HIGHEST EVER TOTAL FOR CHRISTIE'S FINEST & RAREST WINES & SPIRITS AUCTION
Christie’s Finest and Rarest Wines & Spirits auction took place on 2nd and 3rd December, realising a grand total of £7,629,753, the highest ever for the category at Christie’s. The auction achieved sell-through rates of 95% by lot and 98% by value with global participation from 27 countries via the telephone and online.
Treasures from a Rediscovered Chalk Cellar was an evening sale highlight - the collection was mostly purchased by the owner between 1969-1988 and had remained untouched for nearly two decades in a chalk cellar in the Surrey Downs. The top lot of the auction, and highlighting this collection was Lot 544, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1971 (11 bottles per lot, illustrated above), which realised £269,500. Lot 547, Lot 549 and Lot 550, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti 1990 (6 bottles per lot) sold for £208,250 - an auction record for this fabled vintage.
A collection of Maison Perrier-Jouët vintage cuvées were for sale, including bespoke experiences at the home of the illustrious Champagne House in Epernay. This was led by Lot 288, the Perrier-Jouët Brut Millésimé 1874 (1 bottle per lot), which realised £42,875, an auction record for a bottle of champagne sold at Christie’s. This sale marks a renewal of ties between Christie’s and Maison Perrier-Jouët dating back to 1888, when Christie’s sold a bottle of this legendary vintage, setting a new benchmark at the time for the most expensive champagne ever sold at auction.
From the spirits offering, Lot 945, a bottle of the historic Springbank 1919 50 Year Old from the collection of Le Clos (Dubai International Airport) realised £183,750, while Lot 952, three exceptional casks of Single Malt from the Ardross Distillery, Northern Highlands achieved £245,000.
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