Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Portfolio 2016, 2017, 2018 (10 bottles)
Main reasons to invest
Return Potential📈: An investment of 500 EUR is projected to be worth approximately 1,127 EUR in 7 years.
Cost-to-Return Ratio⚖️: With just 2.5% annual total costs (including exit fees), your net profit could be 12.3% per year.
High Demand🍷: At the top of the wines within the DRC range is the Romanée-Conti, which has been the second most expensive wine in the world since 2012, costing an average of almost 23,000 EUR per bottle. This is mainly due to its low production quantity (less than 500 cases per year), which ensures that demand is never nearly met. Its international reputation and prestige are unmatched. As a DRC monopoly, it regularly fetches astronomical prices upon its release.
Description
Why Invest in Domaine Romanée Conti?
History and Ownership
Domaine de la Romanée Conti is co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families, the former successors to Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet who bought the vineyard of La Romanée Conti in 1869, and the latter since acquiring the shares of other descendants of Duvault-Blochet in 1942. The domaine is today run by Aubert de Villaine. Many people in Burgundy just refer to 'DRC' as "the Domaine".
Vineyards and Holdings
The domaine has 25 hectares of vineyards, all Grand Crus. As well as the 1.8 hectare monopole La Romanée Conti, the Domaine purchased its other monopole, La Tâche, in 1933, along with significant holdings in the grand crus of Richebourg, Romanée-St-Vivant, Grands Échezeaux, Échezeaux, and Le Montrachet at various points in the 19th and 20th centuries. The Domaine is the largest owner of each of the red wine grand crus.
Winemaking Philosophy
The wines are made by Alexandre Bernier, in succession to Bernard Noblet. Whole clusters are used (no destemming) with a long vatting time avoiding excesses of heat. Yields are mind-numbingly low and the winemaking is traditional and perfectionist. These are not merely among the most sumptuous wines of Burgundy but certainly the most stylish. Ancestor Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet was an advocate of harvesting late in order to ensure optimum ripeness, a philosophy to which his descendants adhere today.
Back Vintage Performance
DRC averages CAGR of between 10 - 17%.
Highly sought after
Foremost among the wines within the DRC stable, as of 2012 Romanee-Conti is the second most expensive wine in the entire world, averaging nearly £19,000 per single bottle. This is largely thanks to its tiny production size (fewer than 500 cases each year), which guarantees that demand is never even close to being met. Its international standing and prestige are unsurpassed. A DRC monopole, it regularly achieves stratospheric prices upon release.
Consistent market growth
The Burgundy wine market has shown strong and consistent growth. In 2022, the Burgundy 150 index from Liv-Ex grew 14.62% in Q1 and a further 6.69% in Q2 (source). Burgundy is the only region to have averaged double-digit annualised returns over the last 3 years.
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Assets are stored in a state-of-the-art bonded warehouse. Temperature, lighting, humidity and vibrations are carefully controlled, and as a result of their bonded status, no VAT or Duty is payable.
