April Auction Showers In Nearly $7M In Sales!
April Auction Showers
In Nearly $7M In Sales
Mature Wines Continue to Move Worldwide Market
Delaware - April 15, 2024
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Three Notable Lots in the April DE Auction:
Lot 813: 4 bottles 1999 DRC Romanee Conti
Lot 698: 12 bottles 2014 DRC La Tache in banded OWC
Lot 249: 1 bottle 1969 G. Roumier Musigny
A strong spring surge came in the form of “April Showers,” Acker’s April 11 US auction, resulting in nearly US $7M in sales for the world’s leading fine wine auction house. The US market once again proved its resurgence and resilience with active and aggressive bidding on mature, rare wines from around the globe, with noticeable and increased activity both online and live in multiple bidding parties across the States.
Domaine de la Romanee Conti reasserted itself as the World’s Biggest Brand, occupying all ten positions of the sale’s Top Lots. The first non-DRC surfaced in position 12, with a 3-bottle lot of the legendary 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild, and the Domaine’s run continued until a 6-bottle lot of 2010 Rousseau Chambertin broke the next streak in position 17. Representing the famed 1999 vintage, the two top lots of the sale were a 4-bottle lot of 1999 DRC Romanee Conti, sold for $100,000, and a case of 1999 La Tache that brought in $87,500. Three bottles of 2005 Romanee Conti took position three, bringing in $60,000, before a 10-bottle lot of 2000 La Tache sold for $56,250. There was a six-way tie for fifth place, all at $50,000, and rounding out the Top Ten were a 12-bottle lot of 2014 La Tache, a 3-bottle banded owc of 2014 Romanee Conti, 10 bottles of 2005 La Tache, and 3 bottle lots each of 2012 and 2013 Romanee Conti, all of which sold for $50,000.
“This was an exciting sale where demand for mature wines continued to impress,” said Acker Chairman, John Kapon. “The US market is bouncing forward in 2024 with a resurgence in interest and activity. Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Italy, Champagne – you name it – buyers wanted their wine and demanded it across the board which was reflected in the great results of this special auction.”
Acker's auction season continues in April 18 in Hong Kong with a live-online “Connoisseur’s Club” auction, followed by another live auction May 18th. The next live US auction will be on May 30. An auction of spirits is also scheduled to take place April 30. Acker is currently accepting consignments for the last live auctions of the spring season, and weekly web auction deadlines close every Friday. For more information, please email info@ackerwines.com
Highlights from the April Delaware Auction
LOT | QTY | WINE | PRICE (USD) |
2 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc | $16,250 |
4 | 6 Btls | 1961 Chateau Haut Brion | $16,250 |
12 | 12 Btls | 1990 Chateau Latour in OWC | $11,250 |
15 | 6 Btls | 1982 Chateau Pichon Lalande | $6,250 |
80 | 12 Btls | 2017 Ramonet St. Aubin En Remilly in OCB | $2,000 |
88 | 12 Btls | 2004 Raveneau Chablis Chapelot in OCB | $7,500 |
89 | 4 Btls | 1991 Raveneau Chablis Les Clos | $5,625 |
109 | 12 Btls | 1985 Dom Perignon in OCB | $7,500 |
122 | 12 Btls | 2000 Cerbaiona Brunello di Montalcino | $2,750 |
128 | 12 Btls | 1999 Masseto | $9,375 |
136 | 12 Btls | 1990 Chateau Cheval Blanc in OWC | $17,500 |
142 | 6 Btls | 1990 Chateau Lafleur in OWC | $11,250 |
144 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Leoville Las Cases in OWC | $6,875 |
146 | 12 Btls | 1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild in OWC | $10,625 |
151 | 1 Dbl. Mgm | 1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild in OWC | $4,750 |
172 | 12 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leflaive Batard Montrachet | $12,500 |
182 | 6 Mags | 2000 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Clavoillon in OCB | $5,625 |
