PARIS, June 9 — A Jeroboam-sized bottle of wine from the legendary Burgundy estate sold for approximately US$85,247 (RM363,601) at a Baghera/Wines auction in Geneva.
Exceptional fine wine experts Baghera/Wines regularly hold online wine auctions under the “Wine O’Clock” banner. At the latest sale, June 6, the Domaine Romanée-Conti wine estate once again hit the headlines with a Jeroboam of its 1999-vintage Romanée-Conti wine selling for 82,800 CHF, or approximately US$85,247.
The auction specifically celebrated this renowned 1,500-year-old Burgundy wine estate — which makes eight Grand Cru wines — with 55 lots from the estate up for grabs in the “Immaculate DRC” sale. Revenue totalled 1.11 million CHF, or approximately US$1.14 million.
Romanée-Conti previously broke an auction record in February, with a lot of five 1999-vintage bottles selling for 78,000 CHF, or approximately US$80,247.
The next “Wine O’Clock” sale will be held in September, focusing on Bordeaux wines. — AFP-Relaxnews
