Week of October 19, 2020
1,426 lots closed in 1 sale, $4,840,230 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Hart Davis Hart, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2015 | 3 x 750ml | $55,000 | $18,333 |
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2016 | 3 x 750ml | $48,000 | $16,000 |
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1999 | 1 x 750ml | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Clos de la Roche, Domaine Dujac | 1978 | 3 x 750ml | $40,000 | $13,333 |
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $13,000 | $13,000 |
| Vosne-Romanée, Cros Parantoux, Henri Jayer | 1985 | 2 x 750ml | $24,000 | $12,000 |
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2002 | 1 x 750ml | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| Château Cheval Blanc | 1947 | 1 x 750ml | $12,000 | $12,000 |
| Chambertin, Domaine Leroy | 2015 | 3 x 750ml | $32,000 | $10,667 |
| Montrachet, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1996 | 3 x 750ml | $24,000 | $8,000 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales in the same market (the US, the UK, Europe or Asia) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château Gruaud Larose 2 x 750ml | 1961 | $750 | $1,150 6 sales | 35% |
| Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 5 x 750ml | 1982 | $160 | $215 6 sales | 25% |
| Château d'Yquem (6L) 1 x 6L | 1988 | $238 | $317 13 sales | 25% |
| Flaccianello della Pieve, Tenuta Fontodi 12 x 750ml | 2015 | $108 | $142 6 sales | 24% |
| Barolo, Monvigliero, G. B. Burlotto 6 x 750ml | 2008 | $183 | $233 4 sales | 21% |
| Château Pontet-Canet 12 x 750ml | 2015 | $100 | $125 5 sales | 20% |
| Clos de la Roche, Vieilles Vignes, Domaine Ponsot 4 x 750ml | 1985 | $6,500 | $8,000 3 sales | 19% |
| Château Pontet-Canet 10 x 750ml | 2000 | $85 | $104 30 sales | 18% |
| Barolo Riserva, Le Rocche del Falletto, Bruno Giacosa 12 x 750ml | 2008 | $267 | $325 9 sales | 18% |
| Barbaresco Riserva, Asili, Bruno Giacosa (3L) 1 x 3L | 2004 | $400 | $483 10 sales | 17% |
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