A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar AND Important Burgundy And Bordeaux From A Private Cellar

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1 Press Release Hong Kong Immediate Release Hong Kong Winnie Tang _ New York Dan Abernethy dan.abernethy@sothebys.com London +44 (0) Matthew Floris matthew.floris@sothebys.com SOTHEBY S HONG KONG PRESENTS TWO IMPORTANT SINGLE-OWNER WINE SALES ON 5 OCTOBER A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar AND Important Burgundy And Bordeaux From A Private Cellar From Left to Right: A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar: Cheval Blanc 2000 (12 bottles), Est. HK$60,000 85,000 / US$7,500 11,000; Important Burgundy and Bordeaux From A Private Cellar: Haut-Brion 1989 (12 bottles), Est. HK$100, ,000 / US$13,000 18,000 Romanée-Conti 1990 (6 bottles), Est. HK$600, ,000 / US$75, ,000; Hong Kong, 15 August 2013 Sotheby s Hong Kong is pleased to announce the sales of another two important private wine collections on 5 October during its Autumn 2013 Sales Series (4 8 October) at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The two sales - A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar and Important Burgundy and Bordeaux From A Private Cellar will offer a total of over lots, expected to fetch HK$43 60 million / US$ million*. In addition to the ex-cellar sale of Domaine Clarence Dillon: Wines Direct from the Cellars of Château Haut-Brion Château Quintus Château La Mission Haut- Brion on 4 October, these two private collections cover an impressive quantity of top mature Bordeaux and rare Burgundy from the most coveted vintages, accompanied by strong selections of wines from Champagne, the Rhône Valley, Italy and Australia.

2 A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar 10 am, 5 October This magnificent collection features 288 lots estimated at HK$14 20 million / US$ million. Top- class Bordeaux the five First Growths plus Château Cheval Blanc - from the best vintages are available, such as 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, Many of these are offered in parcel quantities - 10 cases of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000, 8 cases of Château Cheval Blanc 2000 and 8 cases of Château Margaux For Sauternes lovers, there is also an impressive selection of Château d Yquem from the most excellent vintages over the past 30 years, such as 1975, 1988, 1990 and In addition, rare vertical selections of Vega Sicilia Único spanning 5 decades ( ) with labels signed by Pablo Alvarez are also on offer. Commenting on this Bordeaux cellar, Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine (M. W.), Head of Sotheby's International tional Wine Department, said: This is a classic collection of stunning wine, utterly desirable bottles of pristine provenance and great appeal. One of the exciting elements of this collection is the preponderance of legendary wines at their beautiful maturity, absolutely ready to drink, after suitable resting following delivery. One has only to look at the forest of First Growth 1982s to start salivating. Mature wines are rarely available at restaurants, unless you bring your own, so it is wise to stock up. And then there is the generous amount of 2000s at top level do make sure your grandchildren and great-grandchildren have something suitable to drink at the turn of this century! SALE HIGHLIGHTS: Château Haut-Brion 6 Lots: 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$48,000 70,000 / US$6,000 9,000 5 Lots: 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$100, ,000 / US$13,000 18,000 8 Lots: 1995 (12 bottles) Est. HK$30,000 42,000 / US$3,750 5,500 Château La Mission Haut-Brion 4 Lots: 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$70, ,000 / US$9,000 13,000 4 Lots: 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$70, ,000 / US$9,000 13,000 4 Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$6,500 9,000 Château Lafite 4 Lots: 1981 (1 Imperial) Est. HK$28,000 40,000 / US$3,500 5,000 6 Lots: 1986 (12 bottles) Est. HK$90, ,000 / US$12,000 17,000 7 Lots: 1996 (12 bottles) Est. HK$80, ,000 / US$10,000 14,000 4 Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$110, ,000 / US$14,000 19,000 (pictured left) 2 Lots: 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$240, ,000 / US$30,000 50,000 Château Latour 5 Lots: 1996 (12 bottles) Est. HK$55,000 75,000 / US$7,000 9,500 4 Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$80, ,000 / US$10,000 14,000 2

3 Château Margaux 4 Lots: 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$60,000 80,000 / US$7,500 10,000 8 Lots: 1996 (12 bottles) Est. HK$40,000 55,000 / US$5,000 7,000 8 Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$70, ,000 / US$9,000 14,000 (pictured left) Château Mouton Rothschild 8 Lots: 1986 (12 bottles) Est. HK$60,000 80,000 / US$7,500 10, Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$65,000 90,000 / US$8,500 12,000 (pictured on p1) 3 Lots: 2000 (1 Jeroboam) Est. HK$80, ,000 / US$10,000 14,000 Château Cheval Blanc 4 Lots: 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$65,000 90,000 / US$8,500 12,000 4 Lots: 1998 (12 bottles) Est. HK$30,000 44,000 / US$3,750 5,500 8 Lots: 2000 (12 bottles) Est. HK$60,000 85,000 / US$7,500 11,000 Château d Yquem 6 Lots: 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$36,000 48,000 / US$4,500 6,000 2 Lots: 1990 (24 half bottles) Est. HK$36,000 48,000 / US$4,500 6,000 7 Lots: 2001 (12 bottles) Est. HK$42,000 60,000 / US$5,500 7,500 Important Burgundy And Bordeaux From A Private Cellar Approx. 12:30pm, 5 October This is an exceptional collection of the finest Burgundy and Bordeaux wines, alongside a superb selection from Champagne, Italy and Australia. Of particular note, significant parcel quantities of mature wines are being offered which are rarely seen in any market. Over lots estimated at HK$29 40 million / US$ million will be featured. Over 150 lots of rare red and white Burgundy from the region s most celebrated wineries begin the auction, including Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Domaine Leroy, Domaine Comte Georges de Vögué plus Henri Jayer, Domaine Coche-Dury and Domaine Leflaive, among others. 250 lots of Bordeaux provide collectors looking for significant quantities of top mature wines an exceptional opportunity ty with 1982 and two of the best vintages of the 20 th century - creating the backbone of the collection. An unheard-of 46 cases of the legendary Château Haut-Brion 1989 highlight the Bordeaux section with other important parcels including Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 (26 cases), Château Cheval Blanc 1982 (12 cases), Château Margaux 1990 (12 cases), Château Latour 1990 (14 cases) and Château Le Pin 1990 (3 cases). Top Rhône wines from Chave, Chapoutier, Rayas and Jaboulet follow plus excellent Champagne from Dom Pérignon and Krug. Italy s Super Tuscans are present in benchmark vintages such 1990 and 1997, and Australia s finest in the form of Penfolds Grange and Clarendon Hills Astralis round off the auction. 3

