This past week saw an incredible turnout in the auction room at Le Bernardin and many new bidders from all over the world battle it out for wines from the ‘Golden Cellar.’

The sale was approximately 92% sold, $15.5 million on the gross, making the ‘Golden Cellar’ the second largest wine auction of all time, second only to ‘THE Cellar II’ conducted by us last October, cementing the fact that Acker Merrall & Condit is not only America’s oldest wine shop, but also the premiere wine auction house in the world.

The top 20 grossing lots were as follows:

12 bottle 1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild Pauillac $133,100.00

1 Methuselah 1999 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $127,050.00

12 bottle 1962 Chambertin A. Rousseau $108,900.00

12 bottle 1961 Chateau Latour a Pomerol Pomerol $102,850.00

12 bottle 1961 Chateau Lafleur Pomerol $90,750.00

3 magnum 1971 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $78,650.00

12 bottle 1928 Chateau Latour Pauillac $72,600.00

12 bottle 1978 Echezeaux H. Jayer $72,600.00

12 bottle 1982 Chateau Petrus Pomerol $66,550.00

12 bottle 1969 Chambertin Clos de Beze, A. Rousseau $66,550.00

6 magnum 1999 La Tache Domaine de la Romanee Conti $58,080.00

12 bottle 1971 Chambertin A. Rousseau $58,080.00

6 bottle 1990 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $58,080.00

6 bottle 1990 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $58,080.00

1 Jeroboam 1990 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $58,080.00

1 Jeroboam 1962 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $54,450.00

6 bottle 1978 Romanee Conti Domaine de la Romanee Conti $54,450.00

6 bottle 1993 Musigny G. Roumier $50,820.00

12 bottle 1999 Musigny G. Roumier $48,400.00

6 bottle 1962 Musigny G. Roumier $48,400.00

There were hundreds upon hundreds of notable results, and you will be able to view all results online by Tuesday morning at www.ackerwines.com/archives

A special thanks to all those who participated in the sale and helped us make history again!!!

Our next and last sale of the year will be a double dose of evening sales at CRU in NYC on November 29th and 30th. We hope to see you there!

John Kapon
President, Auction Director
Acker Merrall & Condit
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877-225-3724(fax)

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