193 | 6 Mags | 2000 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles in OCB | $6,875 |
215 | 3 Btls | 1949 Chateau Latour | $8,125 |
218 | 1 Btl | 1906 Chateau Margaux | $2,125 |
221 | 3 Btls | 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild | $37,500 |
223 | 1 Mag | 1966 Chateau Petrus | $7,500 |
226 | 3 Btls | 1947 Chateau Vieux Chateau Certan | $17,500 |
238 | 1 Btl | 1978 DRC La Tache | $8,750 |
248 | 1 Btl | 1976 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $3,750 |
249 | 1 Btl | 1969 G. Roumier Musigny | $11,875 |
257 | 6 Btls | 1959 Maison Leroy Grands Echezeaux | $17,500 |
260 | 2 Btls | 1964 Maison Leroy Mazis Chambertin | $4,750 |
261 | 6 Btls | 1971 Maison Leroy Nuits St. Georges Les Boudots | $7,500 |
289 | 1 Mag | 1975 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $3,250 |
296 | 2 Btls | 1961 Chateau Margaux | $3,500 |
323 | 1 Jero | 1996 d`Angerville Volnay Clos des Ducs | $2,250 |
325 | 1 Btl | 1979 Krug Clos du Mesnil | $6,000 |
334 | 3 Btls | 1990 B. Giacosa Barbaresco Asili Riserva | $5,000 |
337 | 3 Btls | 1990 B. Giacosa Barbaresco Santo Stefano Riserva | $4,375 |
339 | 6 Btls | 2004 Soldera Brunello di Montalcino Case Basse | $6,875 |
344 | 1 5-liter | 1985 Dunn Howell Mountain in OWC | $2,125 |
345 | 1 Btl | 1990 Harlan Estate Red | $2,375 |
346 | 6 Btls | 1994 Joseph Phelps Insignia | $2,375 |
353 | 1 Jero | 2005 D. Bachelet Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes in OWC | $4,375 |
358 | 1 Meth | 2007 J.F. Mugnier Bonnes Mares in OWC | $8,750 |
364 | 1 Jero | 2005 Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux in OWC | $5,250 |
405 | 5 Btls | 1985 D. Bachelet Charmes Chambertin Vieilles Vignes | $10,000 |
423 | 4 Btls | 1968 Vega Sicilia Unico | $8,125 |
426 | 2 Btls | 1947 Chateau Ausone | $5,000 |
447 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Figeac in OWC | $6,000 |
474 | 6 Btls | 1959 Chateau Latour | $22,500 |
496 | 8 Btls | 1961 Chateau Leoville Las Cases | $10,000 |
530 | 12 Btls | 1996 Chateau Pichon Lalande in OWC | $5,625 |
596 | 6 Btls | 2005 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $27,500 |
598 | 6 Btls | 2010 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $30,000 |
606 | 6 Btls | 2019 A. Rousseau Chambertin in OCB | $23,750 |
649 | 4 Btls | 2021 H. Boillot Montrachet in OWC | $5,625 |
657 | 1 Mag | 2002 Dom Perignon P2 in OWC | $1,625 |
698 | 12 Btls | 2014 DRC La Tache in banded OWC | $50,000 |
702 | 6 Btls | 2017 DRC La Tache in banded OWC | $25,000 |
704 | 6 Btls | 2010 DRC Richebourg in OWC | $23,750 |
709 | 3 Btls | 2014 DRC Romanee Conti in banded OWC | $50,000 |
732 | 3 Btls | 2013 G. Roumier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses | $11,250 |
739 | 3 Mags | 2009 J.F. Mugnier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses in OWC | $15,000 |
743 | 1 Jero | 2015 Meo Camuzet Richebourg in OWC | $10,000 |
765 | 12 Btls | 2005 E. Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux in OCB | $30,000 |
783 | 10 Btls | 1999 DRC Grands Echezeaux | $32,500 |
793 | 12 Btls | 1999 DRC La Tache | $87,500 |
795 | 10 Btls | 2000 DRC La Tache | $56,250 |
813 | 4 Btls | 1999 DRC Romanee Conti | $100,000 |
816 | 3 Btls | 2005 DRC Romanee Conti | $60,000 |
820 | 10 Btls | 1999 DRC Romanee St. Vivant | $32,500 |
900 | 2 Btls | 2018 Keller Schubertslay Kabinett Alte Reben | $1,750 |
948 | 3 Btls | 2015 DRC Montrachet in banded OWC | $25,000 |
967 | 1 Mag | 2020 Lamy Caillat Chassagne Montrachet Les Caillerets in OWC | $1,750 |
999 | 12 Btls | 2005 Chateau Margaux in OWC | $8,750 |
1006 | 6 Btls | 1990 Chateau Petrus | $23,750 |
1078 | 12 Btls | 2013 Hundred Acre Few and Far Between in OWC | $6,875 |
1089 | 6 Btls | 2015 Hundred Acre Wraith in OWC | $3,500 |
1109 | 3 Btls | 2021 Screaming Eagle in OWC | $8,125 |
1144 | 6 Btls | 1995 Opus One in OWC | $2,750 |
1145 | 6 Btls | 1996 Opus One in OWC | $2,750 |