Week of December 2, 2024
1,271 lots closed in 2 sales, $2,362,550 of hammer in all.
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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 1994 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1994 | 1 x 750ml | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Montrachet 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| Montrachet 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2020 | 3 x 750ml | $19,000 | $6,333 |
| La Tâche 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1978 | 2 x 750ml | $12,000 | $6,000 |
| Montrachet 1982 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1982 | 2 x 750ml | $9,500 | $4,750 |
| Richebourg 1985 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1985 | 2 x 750ml | $9,000 | $4,500 |
| La Tâche 2014 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2014 | 1 x 750ml | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Latricières Chambertin 1999 Domaine Leroy | 1999 | 1 x 750ml | $3,800 | $3,800 |
| Clos de la Roche, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1985 Domaine Ponsot | 1985 | 1 x 750ml | $3,800 | $3,800 |
| Corton Charlemagne 2020 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2020 | 3 x 750ml | $11,000 | $3,667 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominus 1994 1 x 3L | 1994 | $163 | $433 17 sales | 63% |
| Château La Conseillante 1990 9 x 750ml | 1990 | $200 | $367 8 sales | 46% |
| Clos des Lambrays 2015 Domaine des Lambrays 3 x 750ml | 2015 | $183 | $325 4 sales | 44% |
| Ornellaia 2003 Tenuta Dell'Ornellaia 3 x 3L | 2003 | $92 | $158 3 sales | 42% |
| Clos Fourtet 2018 6 x 750ml | 2018 | $58 | $100 15 sales | 42% |
| Chambertin 2005 Joseph Drouhin 6 x 750ml | 2005 | $267 | $450 4 sales | 41% |
| Château Malescot St. Exupéry 2005 12 x 750ml | 2005 | $58 | $95 5 sales | 39% |
| Clos Fourtet 2005 12 x 750ml | 2005 | $83 | $133 3 sales | 38% |
| Château Mouton Rothschild 1985 10 x 750ml | 1985 | $300 | $475 3 sales | 37% |
| Château Clinet 2015 12 x 750ml | 2015 | $58 | $92 40 sales | 36% |
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