BEVERLY HILLS, CA.- A World Record price of $91,500 was realized for a case of 1985 Ponsot Clos de la Roche on Dec. 4, 2015 at Heritage Auctions as the company's final Fine & Rare Wines Signature® Auction of 2015 steadily rose to a $2+ million finish.

"It came down to a bidding war between three clients in different parts of the world," said Frank Martell, Director of Fine & Rare Wines at Heritage Auctions. "They all recognized that this was a very rare case of wine with perfect provenance and, in the end, the winner paid almost double our $47,500 pre-auction estimate."

The auction reflected the strong demand for high quality Burgundy that has been seen throughout the market in 2015 and has driven a solid year for the Heritage Auctions Fine & Rare Wines category.

"The demand from collectors across the board has been for truly rare wines," said Martell, "all year long. Burgundy has led the way, especially with offerings like this amazing case of Ponsot."

A group of nine bottles of Montrachet 1994 Domaine de la Romanee Conti performed very well, realizing $29,280 from a determined collector, a price matched a trio of bottles of Romanee Conti 1978 Domaine de la Romanee Conti and flirted with by a case of Chateau Petrus 1995 Pomerol, which rose to $24,400.

Highlights continued in the auction with the $17,600 price realized for a case of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac, the final price of $17.080 seen for a case of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac and a bid of $15,860 received for a group of 11 bottles of Chateau Latour 1982 Pauillac.

The overall strong market was also clearly reflected in a group of three bottles of La Tache 1978 Domaine de la Romanee Conti, which brought $15,860, a case of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 Pauillac that realized $14,650 and a case of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 Pauillac that made a good showing with a $14,640 price realized.