Just some observations that as well as the much publicised sale of the Queen of Hearts for 42k, other rare SQN’s have been on a bit of a run recently, with many bottles, magnums and double magnums disappearing from retail sites. This has happened over the last few months and seems like a few new collectors chasing certain bottlings. A few examples:
Queen of Spades, which until recently could be bought for 2-2.5k, is now only available at retail at 6.5k!
Heels Over Head is currently unavailable at retail after selling through from multiple retailers
the cheapest Inaugural Grenache is now 4k!
Only 4 double magnums available anywhere in the world (3 are JFTLOI in Hong Kong)
It seems that SQN has some new collectors, especially in Hong Kong, perhaps due to Ode to E featuring at the recent Parker dinner there sparked this increased interest
Sadly Neal it’s getting much more expensive to drink some of the older SQN’s…which is a shame as wines like Rien Ne Va Plus that I had recently for the first time was amazing and I wish I could buy more at reasonable prices!
Neal - some of the newer releases aren’t trading well right now, but the older wines that either got a big score or are very rare have been going nuts.
Here are some examples from today’s Wally’s auction (all include buyers premium)
17th Nail/Naked Truth/Body&Soul mag set in OWC : $7800
2x On Your Toes magnums in OWC : $6720
Shot In the Dark/In the Crosshairs 6pack in OWC: $4800
17th Nail/Naked Truth 6pack in OWC : $5040 and $5280
This one seemed a little out there:
1 bottle, 2 mags In Flagrante and 1 mag of Incognito: $5040
The more recent releases as Mike mentioned haven’t taken off yet:
This Is Not An Exit 6 pack in OWC: $2280
The Duel 6 pack in OWC : $2400