If you were to make a Mount Rushmore of investment-worthy wineries, you’d be hard-pressed to leave off Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. The estate has long been the face of Burgundy with its revered wines, glowing critical reviews, and astronomical demand. It’s also the only domaine in Burgundy to make wine exclusively from grand cru vineyards.
The lengths people are willing to go to own Domaine de la Romanée-Conti was underscored at a 2018 Sotheby’s auction. A 73-year-old bottle of the Pinot Noir sold for a jaw-dropping $558,000. Not only was that a world record, but the final price tag was also 17 times higher than the original estimate of $32,000. To prove that it was not a fluke, another bottle of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti from the same vintage sold for $496,000 moments later.
