Sotheby’s to offer Two Private American Wine Collections in Hong Kong in October 2009 The Classic Cellar from a Great American Collector III on October 3 An Exceptional Cellar from a Private American Collector on October 4
bottle formats give great flexibility of choice. In fact, all the First Growths vie for your attention in this sale, closely followed by such giants as La Mission Haut Brion and Trotanoy and the superb Pétrus.
Highlights from the 4 October 350-lot sale of An Exceptional Cellar from a Private American Collector will comprise:
12 different vintages of Romanée-Conti including cases of:
5 magnums 1993, est. HK$280/400,000 (US$35/50,000)
12 bottles 1995, est. HK$ 320/480,000 (US$40/60,000)
12 bottles 2002, est. HK$400/550,000 (US$50/70,000)
Methusalehs of Romanée-Conti:
1988, est. HK$190/280,000 (US$25/35,000)
1989, est. HK$220/300,000 (US$27,500/37,500)
1991, est. HK$220/300,000 (US$27,500/37,500)
1992, est. HK$ 120/180,000 (US$16,000/22,500)
1993, est. HK$190/280,000 (US$25/35,000)
8 vintages of Montrachet from DRC including:
1 methusaleh of 1988, est. HK$60/85,000 (US$8/11,000)
1 methusaleh of 1990, est. HK$120/190,000 (US$15/25,000)
3 bottles of 2002, est. HK$32/48,000 (US$4,250/6,000)
9 cases of Musigny from Comte Georges de Vogüé including:
4 cases of 1990:
3 cases of bottles, est. HK$35/55,000 (US$4,500/7,000)
1 case of magnums, est. HK$40/55,000 (US$5/7,000)
1 case of 1993, est. HK$40/55,000 (US$5/7,000)
1 case of magnums of 1995, est. HK$40/55,000 (US$5/7,000)
Château Pétrus:
1 imperial of 1982, est. HK$160/250,000 (US$20/30,000)
3 double magnums of 1989, est. HK$180/280,000 (US$22,500/35,000)
12 bottles of 1998, est. HK$160/250,000 (US$20/30,000)
1 imperial of 1998, est. HK$140/190,000 (US$18/25,000)
Château Latour:
6 cases of bottles of 1990 Latour, est. HK$42/60,000 (US$5,500/7,500) per case
2 imperials of 1990 Latour, est. HK$65/95,000 (US$8,500/12,000) per case
2 cases of double magnums of 1982 Latour, est. HK$120/160,000 (US$15/20,000) per case
Other Upcoming Sotheby’s Wine Sales in Autumn 2009:
23 September London A Superb Bordeaux and Champagne Cellar in aid of the Charles-Albert Frère Fndn.
25/26 September New York Finest and Rarest Wines Featuring Wines from an Important Private Cellar
14 November New York Finest and Rarest Wines, Featuring Wines Direct from Bodegas Vega Sicilia.
