Wine Auction at Sotheby’s May 23, 2016

willywng

By Guy Collins
Ten bottles of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945 Bordeaux from the cellar of billionaire collector William Koch fetched $343,000 at a three-day Sotheby’s sale in New York which raised $21.9 million, a total it said was a record for a wine collection sold at auction.
Six magnums of Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux 1989 Henri Jayer Burgundy sold for $171,500, while one six-liter methuselah of Romanee Conti 1991 Domaine de la Romanee Conti achieved $159,250.
Burgundy dominated other top lots, with 12 bottles of Montrachet 1978 DRC selling for $147,000 and 12 bottles of Cros Parantoux 1996 Jayer fetching $134,750.
One methuselah of Romanee Conti 1995 DRC sold for $116,375 and another for $110,250, while a methuselah of La Tache 1971 DRC sold for $104,125.

htl

really crazy....especially when worldwide economy going downward, the wine price keeps up and up...

gooseling

The rich people are not affected by the recession.

Ozching

What is the currency?
Japanese Yen ?
I am not up to that league, keep on dreaming