COMTE LIGER-BELAIR ROCKS THE SALES FLOOR ALONG WITH HK$78M/US$10M SOLD
COMTE LIGER-BELAIR ROCKS THE SALES
FLOOR ALONG WITH HK$78M/US$10M SOLD
Barrel of 2019 Nuits St. Georges Headlines Auction
with 201 New World Records Set
HONG KONG - JUNE 1, 2021
Top Lots in Acker’s May Hong Kong Auction:
Lot 299: 12 bottles 1988 DRC Romanee Conti in OWC
Lot 1114: One 216-liter barrel of 2019 Comte Liger-Belair Nuits St. Georges
Lot 1085: 12 bottles 1999 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux
HONG KONG – June 1, 2021 – Acker’s two-day May Hong Kong auction on Friday and Saturday fed the wine market’s voracious appetite to the tune of HK$78M/US$10M, achieving 201 New World Records. An extraordinary offering direct from the cellars of Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair headlined the sale, with a barrel of 2019 Nuits St. Georges selling for an astounding HK$1,792,800/US$231,329. Five lots in the auction exceeded US$100,000, as the global appetite for the finest and rarest wines remains insatiable.
Sharing first place in the sale with the aforementioned barrel of 2019 Comte Liger-Belair was twelve bottles of 1988 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti in an original wood case that also achieved HK$1,792,800/US$231,329. Continuing the trend of tremendous Burgundies were twelve bottles of 1999 Henri Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux that fetched HK$1,245,000/US$160,645, good for third place. A diatribe of DRC followed in the fourth and fifth positions as twelve bottles of 1990 DRC La Tache in OWCs realized HK$1,045,800/US$134,942, and one Jeroboam of 1985 Romanee Conti brought in HK$846,600/US$109,239. Splitting sixth place were five bottles of 2002 DRC Romanee Conti and twelve bottles of 2001 Domaine Leroy Romanee St. Vivant in OWC, which both achieved HK$747,000/US$96,387. Rounding out the Top Ten in a three-way tie stood three magnums of 1990 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux, a six-magnum 2012 DRC Assortment in OWC, and six magnums of 1996 DRC La Tache, all of which fetched HK$697,200/US$89,961 each.
Fresh off the innovative and recent release of the first-ever NFTs from Burgundy, Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair rocked the sales floor with an offering direct from its cellars, claiming 18 New World Records. Standout selections from one of Burgundy’s greatest Domaines included six bottles of 2012 Vosne Romanee Clos du Chateau in OWC at HK49,800/US$6,426 and one magnum of 2015 Vosne Romanee Aux Brûlées for HK$94,620/US$12,209. Of the Grand Crus in this Domaine-direct offering, a 2007-2018 vertical of Echezeaux in custom OWC realized HK$224,100/US$28,916, two bottles of 2012 La Romanee in OWC fetched HK$119,250/US$15,422, and a super-lot comprised of every wine the Domaine produced in the 2018 vintage sold for HK$273,900/US$35,342. Also of note were the wines of Domaine Armand Rousseau, which totaled a remarkable 15 New World Records.
“While America was busy celebrating Memorial Day weekend, Hong Kong was open for business and extremely active as the auction season begins to draw to a close,” remarked Acker Chairman, John Kapon. “To once again represent the wines from Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair is a tremendous honor. Comte Liger-Belair continues to make some of the most delicious wines in the world today, a fact to which I can personally attest after opening two bottles this weekend! The sale was a sizzler, but summer is not officially on just yet. In just over a week, we will offer what has been hailed as “The Auction of the Year,” the union of three of the world’s most passionate collectors, The Trinity Collection on June 9th and 10th. This sale will feature one of the world’s greatest collections of mature Champagne, with an unheard of and rarely seen amount of ancient treasures dating back to 1911. This market truly continues to excite and amaze!”
The auction season continues for Acker with another “live online” auction in Delaware on June 9th and 10th. Acker is currently accepting wines for its July Hong Kong and Summer “live online” auctions, with weekly web auctions closing every week. For more information, email info@ackerwines.com.
