RESULTS | Fine and Rare Wines Featuring Historic Vintages Direct From the Cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils and An Esteemed Connoisseur’s Private Collection Part IV - total HK$29,534,015 /US$3,824,798

Please click HERE for the results of Fine and Rare Wines Featuring Historic Vintages Direct From The Cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils and An Esteemed Connoisseur’s Private Collection Part IV sale, which was held on 3 September 2016 and realised HK$29,534,015/US$3,824,798.

The sale was sold 94% by lot and 93% by value.

The top lot for the sale was 12 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, 1988 which sold for HK$1,347,500 /US$174,508.

The Historic Vintages Direct From The Cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils were 99.5% sold and exceeded the low estimates by 260%. Highlights were one bottle of Chambertin 1865 selling for HK$306,250/US$ 39,661 and one bottle of Montrachet 1865 selling for HK$196,000/US$25,383.

Tim Triptree, Head of Sales, commented: 

“We were greatly encouraged by the enthusiastic response from collectors, achieving very strong results from the Historic Vintages Direct From The Cellars of Bouchard Père & Fils and An Esteemed Connoisseur’s Private Collection Part IV sale. The auction provided collectors a journey back in time through extraordinary vintages from Bouchard Père & Fils, demonstrating the continued appetite for ex-cellar collections with exceptional provenance.”

Gilles de Larouzière, Chairman of Maisons & Domaines Henriot, Commented:

 “We were delighted by the results of the sale, and thank Christie’s for being an exceptional partner in offering our wines in Asia. We were encouraged by the warm response of collectors and their increasing interest in the finest Burgundy wines.”

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