SALE NO: L08611

FINEST AND RAREST WINES: Featuring Treasures from the Cellars of Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande and a Connoisseur’s Outstanding Private Collection | 12 November 2008

GRAND TOTAL: £1,005,50 | EXCH RATE: 1.55 | SOLD BY LOT: 77% LOTS OFFERED: 1000 | SOLD BY £: 73% | LOTS SOLD/UNSOLD: 777/223

LOT | PRICE | ESTIMATES | BUYER
765 | £25,300 | ($39,149) £24,000-32,000* | UK Trade | Château Pétrus 1982 (12 bts)
383 | £14,950 | ($23,134) £13,000-18,000 | Asian Trade | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment 1990 (12 bts)
674 | £11,500 ($17,795) | £6,000-8,000 | European Private | Château Latour 1961 (9 bts)
808 | £11,500 ($17,795) | £13,000-16,000 | UK Private | Château Pétrus 2000 (6 bts)
239 | £8,280 ($12,812) | £8,000-10,000 | UK Private | Château Lafleur 1990 (12 bts)
676 | £8,280 ($12,812) | £4,000-5,000 | European Private | Château Haut Brion 1961 (9 bts)
683 | £8,280 ($12,812) | £6,500-8,000 | UK Trade | Château Pétrus 1970 (9 bts)
506 | £8,050 ($12,457) | £8,000-10,000 | UK Private | Château Haut Brion 1989 (12 bts)
507 | £7,820 ($12,101) | £8,000-10,000 | UK Private | Château Haut Brion 1989 (12 bts)
508 | £7,820 ($12,101) | £8,000-10,000 | UK Private | Château Haut Brion 1989 (12 bts)

*Estimates do not include buyer’s premium

Discussing the Sale, Serena Sutcliffe, International Head of Wine at Sotheby’s said: “This was a solid result at a time when wine prices have been fluctuating, with the greatest adjustments being seen on those wines that have had the most meteoric increases over the last 2-3 years. There is certainly realignment in this category and buyers are finding more to tempt them if they missed out when the market was at its height. This sale demonstrated that older wines of perfect provenance are very much in demand as shown by the Treasures from the Cellars of Château Pichon Lalande which were 100% sold. Buyers were truly international in this sale.”

This post is tagged Château Latour, Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Domaine de la Romanée-Cont, Haut-Brion, Lafleur, Petrus