BIRTHDAY AUCTION BASHES
$9.5 MILLION IN SALES
BIRTHDAY AUCTION BASHES $9.5 MILLION IN SALES
Market Back In Celebratory Mode
DELAWARE - NOVEMBER 21, 2022
Three of the Top Lots from Acker’s November Delaware Auction:
Lot 1111: 6 bottles 1971 DRC La Tache
Lot 185: 12 bottles 1985 Dujac Clos St. Denis in OCB
Lot 1010: 12 bottles 1990 Chave Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin in OWC
Acker’s auction season continued this weekend in spectacular fashion, culminating a week of celebration with $9.5 Million in sales for the annual “Birthday Auction.” The sale took place live online from Delaware on Friday and Saturday November 18th and 19th and included wines direct from the cellar of Domaine Bizot. An impressive eleven out of an eligible twelve lots achieved New World Records for the boutique Burgundy producer. Bidding was spirited across the two days, as superb selections of fine and rare wines from all over the world from some special featured collections had bidders in a frenzy. The market was appropriately back in celebratory mode for the Birthday auction, which commemorated Chairman John Kapon’s 51st birthday.
Although Red Burgundy dominated the Top Ten Lots, J.L. Chave tied Domaine de la Romanee Conti for the number one position with twelve bottles of 1990 Chave Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin in OWCs and six bottles of 1971 DRC La Tache each selling for $124,500, with the ‘71 La Tache setting a New World Record. Dujac took the number three spot with a rare, previously unopened, original case of 1985 Clos St. Denis bringing in $105,825. DRC commanded the next three positions with twelve bottles of 1990 DRC Assortment, one methuselah of 1985 La Tache, and twelve bottles of 1991 DRC Assortment, all in OWC, garnering $99,600, $93,375, and $87,150 respectively. DRC tied Rousseau for the seventh spot, with three bottles of 2015 DRC Romanee-Conti in banded OWC and twelve bottles of 1999 Rousseau Chambertin in its original case yielding $74,500 each. There were five separate lots capturing $62,250 to round out the Top Ten including twelve bottles of 2015 Rousseau Chambertin, three bottles of 2016 DRC Romanee Conti, three bottles of 2012 DRC Romanee Conti in OWC, three magnums of 2005 DRC La Tache in OWC, and two magnums of 2001 Henri Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux.
Older wines were in particular demand thanks to the special collection of a European connoisseur. Remarkably, Chateau La Mission Haut Brion from 1952, 1953, 1955, and 1959, in various formats, all set New World Records, including a magnum of 1955 which sold for $22,410. Other notable selections from the collection included a magnum of 1961 Chateau Latour selling for $23,655, six bottles of 1961 Chateau Trotanoy selling for $39,840, and a bottle of 1953 Chateau Lafite ringing in at $7,470. Over seventeen lots from this superb collection achieved all-time highs.
“Wow, that was some special icing on an already exceptional birthday cake! It was great to see so many people throughout the week and celebrate a bit too much, as I am prone and known to do,” joked Acker Chairman John Kapon. “ The bidding was spirited across every segment thanks to the incredible wines and collections on offer, which ultimately led to very strong prices. The holiday season has brought with it some renewed energy, and I’m excited to head back to Hong Kong for our first live sale in three years in just two short weeks and carry that momentum on through the end of the year.”
Acker’s auction season continues in Hong Kong on Friday and Saturday, December 9th, and 10th and in the U.S. on Tuesday, December 20th. Acker is currently accepting wines for its last December auction as well as 2023 auctions with web auctions closing weekly. For more information, email info@ackerwines.com.
