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A Private Continental Collection
‘A truly immaculate collection of wine’
Auction: 30 November 2016
Guigal’s Côte Rôtie La Mouline 2008, Côte Rôtie La Turque 2008, Côte Rôtie La Landonne 2008 (416, 417 and 424)
On 30 November 2016 in London, Sotheby’s will present wine lovers with an extraordinary opportunity to
acquire some of the greatest wines of our time. This immaculate private collection is a feast for the senses, not
only encompassing First Growth Bordeaux and top Burgundy but majestic Rhônes, dazzling Champagne and
blockbuster Italian and Californian wines. Acquired by a collector with a keen sense of fun, the wines were
kept in impeccable storage and are now waiting to be relished or cellared for future enjoyment. Comprising
over 700 lots, A Private Continental Collection is estimated to bring a total in the region of £700,000.
Serena Sutcliffe MW, Honorary Chairman, Sotheby’s Wine, said: “This is a truly immaculate private collection
of wine, amassed by a passionate wine lover with a very sensitive palate and informed views. It is a paean of
praise to brilliant winemakers from France, Italy, Spain, California and Australia and the delights and surprises
cover the whole spectrum of reds, whites and some glittering Champagne.”
Bordeaux spans 1995, with the stunning Haut Brion, to 2013 with magnums of
Petrus. Landmark stops along the way include Mouton Rothschild 1996, Latour 2000,
Cheval Blanc 2003, Ausone 2005, Margaux 2009 and Le Pin 2010. Delectable white
Bordeaux features both La Mission Haut Brion Blanc and Haut Brion Blanc 2013.
Grand Cru Burgundy is represented by a roll-call of great producers. Highlights
include Clos Saint Denis 2002 from Dujac, Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2004 from
Rousseau, Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2009 from de Vogüé, Griotte Chambertin
2010 from Claude Dugat, Mazy Chambertin 2012 from Dugat-Py, Chambertin 2012
from Denis Mortet, with 1990 and 1999 mixed cases from Domaine de la RomanéeConti bringing further gravitas. Sublime white Burgundy features Grands Crus from
Domaine Leflaive and Henri Boillot spanning 2010 to 2013, plus a single bottle of
Montrachet 2011 from DRC.
Northern Rhône includes the single parcel vineyards from Guigal, L’Ermite, Le Méal
and Le Pavillon from Chapoutier and legendary Hermitage La Chapelle 1966 recently
released from Domaine Paul Jaboulet Aîné. An impressive range of Southern Rhône
features Châteauneuf du Pape Clos St. Jean, Clos des Papes, Domaine du Pégau, Roger
Sabon and Pignan. Other treats include Domaine de Trévallon and Domaine de la
Grange des Pères.
Glittering Champagne includes Krug Clos du Mesnil 1985, Salon Le Mesnil Blanc des
Blancs 1995 and Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2002, as well as Bollinger R.D. and Dom
Pérignon Œnothèque.
Masseto in vintages from 2001 to 2012 and Solaia spanning 1997 to 2012, including
double magnums and imperials, are features of the broad Italian selection that also
encompasses Ornellaia and Sassicaia. The iconic names of Vega Sicilia Unico and
Pingus, Harlan and Opus One, Sine Qua Non and Penfolds Grange, complete this starstudded collection.
Bordeaux
Haut Brion 1995, 12 bottles, est. £2,600-3,200 (1) and 1 double magnum, est. £8801,000 (2)
Mouton Rothschild 1996, 12 bottles, est. £3,200-4,000 (3)
Latour 2000, 11 bottles, est. £5,500-6,500 (5)
Cheval Blanc 2003, 3 magnums, est. £1,100-1,400 (15)
Ausone 2005, 6 bottles, est. £4,000-4,800 per lot (21)
Margaux 2009, 6 bottles, est. £2,400-3,000 per lot (35)
Le Pin 2010, 6 bottles, est. £9,000-13,000 per lot (87)
La Violette 2010, 6 bottles, est. £3,200-3,600 (86)
Petrus 2013, 3 magnums, est. £5,500-6,500 (146)
Haut Brion Blanc 2013, 6 bottles, est. £2,200-2,800 (153) and 3 magnums, est.
