What sold · K&L Wine Merchants
Week of September 22, 2025
939 lots closed in 7 sales, $392,621 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at K&L Wine Merchants, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Scarecrow "Premiere Napa Valley - Toto's Opium Dream Scene 4" Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon | 2014 | 1 x 750ml | $3,552 | $3,552 |
| 1988 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru | 1988 | 1 x 750ml | $3,100 | $3,100 |
| 1999 Sylvain Cathiard Romanée St. Vivant Grand Cru | 1999 | 1 x 750ml | $2,818 | $2,818 |
| 1978 Domaine Ponsot Clos de la Roche Grand Cru | 1978 | 1 x 750ml | $2,555 | $2,555 |
| 1996 Domaine Rouget Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru "Cros Parantoux" | 1996 | 1 x 750ml | $2,550 | $2,550 |
| 1995 Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Grand Cru | 1995 | 1 x 750ml | $2,350 | $2,350 |
| 2017 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échézeaux Grand Cru | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 2016 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru | 2016 | 1 x 750ml | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 2018 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-St-Vivant Grand Cru | 2018 | 1 x 750ml | $2,250 | $2,250 |
| 2017 DRC Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $2,178 | $2,178 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 Joseph Phelps "Backus" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 1 x 750ml | 2014 | $130 | $178 4 sales | 27% |
| 2016 Domaine de Bila-Haut "R.I. Rectificando Invenies" Côtes de Roussillon-Villages Lesquerde 3 x 750ml | 2016 | $31 | $42 3 sales | 25% |
| 1987 Duckhorn Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1 x 3L | 1987 | $53 | $67 3 sales | 22% |
| 2018 Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 3 x 750ml | 2018 | $77 | $98 5 sales | 21% |
| 2020 Sea Smoke "Southing" Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2 x 750ml | 2020 | $60 | $76 6 sales | 21% |
| 1980 Beaulieu Vineyard "Georges de Latour Private Reserve" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 4 x 750ml | 1980 | $93 | $118 11 sales | 21% |
| 2019 The Mascot Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend 2 x 750ml | 2019 | $113 | $141 3 sales | 20% |
| 2017 Corison Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 3 x 750ml | 2017 | $68 | $85 5 sales | 20% |
| 2015 Joseph Phelps "Backus" Oakville Cabernet Sauvignon 5 x 750ml | 2015 | $150 | $186 3 sales | 19% |
| 2005 Domaine Lucie & Auguste Lignier Clos de la Roche Grand Cru 1 x 750ml | 2005 | $256 | $317 4 sales | 19% |
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