The finest wines from around the world: First sale of the new season in London
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The finest wines from around the world: First sale of the new season in London
Bonnes Mares 1989, Comte Georges de Vogüé, 12 bottles, est. £2,000-3,000 per lot (98). Photo: Sotheby's.



LONDON.- On 14 September 2016, Sotheby’s London will offer two superb private collections brimming with fine wines for cellaring or immediate consumption. Right Bank Bordeaux includes Pétrus 1989, Lafleur 1989 and 1990 and Cheval Blanc 2000, while Left Bank rarities include Lafite 1945, Latour 1986 in Jeroboam and Haut-Brion 1989 in double magnum.

Sauternes abounds, with Doisy Daëne 1928, d’Yquem 1948 and d’Arche Crème de Tête 1961 together with d’Yquem 2001 in handy half bottles and the 1989 in impressive double magnums.

Burgundy gems include La Tâche 1942, Echézeaux 1966 DRC and Romanée-Conti 2006 plus Bonnes Mares 1989 and Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1990 from de Vogüé. Stunning White Burgundy features Grands Crus from Leflaive and Ramonet in vintages from 1985 to 2011.

Hermitage La Chapelle spans 1962 through to 2012, including the fabled 1990 vintage and a selection of vintages direct from the cellars of Paul Jaboulet Aîné. Seldom-seen Alsace and German wines from the 70s, 80s and 90s are represented by producers such as Léon Beyer, Zind-Humbrecht, Schloss Johannisberg, Schlossgut Diel and Wegeler Dienhard.

Italian stars include Costa Russi 1986 and Sperss 1997 from Gaja together with Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Riserva Monfortino in vintages from 1996 to 2001. A stunning range of Spain’s iconic Vega Sicilia ‘Unico’ runs from 1936 to 1998, including some verticals and magnum formats. Cult-wine Pingus also features.

Exciting large formats include 9-litre Salmanazars of Vigna L’Apparita Castello di Ama and Dominus in 6-litre Imperials from the past decade. Krug 1990 leads the Grande Marque Champagne while Port aficionados will be lured by Fonseca 1963 and Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994.

Bordeaux
Lafite 1945, 1 bottle, est. £1,100-1,500 per lot (137) • Latour 1986, 1 jeroboam, est. £1,500-1,800 per lot (33) • Haut Brion 1989, 1 double magnum, est. £3,800-4,600 per lot (148) • Pétrus 1989, 12 bottles, est. £14,000-18,000 per lot (47) • Lafleur 1989, 12 bottles, est. £5,000-6,000 per lot (48-49) • Lafleur 1990, 12 bottles, est. £7,000-9,000 per lot (62-63) • Cheval Blanc 2000, 12 bottles, est. £5,500-6,500 per lot (309-310) • Doisy Daëne 1928, 2 bottles, est. £650-820 per lot (462) • Yquem 1948, 1 bottle, est. £550-700 per lot (170) • D’Arche Crème de Tête 1961, 12 bottles, est. £360-440 per lot (726) • Yquem 1989, 1 double magnum, est. £500-600 per lot (738-740) • Yquem 2001, 12 half-bottles, est. £1,600-2,000 per lot (228)

Burgundy
La Tâche 1942, Domaine de la Romanée Conti, 3 bottles, est. £3,600-4,400 per lot (91) • Echézeaux 1966, Domaine de la Romanée Conti, 9 bottles, est. £4,400-5,500 per lot (93) • Bonnes Mares 1989, Comte Georges de Vogüé, 12 bottles, est. £2,000-3,000 per lot (98) • Musigny Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1990, Comte Georges de Vogüé, 11 bottles, est. £3,6004,400 per lot (101) • Romanée Conti 2006, Domaine de la Romanée Conti, 2 bottles, est. £11,500-14,000 per lot (473) • Chevalier Montrachet 1985, Domaine Leflaive, 9 bottles, est. £3,600-4,600 per lot (106) • Chevalier Montrachet 1989, Domaine Leflaive, 8 bottles, est. £4,000-5,000 per lot (112) • Montrachet 2002, Domaine Leflaive, 1 bottle, est. £2,200-2,800 per lot (356) • Montrachet 2009, Domaine Ramonet, est. £1,000-1,400 per lot (371-372)

Rhône
Hermitage La Chapelle 1971, Paul Jaboulet Aîné, 1 magnum, est. £800-1,000 per lot (235) • Hermitage La Chapelle 1990, Paul Jaboulet Aîné, 10 bottles, est. £2,800-3,600 (182) • Hermitage Blanc 2005, Jean-Louis Chave, 12 bottles, est. £650-800 per lot (244)

Champagne
Krug 1990, 8 bottles, est. £1,450-1,800 per lot (245) • Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 1990, 8 bottles, est. £1,200-1,500 per lot (619)

Italy
Barbareso Costa Russi 1986, Gaja, 6 bottles, est. £800-1,000 per lot (253) • Barolo Sperss 1997, Gaja, 12 bottles, est. £2,400-3,200 per lot (257) • Barolo Riserva Monfortino 2001, Giacomo Conterno, 12 bottles, est. £4,200-5,500 per lot (273) • Vigna L’Apparita 2006, Castello di Ama, 1 salmanazar, est. £750-950 per lot (391)

Spain
Vega Sicilia ‘Unico’ 1980, 1 magnum, est. £440-550 per lot (193) • Vega Sicilia ‘Unico’ 1996, 1 magnum, est. £320-400 per lot (196-197) • Pingus 2004, 1 magnum, est. £1,100-1,400 per lot (396-397) • Pingus 2008, 6 bottles, est. £1,800-2,600 per lot (400)

Germany
Schloss Johannisberger Riesling Auslese 1945, 1 bottle, est. £600-750 per lot (487) • Winkeler Hasensprung Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese 1976, Hessisches Weingut Johannisberg, 5 bottles, est. £2,600-3,200 per lot (491)

United States
Dominus 2006, Christian Moueix, 1 imperial, est. £650-850 per lot (407) • Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 2007, 1 double magnum, est. £800-1,000 per lot (408) • Dominus 2008, Christian Moueix, 1 imperial, est. £820-950 per lot (411) • Shafer Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select 2009, 12 bottles, est. £1,400-1,800 per lot (412)

Port
Fonseca 1963, 12 bottles, est. £1,000-1,400 per lot (134) • Quinta do Noval Nacional 1994, 2 bottles, est. £1,000-1,200 per lot (551)










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