‘Maverick’ investor’s ‘US$26 million wine collection’ tipped to set record at Sotheby’s auction
Eclectic selection from Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône and Bordeaux among 16,889 bottles for sale in Hong Kong this month
There are wine auctions – and then there are wine auctions that shatter records.
The latest wine auction from Sotheby’s in Hong Kong, dubbed “Tran-scend-ent Wines” is set to smash the record when an anonymous seller’s personal wine collection goes under the hammer from March 29 to 31.
The forthcoming sale is already being touted as carrying the highest estimate ever placed on a wine auction in history.
The estimate? A cool HK$147 million to HK$206 million (US$19 million to US$26 million).
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The collection? It features 2,704 lots encompassing 16,889 bottles.
The wines? A wide and eclectic variety of bottles, from Burgundy, Champagne, Rhône, Bordeaux and Italy.
The wines offered are from prestigious producers, the highlights of which include Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (more than 250 lots, with an estimated value of over HK$41 million), Domaine Coche-Dury (more than 600 lots, with an estimated value of over HK$37 million), Dom Pérignon (more than 350 lots, with an estimated value of over HK$13 million).
Yet that’s not to say there aren’t a couple of interesting, unusual choices: Maison and Domaine Leroy (more than 80 lots with a value of over HK$7 million) and Domaine Guigal (more than 140 lots, with an estimated value of over HK$5 million).