La Romanée across five vintages
La Romanée is widely regarded as one of the rarest and most coveted wines in the world. Produced from Burgundy's smallest Grand Cru vineyard, this monopole has become a benchmark for scarcity, attracting increasing demand from collectors and investors globally.
To illustrate how consistently La Romanée is sought after, we looked at five separate vintages across the decade to January 2022.
La Romanée: vintages in the sample
- 2008
- 2007
- 2005
- 2009
- 2010
Key observations
What stands out is the consistency of demand across both prime and less celebrated vintages, including the highly regarded 2010.
This highlights an important characteristic of ultra-blue-chip Burgundy. At the very top end of the market, producer strength, scarcity and global demand often become more significant drivers of long-term value than vintage variation alone.
Across the five vintages, despite differing critical profiles and market perceptions at release, La Romanée has kept its position as one of the most sought-after and scarce fine wines in the world.
Source: Liv-Ex market data. Performance measured from January 2012 to January 2022. Past performance is not indicative of future results.
Few names in Burgundy carry the same combination of history, rarity and modern-day desirability as Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. In the very top tier of the region, spoken of alongside Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Leroy, the domaine represents exactly the kind of producer serious collectors look for: iconic, scarce, tightly held and almost impossible to source with perfect provenance.
The story is extraordinary. The Liger-Belair family settled in Vosne-Romanée in 1815, when Louis Liger-Belair, a Napoleonic general, acquired the Château de Vosne. At its height, the family estate included some of Burgundy's most celebrated names, including La Romanée, La Tâche, La Grande Rue, Malconsorts, Reignots, Brûlées, Suchots, Clos de Vougeot and Chambertin. Much of this was lost in the 1933 auction, but La Romanée, Aux Reignots and Les Chaumes were preserved within the family, before Louis-Michel Liger-Belair revived the domaine in 2000.
Today, the domaine is one of the great modern success stories of Burgundy: tiny production, meticulous farming, biodynamic viticulture and wines that combine depth, precision and an almost weightless finesse. The estate has been farmed biodynamically since 2008 and is certified by Ecocert under the Biodyvin label.
The jewel is La Romanée Grand Cru, a monopole of just 0.85 hectares. Annual production is tiny, with Bourgogne Wine Board data listing average production at only 28 hl, equivalent to roughly 3,700 bottles. In a region defined by scarcity, this remains one of Burgundy's most compelling rarity stories.
La Romanée is a monopole, meaning the climat is exclusively held by Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair. No other producer makes wine from this site. It occupies a prime Vosne-Romanée position, surrounded by some of the world's greatest vineyards, including Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Richebourg and Romanée-Saint-Vivant.
Where the market stands
Fine wine has been through a sharp correction, and Burgundy with it. The latest Liv-Ex index data shows the Burgundy 150 up 0.9% year-to-date and 0.7% over one year, while still sitting 12.6% lower over two years. Prices have reset and sentiment is stabilising. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
For blue-chip Burgundy, supply matters. Genuinely rare stock is hard to source at any point in the cycle, and today's softer market gives collectors more choice than at the peak. The aim is not simply to buy Burgundy, but to buy the right Burgundy: iconic producers, perfect provenance and true scarcity.
Long term, top-tier Burgundy has been one of fine wine's most sought-after regions. Since inception in 2004, the Liv-Ex Burgundy 150 is up more than 510%, driven by sustained demand for the rarest and most important producers. Past performance is not a guide to future performance.
The ex-Domaine advantage
The strongest part of this opportunity is access. We have direct access to ex-Domaine stock, including library releases across the range, a major advantage in a market where condition, storage history and chain of ownership are increasingly important.
That gives clients three clear benefits:
- Perfect provenance: stock coming directly from the domaine removes the usual uncertainty around storage, ownership history and condition.
- Sharper pricing: direct access means cleaner pricing, without the same layers of secondary-market mark-up that often apply to rare Burgundy.
- Access to library stock: back vintages of this quality, in this condition, are rarely available in any meaningful depth, and almost never across the board.
This is a focused opportunity around one of Burgundy's most revered producers, at a moment when the market is showing early signs of stabilisation and the best stock remains obtainable. For collectors looking for iconic Burgundy, this is exactly the kind of opportunity that matters: the right producer and the right provenance.
For clients looking to build a meaningful position, we recommend an allocation of £10,000 to £50,000. This is an advisory opportunity. We will show all available positions clearly in advance, and only secure stock once you have confirmed the specific wines you wish to proceed with.
Please get in touch for further details on current ex-Domaine availability across the Liger-Belair range.