Il September 21 in New York, Sotheby's presents a wine auction: Finest and Rarest Wines. The sale opens with the legendary 1982 Bordeaux vintage.
The auction is from several famous private wineries in America where the wines have been stored in impeccable condition. The auction will continue on Friday evening with the sale of excellent wines from the Warren A. Stephens Collection, part II.
Some examples of the lots in auction:
Finest and Rarest Wines Highlights
Red Bordeaux
(values are in USD)
- Six cases of 1982 Château Mouton Rothschild, estimate 10,000-15,000 per case
- Seven cases of 1982 Château Lafite Rothschild, estimate 20,000-30,000 per case
- Four cases of 1982 Château Margaux, estimate 6,500-9,500 per case
- Three cases of 1982 Château Haut Brion, estimate 5,000-7,000 per case
- Five cases of 1982 Château Cheval Blanc, estimate 6,000-9,000 per case
- A case of 1982 Cos d'Estournel, estimate 3,250-4,250
- A 1982 Ducru Beaucaillou case, estimate 2,500-3,500
White Bordeaux
- 12 bottles of 1975 Château Yquem, estimate 3,750-5,000 per case
- 24 bottles of 2001 Yquem, estimate 5,500-7,500 per case
Red Burgundy
- 2 bottles of 996 Romanée-Conti, estimate 18,000-25,000
- 3 bottles of 1999 Romanée-Conti, estimate 30,000-40,000
- 4 bottles of 2004 Romanée-Conti, estimate 27,500-37,500
- 3 bottles of 2010 Romanée-Conti, estimate 30,000-40,000
- 2 bottles of 2007 Musigny, Domaine Georges Roumier, estimate 3,000-4,000
- 6 bottles of 2007 Musigny, Domaine JF Mugnier, estimate 2,500-3,500
- 12 bottles of 2009 Musigny, Domaine Comtes Georges de Vogüé, estimate 5,000-7,000
- 6 bottles of 2002 Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Domaine Armand
- Rousseau, estimate 4,250-6,000
White Burgundy
- 1 magnum from 1996 Meursault Rougeots, JF Coche-Dury, estimate 1,000-1,500
- 2 bottles of 2004 Corton Charlemagne, JF Coche-Dury, estimate 2,250-3,250
- 1 jeroboam (3 litres) from 1993 Montrachet, DRC, estimate 4,000-6,000
- 2 bottles of 2003 Montrachet, Domaine des Comtes Lafon, estimate 1,800-3,000
Rhone
- 12 cases of Hermitage by Jean-Louis Chave including 12 bottles from 1999, estimate 1,500-2,000
- Four vintages of Ermitage, Cuvée Cathelin by Jean-Louis Chave which includes 1 bottle from 1990, estimate 1,600-2,000
- 12 bottles of Châteauneuf du Pape 2005 from Château Rayas, estimate 4,500-6,500
Champagne
- 12 bottles of 1996 Dom Pérignon Rosé, estimate 3,750-4,750
- 6 magnums of 1996 Dom Pérignon Rosé, estimate 3,750-4,750
- 3 1988 Krug magnums, estimate 1,800-2,500
- 3 bottles of 1988 Krug, estimate 800-1,100
- 3 1996 Krug magnums, estimate 1,600-2,250
- 3 bottles of 1999 Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises, estimate 1,300-1,800
- 12 bottles of 1996 Salon le Mesnil, estimate 3,250-4,250
- 12 bottles of 1996 Taittinger, Comtes de Champagne, estimate 2,250-3,250
Italian wines
1 imperial (6 litres) from 1990 Darmagi, Gaja, estimate 1,200-1,600
6 bottles of 1997 Barolo, Sperss, Gaja, estimate 1,000-1,500
12 bottles of 2004 Ornellaia, estimate 1,900-2,500
12 bottles of 1997 Masseto, estimate 6,000-8,000
6 bottles of 2004 Masseto, estimate 2,500-3,500
12 bottles of 1998 Amarone, della Valpolicella, Classico, Giuseppe Quintarelli, estimate 2,250-3,250
3 bottles of 2010 Sassicaia, estimate 3,500-4,500
California
- 3 bottles of 2007 Sloan Napa Valley Red Wine, estimate 1,000-1,500
- 6 bottles of 2007 Harlan Estate, estimate 3,250-4,250
- 1 bottle of 1974 Heitz Martha's Vineyard, estimate 600-900
- 6 bottles of the 2000 Opus One, estimate 750-1,000
- 6 bottles of 2007 Colgin IX Estate, estimate 1,500-2,000
Australia
- 1 imperial (6 Litres) 1975 Penfold's Grange, estimate 4,250-5,500
- 12 bottles of 1990 Penfold's Grange, estimate 3,000-4,500
