{"id":11784,"date":"2011-12-29T02:12:33","date_gmt":"2011-12-29T02:12:33","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-12-29T02:12:33","modified_gmt":"2011-12-29T02:12:33","slug":"55-Bottle-Superlot-Sells-for-800-000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=11784","title":{"rendered":"55-Bottle \u2018Superlot\u2019 Sells for $800,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong\u2019s wine scene ended the year on a Burgundy-flavored high note, with a 55-bottle \u201csuperlot\u201d from Domaine de la Roman\u00e9e-Conti selling for $813,333. The ultra rare Roman\u00e9e-Conti\u2019s spanned 1952 to 2007, working out to nearly $15,000 a bottle, and went to a Chinese collector bidding by phone at Acker Merrall & Condit\u2019s auction. The firm says it was the most expensive lot this year of any sale, world-wide. Other highlights included 101 vintages of Ch\u00e2teau Mouton Rothschild back to 1867, which sold for $500,513, and a 57-bottle lot of Ch\u00e2teau P\u00e9trus from 1959 to 2007, for $250,256. In a statement, John Kapon, Acker\u2019s chief executive, called 2011 a \u201ctriumphant year in Asia.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

The results tell the story of the past 12 months, with Bordeaux and particularly Ch\u00e2teau Lafite Rothschild losing their perch as Asia\u2019s favorites, to Burgundy\u2019s Domaine de la Roman\u00e9e-Conti, which now reigns supreme among the region\u2019s top collectors, and regularly achieves the highest prices. <\/p>\n

Since a year ago when Lafite was king and three bottles of 1869 sold for a record-breaking US$232,692 each, cracks have begun to emerge in the fine wine market as economic worries grow. Sotheby\u2019s ended a run of 16 consecutive sold-out Hong Kong sales in the second half of this year by failing to sell some lots. The prices of Bordeaux\u2019s first growths have dropped 12% so far this year, according to the Liv-Ex Fine Wine 50 index. Still, wine sellers aren\u2019t giving up. Acker holds its next auction in mid-January, and Christie\u2019s and Sotheby\u2019s have more planned for 2012.
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