Christie’s London presents an impressive summer auction of fine wines, from Three Great Cellars.
The sale begins with The Chef’s Cellar. This is an exceptional collection of wines from a food loving, wine aficionado. The collector has put together this selection over many years and stored the wines across a range of temperature controlled cellars. The collector loves to drink wines, especially Burgundy, with innovative dishes, shared with friends.
Champagne leads, as with any good dinner, and names such as Pierre Peters, Dom Pérignon, Taittinger, Salon and Cristal feature. Burgundy is the heart of the collection with established Domaine such as Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier, Domaine Rousseau, Domaine Sylvain Cathiard and Domaine Hudelot-Noëllat offered alongside on trend names such as Arnaud Ente, Cécile Tremblay, Oliver Bernstein and Dominique Laurent. The Rhône and Italy are also passions of the collector, with Château Rayas, Guigal and Château de Beaucastel featuring alongside new leading light names such as Chapelle St. Theodoric. Italy features classic vintages of Giacomo Conterno, Bartolo Mascarello, Gaja and Roberto Voerzio.
The second Great Cellar features a treasure trove of rare fine wines from the cellar of a gentleman collector. From a wine loving family, this collection speaks to a passion for wine fuelled by a deep understanding and extensive knowledge of wines. Magnums of Krug and Piere Peters are showcased, as is the rare Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises and Ulysse Collin. A superb offering of Domaine Leflaive leads Burgundy, including the sought after L’Exceptionnelle Vendange des Sept Domaines Montrachet. Domaine Bonneau du Martray, Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé, Domaine Trapet, Domaine Meo Camuzet and Domaine Dujac are highlights, next to two glorious collections of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Domaine Rousseau. Bordeaux sees the First Growths featured, with bottles of Le Pin, magnums of Petrus and imperials of Château La Mission Haut-Brion. A lovely offering of Château d’Yquem will thrill collectors. The Spanish and Italian section is wonderfully classical with Vega Sicilia and Pingus appearing besides Romano Dal Forno, Voerzio magnums and vintages of both Monfortino and Cascina Francia. The New World is well represented with starry names from Napa, Screaming Eagle, Kongsgaard and Dominus, alongside vintages of Ridge, Monte Bello. Rarities from Penfolds round out the superb collection.
A classic Bordeaux collection is one of our Great Cellars and features all the First Growths including Châteaux Latour and Mouton-Rothschild in bottles, double-magnums and imperials. Super Seconds such as Château Cos d’Estournel and Château Montrose continue into cases of Châteaux Pontet-Canet, La Mission Haut-Brion and Pavie. Petrus and Château Lafleur are offered in bottle and large formats. The same cellar showcases Sassicaia and Lodovico, before a superb selection of Napa rarities from Heitz Cellars, Screaming Eagle, Colgin and Abreu.
