Romanée-Conti 2022 Grand Cru Collection & Rolex Day-Date “Corteccia” 18248

This lot brings together the absolute summit of Burgundy as signed by the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and one of the most distinctive configurations of the Rolex Day-Date line: ten Grand Cru bottles from the 2022 vintage, held in their original DRC case, and a Day-Date Corteccia with a Black Serti dial accompanied by a consistent original guarantee.

The wines are the DRC range of the vintage. Romanée-Conti, the most celebrated monopole in the world and the apex of the Domaine's production, is present with a single bottle; La Tâche brings three, expressing power, depth and extraordinary evolutionary capacity; Richebourg brings three, synonymous with structure and complexity, with a silky texture in this vintage; Romanée-Saint-Vivant brings three, combining elegance and precision. Production is extremely limited and global demand is structurally greater than supply, which is why these wines function as benchmarks of fine wine collecting rather than as bottles to be compared with anything else.

The watch is a Day-Date reference 18248 with the Corteccia finish: case and coordinated President bracelet in 18 kt yellow gold, worked with a bark-like texture and paired with a black Black Serti dial with diamond indices. The configuration is rare in itself, and it is reinforced by the presence of the original guarantee naming the Black Serti dial — documentation that collectors treat as a material premium on 1980s and 1990s gold Day-Date examples.

Two collecting universes, enological excellence and high horology, in a single proposal that holds its own in either market.