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Most Expensive Bottles of Wine Sold at Auction (All Time)

Individual wine bottles or lots ranked by hammer price at public auction in thousands of USD. A 73-bottle collection of 1945 Romanée-Conti sold at Sotheby's in 2018 for $1.1 million per bottle — the most expensive individual bottle price ev...

About: Most Expensive Bottles of Wine Sold at Auction (All Time)

Overview of the data behind this chart
Individual wine bottles or lots ranked by hammer price at public auction in thousands of USD. A 73-bottle collection of 1945 Romanée-Conti sold at Sotheby's in 2018 for $1.1 million per bottle — the most expensive individual bottle price ever achieved at auction. The 1945 vintage from this Burgundy domaine is considered the most sought-after wine in existence, with fewer than 600 bottles believed to remain, each representing a singular combination of wartime scarcity and legendary growing conditions.

Key Findings

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1996 Petrus (6L Jeroboam) leads with 95 in 2019.
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Average value in 2019: 95  ·  median: 95.
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2018 recorded the highest combined total across all categories.

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
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Data Points
8
8 categories  ·  7 years
Top Value
1,100
1945 Romanee-Conti (DRC)
Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) · 2018
Metrics
1
Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD)
Period
2000 – 2019
7 years of data
Statistical Summary — 2019
95
Maximum
95
Minimum
95
Average
95
Median

What This Data Shows

Auto-generated trend summaries per category
1992 Screaming Eagle Cabernet
Recorded 500 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2000.
1945 Mouton Rothschild
Recorded 310 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2006.
1947 Cheval Blanc
Recorded 304 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2010.
1811 Chateau d'Yquem
Recorded 117 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2011.
1959 Petrus
Recorded 76 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2016.
1945 Romanee-Conti (DRC)
Recorded 1,100 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2018.
1990 Romanee-Conti
Recorded 85 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2018.
1996 Petrus (6L Jeroboam)
Recorded 95 Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) in 2019.

Full Data Table

8 records across 7 years
8 sourced
Category Metric 2000 2006 2010 2011 2016 2018 2019 Source
1992 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 500
1945 Mouton Rothschild Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 310
1947 Cheval Blanc Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 304
1811 Chateau d'Yquem Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 117
1959 Petrus Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 76
1945 Romanee-Conti (DRC) Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 1,100
1990 Romanee-Conti Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 85
1996 Petrus (6L Jeroboam) Auction Price Per Bottle (Thousand USD) 95

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