Highlights from the November Delaware Auction
LOT | QTY/FMT | WINE | PRICE (USD) |
86 | 3 Mags | 2002 H. Lignier Clos de la Roche | $6,225 |
185 | 12 Btls | 1985 Dujac Clos St. Denis in OCB | $105,825 |
237 | 1 Mag | 1990 DRC La Tache | $22,410 |
248 | 1 Mag | 1995 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $11,205 |
268 | 1 Btl | 1978 B. Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva | $3,735 |
270 | 3 Btl | 1978 B. Giacosa Barola Le Rocche di Castiglione Falletto | $4,980 |
271 | 10 Btl | 1978 B. Giacosa Barola Pugnane di Castiglione Falletto | $14,940 |
683 | 12 Btls | 2007 Harlan Estate Red | $17,430 |
775 | 12 Btls | 2005 Chateau Lafleur in OWC | $19,920 |
784 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild in OWC | $16,185 |
829 | 6 Btls | 2010 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares in OCB | $19,920 |
846 | 1 Mag | 2012 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet | $2,988 |
849 | 6 Btls | 2012 P. Yves Colin Morey Corton Charlemagne | $4,731 |
930 | 3 Mags | 1996 Salon Le Mensil in OWC | $9,960 |
934 | 12 Btls | 1990 DRC Assortment in OWC | $99,600 |
935 | 12 Btls | 1991 DRC Assortment in OWC | $87,150 |
982 | 12 Btls | 1999 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $74,700 |
989 | 1 Btl | 1978 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape | $13,695 |
994 | 1 Mag | 1992 Krug Clos du Mensil in OWC | $6,848 |
1010 | 12 Btl | 1990 J.L. Chave Ermitage Cuvee Cathelin in OWC | $124,500 |
1013 | 6 Btls | 2010 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $29,880 |
1022 | 12 Btls | 2015 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $62,250 |
1023 | 3 Mags | 2015 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $37,350 |
1049 | 3 Btls | 2015 DRC Romanee Conti in banded OWC | $74,700 |
1050 | 3 Btls | 2016 DRC Romanee Conti | $62,250 |
1052 | 3 Btls | 2017 DRC Montrachet | $29,880 |
1059 | 1 Mag | 2017 Domaine Bizot Bizot Marsannay Clos du Roy | $4,358 |
1062 | 1 Mag | 2019 Domaine Bizot Echezeaux | $14,940 |
1064 | 1 Jeroboam | 2017 Domaine Bizot Bizot Bourgogne Le Chapitre | $11,205 |
1065 | 1 Jeroboam | 2017 Domaine Bizot Bizot Vosne Romanee Les Jachees | $16,185 |
1066 | 1 Jeroboam | 2018 Domaine Bizot Echezeaux | $22,410 |
1068 | 12 Btls | 1989 Chateau Haut Brion | $27,390 |
1111 | 6 Btls | 1971 DRC La Tache | $124,500 |
1113 | 1 Meth | 1985 DRC La Tache in OWC | $93,375 |
1117 | 3 Mags | 2005 DRC La Tache in banded OWC | $62,250 |
1120 | 3 Mags | 2005 DRC Richebourg in banded OWC | $39,840 |
1122 | 1 Mag | 2001 DRC Romanee Conti | $43,575 |
1131 | 6 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche | $39,840 |
1134 | 1 Btl | 2002 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $29,880 |
1154 | 8 Btls | 2002 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $21,165 |
1160 | 2 Mags | 2001 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux | $62,250 |
1164 | 6 Btls | 1971 J. Drouhin Echezeaux | $6,848 |
1167 | 6 Mags | 2015 M. Lafarge Volnay Clos des Chenes in OCB | $9,338 |
1175 | 2 Btls | 1964 Pousse d`Or Volnay Les Caillerets | $2,988 |
1188 | 4 Btls | 1996 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne | $34,860 |
1193 | 2 Btls | 2004 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Chevalier Montrachet | $34,860 |
1195 | 4 Btls | 2006 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Criots Batard Montrachet | $59,760 |
1202 | 4 Mags | 1995 Raveneau Chablis Montee de Tonnerre | $7,470 |
1206 | 1 Mag | 1986 N. Verset Cornas | $2,739 |
1227 | 3 Btls | 1952 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $18,675 |
1228 | 2 Mags | 1952 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $21,165 |
1230 | 3 Btls | 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $27,390 |
1231 | 1 Mag | 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $22,410 |
1234 | 1 Mag | 1959 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $16,185 |
1235 | 2 Btls | 1961 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $11,205 |
1239 | 1 Btl | 1953 Chateau Lafite Rothschild | $7,470 |
1242 | 2 Btls | 1945 Chateau Latour | $11,828 |
1245 | 2 Btls | 1959 Chateau Latour | $8,093 |
1247 | 1 Mag | 1961 Chateau Latour | $23,655 |
1248 | 4 Btls | 1955 Chateau Latour a Pomerol | $12,450 |
1251 | 6 Btls | 1961 Chateau Trotanoy | $39,840 |
1339 | 3 Btls | 1962 Vega Sicilia Unico | $5,976 |
1350 | 2 Btls | 1989 Chateau Lafleur | $3,486 |
1396A | 2 Mags | 1985 Dom Perignon P3 in OWC | $23,655 |
1396B | 2 Mags | 1985 Dom Perignon Rose P3 in OGB | $23,655 |
1477 | 1 Mag | 1982 Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Case Basse | $8,093 |