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Sotheby’s to Auction Fine and Rare Wines

Sotheby’s in New York will hold the final sale of its spring season on June 13, 2009. The sale’s 1,217 lots (the first 330 to be sold without reserve) will include a selection of Bordeaux, Rhône and California wines, Champagne, and great value white Burgundy. It is expected to bring in excess of $1.1 million.

The section of wines sold without reserve has a total estimate of $280/390,000, roughly a third of the value of the entire sale, and offers an array of the finest wines from the best appellations and the most talented producers in Burgundy. From Raveneau, Dauvissat and Fèvre in Chablis to Rousseau in Gevrey and Leflaive in Puligny, this is a line-up of Burgundy that collectors will not want to miss. Rare large formats from Ponsot and Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey also feature here, as well as top wines from Henri Boillot.

The sale also features a wide selection of wines that are ready to drink at reasonable prices—nearly 500 lots carry a low estimate of $400 or less. Concluding the auction (lots 1116-1147) will be an offering of great value white Burgundy (seen at right). These are wines from the Mâcon appellation in southern Burgundy made by top winemaker Dominique Lafon. They are being offered in two and three case lots with estimates of $100-200 per case. “We have never offered Lafon’s Mâcons at auction before,” said Robert Sleigh, head of Sotheby’s New York Wine department, “but having tasted the wines, they offer unbeatable ‘bang for the buck’ for buyers looking for sophisticated summer drinking at a very reasonable price.”

Sale highlights include:

Bordeaux

• 1 Imperial Ch Cheval Blanc 2000 (est. $5,500/7,500)
• 4 cases Ch Gruaud Larose 1982 (est. $1,500/2,000 each)
• 3 double magnums Ch Lafite 1982 (est. $14/18,000)
• 6 magnums and 12 bottles Ch Latour 1982 ($10/15,000 and $9/12,000)
• 4 Jerobaums Ch Margaux 1983 (est. $2,500/3,500 each)
• 12 bottles Ch Pétrus 1990 (est. $16/25,000)
• 1 Imperial Ch Mouton Rothschild 2000 (est. $4,500/6,000)
• 4 cases Ch Pichon Lalande 1989 ( est. $1,000/1,400 each)
• 1 Jerobaum Ch Pétrus 1975 (est. $9/12,000)

Red Burgundy

• 3 cases Clos Vougeot Leroy 1996 (est. $1,800/2,500)
• 3 cases Vosne Romanée les Beaux Monts Leroy 1989 (est. $1,500/2,000 each)
• 6 magnums Griotte Chambertin 2003, Domaine Ponsot (est. $1,500/2,000)
• 12 bottles Charmes Chambertin Cuvée de Très Vieilles Vignes 2002, Joseph Roty
(est. $1,800/2,500)
• 2 cases bottles Bonnes Mares 2005, Joseph Drouhin (est. $3,000/4,250)
• 12 bottles Chambertin 2002, Armand Rousseau ( est. $3,000/4,250)
• 6 bottles Musigny 2002, J.F. Mugnier (est. $2/3,000)
• 3 three- liter Jeroboams Bâtard Montrachet 2004, Pierre Yves Colin-Morey (est.
$300/400 each
• 12 bottles Chevalier Montrachet 2005, Michel Niellon ( est. $3,500/4,750)

White Burgundy

• 2 cases Corton Charlemagne Leroy 1996 (est. $1,800/2,500)
• 12 bottles Corton Charlemagne 2004, Faiveley (est. $1,800/2,500)
• 12 bottles Montrachet 2004, Marc Colin (est. $1,200/1,800)
• 12 bottles Chevalier Montrachet 2004, Domaine Leflaive (est. $2,250/3,500)
• 6 bottles Meursault Perrières 2002, J.F. Coche-Dury (est. $2,250/3,000)
• 4 three- liter Jeroboams Montrachet 2004, Pierre-Yves Colin-Morey (est. $600/900
each)
• 6 magnums Corton Charlemagne 2005, Faiveley (est. $1,800/2,500)
Rhône
• 12 bottles Châteauneuf du Pape, Reserve des Célestins 1998, Henri Bonneau (est.
$1,800/2,500)
• 12 bottles Châteauneuf du Pape, Cuvée Marie Beurrier 1998, Henri Bonneau (est. $850-
1,200)
• 12 six-liter Methuselahs of both red and white Rhônes from Chapoutier including three
Ermitage Blanc de l’Orée 1999 Chapoutier(1 Methuselah – 6 liter) (est. $700 /1,000 each)

Champagne

• 3 cases Dom Pérignon 1996 $1,500/2,000)
• 2 Methuselahs Dom Pérignon 1995 (est. $2,750/4,000)
• 6 bottles Krug Clos d’Ambonnay 1995 (est. $12/20,000)
• 12 bottles Dom Pérignon Rosé (est. $1,800/2,500)
• 6 bottles Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises 1997 (est. $1,800/2,500)