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Sotheby’s Kicks Off 2010 with Classic Cellar Wine Auction in Hong Kong

Next big wine auction is set for January 23, 2010.

Sotheby’s will have the honor of hosting the first wine auction of the New Year, which will take place at the Mandarin Oriental in Hong Kong. It will be the fourth installment in the Classic Cellar from A Great American Collection wine auction series. The auction takes place January 23rd.

The event will offer the most valuable wine collection ever provided by Sotheby’s, which includes 840 lots worth HK$28.5 to $40.8 million. Haut Brion 1998, Leoville Lascases 1996 and Lynch Bages 2000 will be offered to participants – bottles which come straight from the Classic Cellar.

Bordeaux Chateaux bottles include 59 lots of Chateau Petrus, 80 lots of Chateau Lafite, 65 lots from Chateau Latour and 78 lots of chateau Margaux. To register for online bidding on auction items, click here.

Auction highlights include the sale of all the very best Bordeaux Châteaux in a range of vintages and formats:

More than 59 lots of Château Pétrus from 1975-2005 including:

• 2 cases of 1989 estimated at HK$160/240,000 (US$20/30,000) per case
• 3 cases of 1990 estimated at HK$160/240,000 (US$20/30,000) per case
• 7 cases of 1995 estimated at HK$80/120,000 (US$10/15,000) per case
• 2 cases of 1998 estimated at HK$140/220,000 (US$18/27,500) per case
• 1 case of 2000 estimated at HK$140/200,000 (US$18/25,000) per case
• More than 80 lots of Château Lafite from 1982-2006 including:
• 1 1982 imperial (6 liter) estimated at HK$140/200,000 (US$18/25,000)
• 24 1986 half bottles estimated at HK$70/95,000 (US$9/12,000) per 24 bts
• 1 1996 imperial (6 liter) estimated at HK$55/80,000 (US$7/10,000) per case
• 4 cases of 1996 estimated at HK$70/95,000 (US$9/12,000) per case
• 3 cases of 2000 estimated at HK$95,000-160,000 (US$12/20,000) per case
• 3 cases of 2003 estimated at HK$46/70,000 (US$6/9,000) per case

More than 65 lots of Château Latour from 1961-2006 including:

• 1 jero (4.5 liter) of 1961 estimated at HK$200/280,000 (US$25/35,000) per case
• 2 cases of 1982 estimated at HK$140/200,000 (US$18/25,000) per case
• 10 cases of 1990 estimated at HK$38/55,000 (US$5/7,000) per case
• More than 126 lots of Château Mouton Rothschild from 1975-2006 including:
• 6 cases of 1982 estimated at HK$80/120,000 (US$10/15,000) per case
• 4 lots of 6 1982 magnums estimated at HK$95/150,000 (US$12/20,000) per case
• 8 cases of 1986 estimated at HK$55/80,000 (US$7/10,000) per case
• 5 imperials (6 liter) of 1989 estimated at HK$30/42,000 (US$3,750/5,500) per case
• 5 imperials (6 liter) of 1990 estimated at HK$16/24,000 (US$2/3,000) per case
• 7 cases of 2000 estimated at HK$65/95,000 (US$8/12,000) per case
• More than 78 lots of Château Margaux from 1982-2008 including:
• 6 cases of 1995 estimated at HK$28/38,000 (US$3,500/5,000) per case
• More than 69 lots of Château Haut Brion from 1959-2006 including:
• 3 cases of 1982 estimated at HK$60/85,000 (US$8/11,000) per case
• 5 cases of 1989 estimated at HK$85/140,000 (US$11/18,000) per case
• 6 cases of 1995 estimated at HK$26/32,000 (US $3,250/4,250) per case
• More than 70 lots of Château Cheval Blanc from 1982-2006 including:
• 4 cases of 1982 estimated at HK$70/95,000 (US$9/12,000) per case
• 8 cases of 2000 estimated at HK$55/80,000 (US$7/10,000) per case

Totals so far of the Classic Cellar from A Great American Collector:

1. Part I (NY, Mar 09) US$2,225,009
2. Part II (HK, Apr 09) US$6,400,373 – 100% sold
3. Part III (HK, Oct 09) US$4,916,463 – 100% sold
4. Total – US$13,541,845

The next Sotheby’s auction will be in early April. Details to be announced in early 2010.