Lot 201 A REMARKABLE AND PRISTINE COLLECTION OF FINEST QUALITY BORDEAUX INCLUDING TEN PERFECT CASES OF LAFITE-ROTHSCHILD 1982
The following lots, 201-272, represent what all fine wine drinkers dream about - a 'one-owner' selection of the finest quality wines in pristine and perfect condition, still packed in their original wooden cases with levels all showing at base of neck or better. The history and storage of this exceptional collection is also well recorded, with every case being stored since original purchase in the cool underground cellars of Octavian at Corsham in the rural English county of Wiltshire. A few examples have U.S. slip labels but the purchase record indicates that none of these cases have ever left UK storage until the temperature-controlled shipment to Hong Kong for this sale. There are truly very few genuine opportunities now to find wines of this quality and provenance in the trading-obsessed global market of today. An enticing prospect and absolute must for any Bordeaux lover, in particular the 120 bottles of Lafite-Rothschild 1982 which open the sale.
David Elswood
International Head of Wine Department
The following lots, 201-272, represent what all fine wine drinkers dream about - a 'one-owner' selection of the finest quality wines in pristine and perfect condition, still packed in their original wooden cases with levels all showing at base of neck or better. The history and storage of this exceptional collection is also well recorded, with every case being stored since original purchase in the cool underground cellars of Octavian at Corsham in the rural English county of Wiltshire. A few examples have U.S. slip labels but the purchase record indicates that none of these cases have ever left UK storage until the temperature-controlled shipment to Hong Kong for this sale. There are truly very few genuine opportunities now to find wines of this quality and provenance in the trading-obsessed global market of today. An enticing prospect and absolute must for any Bordeaux lover, in particular the 120 bottles of Lafite-Rothschild 1982 which open the sale.
David Elswood
International Head of Wine Department
Château Lafite-Rothschild--Vintage 1982
Closed24 May 2009
Price Realised
HKD 312,000