1988 Roumier Amoureuses Boosts Heritage Auctions’ Fine & Rare Wine Auction Above $3 Million

DRC among wineries rebounding with stronger winter demand

DALLAS, Texas (December 18, 2019) — Multiple bidders pursued a rare Chambolle Musigny 1988 Les Amoureuses, G. Roumier Bottle (10) until it closed at $28,290 to claim top-lot honors Heritage Auctions' Fine & Rare Wine Auction Dec. 6-8 in Beverly Hills. The top lot helped to lead the final total for the sale to $3,068,125.

"The wine market has proven robust at the top, and DRC, among others, has bounced back after a surprisingly modest September,” Heritage Auctions Fine and Rare Wine Senior Director Frank Martell said. "We have not yet seen a surge in buying related to tariffs, but it is something that is at the forefront of many a bidder's plans for 2020.”

Other top lots in the sale included, but were not limited to:

• $23,370: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 Pauillac Bottle (12)

• $21,525: Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2000 Pauillac Bottle (12)

• $15,990: Romanee St. Vivant 2010 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (6)

• $15,990: Romanee St. Vivant 2015 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (6)

• $15,990: Romanee Conti 2016 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (1)

• $15,990: La Tache 1978 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (2)

• $14,760: Romanee St. Vivant 2016 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (6)

• $14,760: Romanee Conti 2001 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (1)

• $13,530: Romanee St. Vivant 2012 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Bottle (6)

The top lot led a large group of lots that exceeded pre-auction estimates by substantial margins, including:

• $7,995: Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1990 Pauillac Magnum (3)

• $3,813: Chambertin 2010 A. Rousseau Bottle (1)

• $3,444: Chambertin 1996 Clos de Beze, Prieure Roch Bottle (2)

• $2,337: Savigny les Beaune 1991 Les Narbantons, Leroy Bottle (3)

• $2,214: Echezeaux 1990 E. Rouget Bottle (1)

• $1,906.50: Chambertin 1997 Clos de Beze, A. Rousseau Bottle (2)

• $1,906.50: Meursault 1996 Les Charmes, G. Roulot Magnum (1)

• $1,599: Sassicaia 2009 Tenuta San Guido Bottle (6)

• $1,168: Sine Qua Non Grenache 2014 Testa dei Cherubini Magnum (1)

• $1,1377.75: Echezeaux 1989 E. Rouget Bottle (1)

• $1,107: Chapelle Chambertin 2008 C. Tremblay Bottle (2)

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