• Finest and Rarest Wines Chartr auction at Christies

    Sale 1416

    Finest and Rarest Wines Chartreuse and Madeira Including an Exceptional Private Collection

    Geneva

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    11 November 2016

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    Lot 236

    Petrus 1979

    11 bottles per lot

    Price realised

    CHF 12,925

    Estimate

    CHF 9,000 - CHF 13,000

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    Petrus 1979
    Pomerol, cru exceptionnel
    Slightly damp-affected labels, slightly damaged. Levels: ten base of neck or better and one top-shoulder
    11 bottles per lot

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