Week of December 8, 2025
1,308 lots closed in 1 sale, $5,456,642 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Zachys, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mouton Rothschild 1945 | 1945 | 1 x 750ml | $15,000 | $15,000 |
| Musigny Georges Roumier 1985 | 1985 | 1 x 750ml | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1993 | 1993 | 1 x 750ml | $11,000 | $11,000 |
| Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1988 | 1988 | 1 x 1.5L | $21,472 | $10,736 |
| Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Reserve Henri Jayer 1996 | 1996 | 2 x 750ml | $20,000 | $10,000 |
| Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1997 | 1997 | 1 x 750ml | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1937 | 1937 | 1 x 750ml | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1991 | 1991 | 3 x 750ml | $29,280 | $9,760 |
| Musigny Georges Roumier 1991 | 1991 | 1 x 750ml | $9,500 | $9,500 |
| Vosne Romanee Brulees Henri Jayer 1985 | 1985 | 1 x 750ml | $8,784 | $8,784 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Echezeaux Domaine de la Romanee Conti 1986 1 x 750ml | 1986 | $750 | $1,600 6 sales | 53% |
| Lafleur 2017 6 x 1.5L | 2017 | $407 | $843 4 sales | 52% |
| Quinta do Noval 1931 1 x 750ml | 1931 | $1,100 | $2,000 4 sales | 45% |
| Palmer 1978 12 x 750ml | 1978 | $92 | $160 6 sales | 43% |
| Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley 2010 12 x 750ml | 2010 | $117 | $200 3 sales | 42% |
| Musigny Joseph Drouhin 2009 3 x 750ml | 2009 | $467 | $800 8 sales | 42% |
| Mouton Rothschild 1979 10 x 750ml | 1979 | $160 | $273 11 sales | 41% |
| Petrus 1970 1 x 750ml | 1970 | $1,400 | $2,300 11 sales | 39% |
| Beausejour Duffau Lagarrosse 1990 10 x 750ml | 1990 | $300 | $484 4 sales | 38% |
| Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes Domaine Ponsot 1996 6 x 750ml | 1996 | $167 | $260 3 sales | 36% |
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