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Burgundy Insights from the Winehog
Tasting old bottles - 50-year-old wines - is something of a lottery. Nevertheless, the expectations were very high this week when I tasted a Romanée-Conti 1966. Let's be honest: It was not in top form. Dead to be precise, with very strong oxidised notes and some oxidised fruit aromas. No pleasure …
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The likely last sale of a Romanée-Conti 1945 was in 2011, when Christies sold a bottle in Geneva on 17 May at a price of 109350 CHF. Compared to this weekends sale the 111000 USD in 2011 does look rather pale. The 558000 USD is just a notch more the 5 times the price achieved in Geneva. I …
The Drouhin auction in New York was aside from the very high prices also a chance to see old labels .... One label was new a 1962 Romanée-Conti, with a design I have never seen before to be honest. Despite the unusual label the wine was sold for 49600 USD .. a rather nice price for a Conti …
Yesteday - Saturday October 13 - the most expensive bottle of Burgundy was sold at the Sotheby’s auction in New York. The legendary bottle of 1945 Romanee-Conti was sold for 558.000 USD. A legendary bottle with a unique provenance - and one more was sold at 496.000 USD making it the second …
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The Jayer Auction earlier this summer showed that only the sky is the limit for the prices of rare Burgundies - if the provenance is impeccable and the wines are of unique quality and reputation. Records are however set to be broken, and the upcoming Auction from the Robert Drouhin private …
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