Château Latour 1959 | 1959 | 1 x 750ml | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| Domaine Leroy, Richebourg 1999 | 1999 | 1 x 750ml | $8,000 | $8,000 |
| Château Latour 1961 | 1961 | 1 x 750ml | $7,000 | $7,000 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales at the fourteen houses in the 24 months before this one, counted only when there are at least three on two different days; a lot is listed when it closed at least 15% under it.
| Wine | Vintage | Per bottle | Usual | Under by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domaine Leflaive, Chevalier-Montrachet 1985 6 x 750ml | 1985 | $1,417 | $7,500 7 sales | 81% |
| Château Lafite Rothschild 1953 1 x 750ml | 1953 | $1,300 | $5,500 19 sales | 76% |
| Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1955 1 x 750ml | 1955 | $1,400 | $4,667 11 sales | 70% |
| Château La Mission Haut-Brion 1959 1 x 750ml | 1959 | $1,900 | $5,500 13 sales | 66% |
| Château Margaux 1947 1 x 750ml | 1947 | $950 | $2,625 4 sales | 64% |
| E. Guigal, Côte-Rôtie La Mouline 1978 5 x 750ml | 1978 | $2,800 | $6,333 3 sales | 56% |
| Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche 1978 1 x 750ml | 1978 | $6,000 | $13,000 9 sales | 54% |
| Château Trotanoy 1961 1 x 750ml | 1961 | $3,200 | $6,000 8 sales | 47% |
| Vieux Château Certan 1947 1 x 750ml | 1947 | $3,200 | $6,000 3 sales | 47% |
| E. Guigal, Côte-Rôtie La Landonne 1978 9 x 750ml | 1978 | $1,889 | $3,167 3 sales | 40% |
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