Holy Cheval Blanc, Batman!
You may have been disappointed that I only mentioned the 50 case lot of 1982 Mouton that sold for $1.05 million after it happened.
Here’s some new extravagance for you — one lot of 11 vintages of Cheval Blanc vertical from 1995-2005 (hey, wait, are those futures for the 04 and the 05? Make that 9 bottles and two bottles yet to arrive.) And, oh yeah, these are all enooooormous 18 liter bottles. The estimate is $750,000 – $875,000. There have been no bids thus far. Everybody must be waiting to snipe it. Twenty percent of the proceeds benefit a charity.
The craziest thing about this auction is that it’s through the online auctioneer, winecommune.com! See the lot listing. If they sell this lot, the internet wine auction may have come of age! If not, it will be back to the regular sized bottles for them…
What are you waiting for? It’s 1 day, 12 hours, 57 minutes, 9 seconds until bidding is over! And no buyer’s premium! (The seller’s premium in this case is six percent or less.)
Fwiw, Steve at Vinfolio reckons that the most this lot is worth for the wine itself is $226,380. Ha, much more reasonable!
tags: wine | wine auctions
