Week of May 4, 2026
868 lots closed in 1 sale, $1,419,350 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanée Conti 2008 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2008 | 1 x 750ml | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Romanée Conti 2009 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2009 | 1 x 750ml | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Romanée Conti 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Montrachet 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 2 x 750ml | $19,000 | $9,500 |
| Musigny 2014 Domaine Georges Roumier | 2014 | 1 x 750ml | $8,500 | $8,500 |
| La Tâche 2015 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2015 | 6 x 750ml | $40,000 | $6,667 |
| La Tâche 2017 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 2 x 750ml | $8,000 | $4,000 |
| Richebourg 2019 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2019 | 6 x 750ml | $19,000 | $3,167 |
| Le Pin 2005 | 2005 | 3 x 1.5L | $17,000 | $2,833 |
| Musigny 2015 Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier | 2015 | 1 x 1.5L | $5,500 | $2,750 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barolo, Falletto Vigna Le Rocche 2013 Bruno Giacosa 12 x 750ml | 2013 | $100 | $167 11 sales | 40% |
| Pierre Peters Cuvee Speciale 'Les Chetillons' Blanc de Blancs 2015 3 x 1.5L | 2015 | $158 | $250 9 sales | 37% |
| Vérité, Le Désir 2014 6 x 750ml | 2014 | $108 | $168 4 sales | 36% |
| Brunello di Montalcino 2009 Cerbaiona 11 x 750ml | 2009 | $73 | $108 3 sales | 33% |
| Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 2018 12 x 750ml | 2018 | $63 | $93 6 sales | 33% |
| Brunello di Montalcino Riserva, Madonna del Piano 2013 Valdicava 1 x 3L | 2013 | $113 | $167 3 sales | 33% |
| Chambertin 2017 Rossignol-Trapet 12 x 750ml | 2017 | $158 | $233 3 sales | 32% |
| Le Pergole Torte 2013 Montevertine 1 x 3L | 2013 | $200 | $283 7 sales | 29% |
| Le Pergole Torte 2015 Montevertine 9 x 750ml | 2015 | $167 | $235 9 sales | 29% |
| Barbaresco, Santo Stefano di Neive 2001 Bruno Giacosa 12 x 750ml | 2001 | $108 | $150 3 sales | 28% |
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