Week of September 15, 2025
956 lots closed in 2 sales, $4,504,600 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Sotheby's, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corton Charlemagne 2007 Domaine Leroy | 2007 | 6 x 750ml | $42,000 | $7,000 |
| Montrachet 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2002 | 6 x 750ml | $42,000 | $7,000 |
| Vosne Romanée, Cros Parantoux 1984 Henri Jayer | 1984 | 1 x 750ml | $6,500 | $6,500 |
| Corton Charlemagne 2011 Domaine Leroy | 2011 | 6 x 750ml | $38,000 | $6,333 |
| Clos de la Roche, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1985 Domaine Ponsot | 1985 | 1 x 750ml | $6,000 | $6,000 |
| La Tâche 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1999 | 12 x 750ml | $70,000 | $5,833 |
| La Tâche 1990 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 1990 | 6 x 750ml | $32,000 | $5,333 |
| Dom Pérignon, P3 1969 | 1969 | 6 x 750ml | $32,000 | $5,333 |
| Mazis Chambertin 2000 Domaine d'Auvenay | 2000 | 5 x 750ml | $26,000 | $5,200 |
| La Tâche 2002 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2002 | 2 x 1.5L | $20,000 | $5,000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chassagne Montrachet, Grandes Ruchottes 2018 Bernard Moreau 3 x 750ml | 2018 | $217 | $550 4 sales | 61% |
| Château Latour 1961 1 x 750ml | 1961 | $3,200 | $6,250 26 sales | 49% |
| Château d'Yquem 2011 1 x 6L | 2011 | $150 | $280 3 sales | 46% |
| Château Montrose 1989 2 x 750ml | 1989 | $250 | $433 21 sales | 42% |
| Château Palmer 1970 6 x 750ml | 1970 | $142 | $235 4 sales | 40% |
| Sorì San Lorenzo 2011 Gaja 12 x 750ml | 2011 | $183 | $300 5 sales | 39% |
| Château d'Yquem 1986 7 x 750ml | 1986 | $186 | $300 17 sales | 38% |
| Château Lafleur 1985 9 x 750ml | 1985 | $389 | $600 5 sales | 35% |
| Hermitage 1980 Jean-Louis Chave 1 x 750ml | 1980 | $350 | $533 3 sales | 34% |
| Château Canon 2009 2 x 1.5L | 2009 | $88 | $131 4 sales | 33% |
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