Highlights from Acker's 2-Day May Hong Kong Auction
LOT | QTY/FMT | WINE | PRICE (HKD) | PRICE (USD) |
20 | 3 Dbl. Mags | 1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc in OWC | $149,400 | $19,277 |
108 | 6 Mags | 1985 Chateau Lafite Rothschild in OWC | $79,680 | $10,281 |
255 | 12 Btls | 1970 Chateau Petrus | $323,700 | $41,768 |
293 | 12 Btls | 2000 DRC Assortment in OWC | $473,100 | $61,045 |
294 | 12 Btls | 2001 DRC Assortment in OWC | $547,800 | $70,684 |
297 | 1 Jero | 1993 DRC La Tache | $298,800 | $38,555 |
299 | 12 Btls | 1988 DRC Romanee Conti in OWC | $1,792,800 | $231,329 |
559 | 12 Btls | 1989 Chateau Haut Brion in OWC | $273,900 | $35,342 |
570 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Latour in OWC | $199,200 | $25,703 |
583 | 12 Btls | 1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles | $74,700 | $9,639 |
591 | 3 Dbl. Mags | 2009 Chateau Cos d'Estournel in OWC | $34,860 | $4,498 |
635 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Lafite Rothschild in OWC | $323,700 | $41,768 |
653 | 12 Btls | 1990 Chateau Petrus | $398,400 | $51,406 |
657 | 2 Mags | 2015 A. Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques | $74,700 | $9,639 |
670 | 2 Btls | 1934 Chateau Latour in OWCs | $37,350 | $4,819 |
682 | 1 Btl | 1995 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $169,320 | $21,848 |
683 | 1 Btl | 1996 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $169,320 | $21,848 |
689 | 6 Btls | 1985 Krug Collection in OGBs | $64,740 | $8,354 |
784 | 12 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche | $597,600 | $77,110 |
786 | 3 Btls | 2007 Domaine Leroy Richebourg | $169,320 | $21,848 |
787 | 6 Btls | 2007 Domaine Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts | $169,320 | $21,848 |
800 | 3 Mags | 1990 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux | $697,200 | $89,961 |
929 | 1 Btl | 2005 D'Auvenay (Leroy) Puligny Montrachet Les Folatieres | $37,350 | $4,819 |
948 | 2 Mags | 1996 Ramonet Montrachet | $109,560 | $14,137 |
977 | 12 Btls | 1999 DRC Assortment in OWC | $597,600 | $77,110 |
992 | 12 Btls | 2010 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $373,500 | $48,194 |
1008 | 1 Mag | 2010 A. Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze | $89,640 | $11,566 |
1023 | 6 Mags | 2012 DRC Assortment in OWC | $697,200 | $89,961 |
1047 | 2 Btls | 2001 DRC Romanee Conti | $298,800 | $38,555 |
1048 | 5 Btls | 2002 DRC Romanee Conti | $747,000 | $96,387 |
1059 | 10 Btls | 1990 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $473,100 | $61,045 |
1075 | 12 Btls | 1990 DRC La Tache in OWCs | $1,045,800 | $134,942 |
1076 | 6 Mags | 1996 DRC La Tache | $697,200 | $89,961 |
1077 | 1 Jero | 1985 DRC Romanee Conti | $846,600 | $109,239 |
1078 | 12 Btls | 2001 Domaine Leroy Romanee St. Vivant in OWC | $747,000 | $96,387 |
1080 | 5 Mags | 1985 Sassicaia in OWCs | $298,800 | $38,555 |
1082 | 1 Btl | 1952 Macallan Single Malt Scotch Whisky 50 Year Old, #627, Fine & Rare in OWC | $249,000 | $32,129 |
1085 | 12 Btls | 1999 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux | $1,245,000 | $160,645 |
1087 | 1 Jero | 2012 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee in OWC | $32,370 | $4,177 |
1090 | 6 Btls | 2012 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Clos du Chateau in OWC | $49,800 | $6,426 |
1093 | 3 Mags | 2016 Comte Liger-Belair Nuits St. Georges Clos des Grandes Vignes in OWC | $42,330 | $5,462 |
1097 | 3 Btls | 2010 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Les Petits Monts in OWC | $59,760 | $7,711 |
1100 | 12 Btls | 2017 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots in OWC | $179,280 | $23,133 |
1102 | 1 Mag | 2015 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees in OWC | $94,620 | $12,209 |
1106 | 12 Btls | 2007-2018 Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux in custom OWC | $224,100 | $28,916 |
1107 | 1 Mag | 2011 Comte Liger-Belair Echezeaux in OWC | $39,840 | $5,141 |
1110 | 2 Btls | 2012 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee in OWC | $119,520 | $15,422 |
1113 | 15 & 1 Btls, Mag | 2018 Comte-Liger Belair Super Lot Horizontal | $273,900 | $35,342 |
1114 | 1 216 liter | 2019 Comte Liger-Belair Nuits St. Georges Barrel | $1,792,800 | $231,329 |
1132 | 6 Mags | 1945 Chateau Margaux in OWC | $423,300 | $54,619 |
1144 | 12 Btls | 1989 Chateau Petrus in OWC | $448,200 | $57,832 |
1246 | 3 Mags | 1983 Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia in OWC | $24,900 | $3,213 |