£2,200-2,800 (154)
La Mission Haut Brion Blanc 2013, 6 bottles, est. £1,600-2,000 (151) and 3 magnums,
est. £1,600-2,000 (152)
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Burgundy
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1990 mixed case, 11 bottles, est. £24,000-30,000
(309)
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1999 mixed case, 7 bottles, est. £17,000-22,000 (310)
Clos Saint Denis 2002, Domaine Dujac, 12 bottles, est. £3,800-4,600 (276)
Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2004, Armand Rousseau, 12 bottles, est. £5,000-6,000 (158)
Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2009, Comte Georges de Vogüé, 6 bottles, est. £2,0002,800 (221)
Clos de Tart 2010, 6 bottles, est. £1,300-1,600 per lot (334-335)
Griotte Chambertin 2010, Claude Dugat, 3 bottles, est. £1,200-1,500 (207)
Mazy Chambertin 2012, Bernard Dugat-Py, 6 bottles, est. £1,700-2,200 (200)
Chambertin 2012, Denis Mortet, 4 bottles, est. £1,300-1,600 (261)
Montrachet 2011, Domaine Leflaive, 1 bottle, est. £2,000-2,800 (380)
Montrachet 2011, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, 1 bottle, est. £2,000-2,800 (410)
Chevalier Montrachet 2013, Domaine Henri Boillot, 6 bottles, est. £1,300-1,800 (377)
Rhône
Hermitage, La Chapelle 1966, Paul Jaboulet Aîné, 5 bottles, est. £4,000-5,000 (440)
Hermitage 2005, JL Chave, 12 bottles, est. £1,500-2,000 (438)
Côte Rôtie, La Landonne 2009, Guigal, 6 bottles, est. £1,200-1,600 (418)
Côte Rôtie, La Turque 2009, Guigal, 6 bottles, est. £1,100-1,500 (420)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Pignan 2004, 12 bottles, est. £750-850 (515)
Châteauneuf du Pape, La Combe des Fous 2005, Clos St. Jean, 10 bottles, est. £1,0001,300 (476)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Clos des Papes 2007, Paul Avril, 12 bottles, est. £800-1,000
(468)
Châteauneuf du Pape, Domaine du Pégau, Cuvée da Capo 2010, 6 bottles, est.
£1,400-1,800 per lot (501-502), 3 magnums, est. £1,400-1,800 (503) and 1 double
magnum, est. £1,100-1,400 (504)
Champagne
Krug, Clos du Mesnil 1985, 2 bottles, est. £1,200-1,500 (560)
Salon Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs 1995, 6 bottles, est. £1,200-1,500 (563)
Dom Pérignon, Oenothèque 1996, 6 bottles, est. £1,000-1,200 (564)
Louis Roederer Cristal Brut 2002, 6 bottles, est. £700-1,000 per lot (583-585) and 4
magnums, est. £920-1,300 (586)
Bollinger, R.D. 2002, 3 bottles, est. £220-280 (577)
Italy
Solaia 1997, Antinori, 3 magnums, est. £900-1,200 (620) and 1 double magnum, est.
£600-750 per lot (621-622)
Masseto 2001, 6 bottles, est. £3,000-3,600 (606)
Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2006 Romano dal Forno, 6 bottles, est. £1,0001,300 (593)
Sassicaia 2007, Tenuta San Guido, 6 bottles, est. £600-750 per lot (660-661)
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Spain
Vega Sicilia ‘Unico’ 2004, 6 bottles, est. £850-1,050 (677)
Pingus 2013, 6 bottles, est. £2,000-2,600 (683)
United States
Harlan Estate 1994, 6 bottles, est. £3,000-3,800 (685)
Mixed case of Sine Qua Non: Five Shooter Syrah 2010 (3 bottles), Five Shooter Grenache 2010 (3 bottles), est.
£880-1,100 (693)
Opus One 2010, Robert Mondavi / Baron Philippe de Rothschild, 6 bottles, est. £1,050-1,400 per lot (697-698)
Australia
Penfolds Grange 2008, 6 bottles, est. £1,500-1,800 (709)
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Notes to Editors
Sotheby’s Wine auctions in 2015 brought a worldwide total of $60.4 million. Sotheby’s overall total of $88.27 million for
global wine auctions in 2010 is the highest in the company’s forty-six years of wine auctions.
The Lafite Ex Cellars sale held by Sotheby’s in Hong Kong in October 2010 set a new record for a single standard sized
bottle at auction when a bottle of Château Lafite 1869 sold for $232,692. This means that Sotheby’s now holds the world
records for a standard bottle, a bottle in any format – the Jeroboam of Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 which fetched
$310,700 in February 2007 in New York – and any wine lot at auction – the Romanée-Conti Superlot (114 bottles) which
sold for HK$12,556,250 (US$1,609,776) at Sotheby’s Hong Kong in October 2014.
Sotheby’s holds the record for a wine collection sold at auction. Wines from the Cellar of William I. Koch (New York, 19-21
May 2016) brought a total of $21.9 million, with 100% lots sold.
Between 2009 and October 2011 Sotheby’s Hong Kong maintained 16 consecutive 100%-sold wine auctions in Asia – the
only major auction house with this record.
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