This was the HDH press release. As you can see the final tally was more than the high estimate, but I am sure that figure includes VIG. Still not a bad result.
Hart Davis Hart Wine Co., the #1 wine auction house in the U.S., continued its auction season over the weekend with an exciting April Auction of Finest & Rarest Wines Including A Celebration of Burgundy. The two-day sale brought in $9.1 million against a pre-sale estimate of $5.2-7.8 million. Bidders from five continents participated and 89% of lots sold above the high end of the estimates. All of the 2,469 lots sold, and many at record prices.
Burgundy aficionados competed for selections from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Dujac, Comte Liger-Belair, J.F. Mugnier, Armand Rousseau, and more. Examples included a 12 bottle 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Assortment which sold for $89,625 (lot 810, est. $50,000-75,000); 6 bottles of 2010 Musigny, Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier which brought in $21,510 (lot 345, est. $10,000-15,000); and a 3-liter jeroboam of 2011 La Romanée, Comte Liger-Belair which garnered $20,315 (lot 566, est. $10,000-15,000).
Bordeaux continued to see strong hammer prices. Top lots included a double-magnum of 1990 Château Pétrus which brought in $26,290 (lot 1427, est. $13,000-19,000); 6 magnums of 1990 Château Montrose which garnered $13,145 (lot 1705, est. $5,000-7,500); and a 6-liter imperial of 2005 Château Latour which sold for $10,755 (lot 1667, est. $4,800-7,500).
Additional highlights included a full case of 1985 Côte Rôtie, La Turque, Guigal which garnered $22,705 (lot 1772, est. $12,000-18,000); 4 bottles of 2012 Screaming Eagle Sauvignon Blanc which sold for $22,705 (lot 1695, est. $10,000-15,000); and 2 magnums of 1989 Barolo Riserva, Falletto, Bruno Giacosa which brought in $8,963 (lot 1960, est. $4,500-6,500).
Paul Hart, CEO, commented: “We had a near-constant stream of live bids rolling in throughout the entire sale. Buyers around the globe proved that they are still willing to pay remarkable prices for the world’s top wines.”
Hart Davis Hart’s next sale will take place May 21st and 22nd and will span the gamut of European and New World wines.