4 Talking about this important cellar of Bordeaux and Burgundy, Serena Sutcliffe, Master of Wine (M. W.), Head of Sotheby's International Wine Department, remarked: This great wine collection is all about pedigree and pleasure the two are intimately connected! The depth and breadth of this starry array of names is breathtaking, but the bouquet and flavours of the wines are celestial. It is extremely rare to come across bottles, and cases, of this calibre and the quantities involved make one gasp. Many of Asia s most enthusiastic and knowledgeable wine lovers were too young to buy these vintages as futures, so a collection such as this presents a phenomenal opportunity to catch up and acquire them when they are at their show-stopping best. All wines were inspected by Sotheby s experts at a professional storage facility in Bordeaux and were shipped to Hong Kong via dedicated temperature controlled ocean freight. Many of the wines in this sale were previously purchased from Sotheby s auctions in New York and London. SALE HIGHLIGHTS: Burgundy Domaine de la Romanée Conti: 4 lots: Echézeaux 1990 Domaine de la Romanée Conti (12 bottles) Est. HK$90, ,000/ US$12,000 15,000 1 lot: La Tâche 1990 Domaine de la Romanée Conti (12 bottles) Est. HK$320, ,000 / US$40,000 60,000 4 lots: Richebourg 1990 Domaine de la Romanée Conti (12 bottles) Est. HK$180, ,000 / US$22,500 32,500 1 lot: Romanée Conti 1990 Domaine de la Romanée Conti (6 bottles) Est. HK$600, ,000 / US$75, ,000 (pictured left) 2 lots: La Tâche 1996 Domaine de la Romanée Conti (12 bottles) Est. HK$200, ,000 / US$26,000 36,000 Henry Jayer: (pictured right) 1 lot: Echézeaux 1991 Henry Jayer (12 bottles) Est. HK$240, ,000 / US$30,000 45,000 2 lots: Vosne Romanée, Cros Parantoux 1991 Henri Jayer (12 bottles) Est. HK$280, ,000 / US$35,000 50,000 Comte Georges de Vogüé: 1 lot: Musigny, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 1990 Comte Georges de Vogüé (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$6,500 9,000 Domaine Leflaive: 3 lots: Bâtard Montrachet 1992 Domaine Leflaive (12 bottles) Est. HK$48,000 65,000 / US$6,000 8,000 4

5 Bordeaux 46 lots: Haut-Brion 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$100, ,000 / US$13,000 18,000 (pictured left) 10 lots: Haut-Brion 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$44,000 60,000 / US$5,500 7,500 2 lots: Haut-Brion Blanc 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$12,000 16, lots: Mouton Rothschild 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$80, ,000 / US$10,000 14, lots: Latour 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$55,000 75,000 / US$7,000 9,500 8 lots: Latour 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$110, ,000 / US$14,000 20, lots: Margaux (12 bottles) Est. HK$70, ,000 / US$9,000 13,000 9 lots: Léoville Lascases 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$26,000 38,000 / US$3,600 5, lots: Cheval Blanc (12 bottles) Est. HK$60,000 80,000 / US$7,500 10, lots: Cheval Blanc 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$65,000 90,000 / US$8,500 12,000 2 lots: Lafleur 1982 (12 bottles) Est. HK$200, ,000 / US$25,000 35,000 (pictured left) 4 lots: Lafleur 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$6,500 9,000 (pictured left) 3 lots: Le Pin 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$200, ,000 / US$30,000 42,500 Rhône 1 lot: Château de Beaucastel, Hommage à Jacques Perrin 1989 (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$6,500 9,000 4 lots: Ermitage, Le Pavillon 1989 Chapoutier (12 bottles) Est. HK$24,000 36,000 / US$3,000 4,400 5 lots: Ermitage, Le Pavillon 1990 Chapoutier (12 bottles) Est. HK$30,000 40,000 / US$3,600 5,000 Champagne 5 lots: Dom Pérignon 1990 (12 bottles) Est. HK$18,000 26,000 / US$2,400 4,000 Italy: (pictured left) 5 lots: Sassicaia 1990 Tenuta San Guido (12 bottles) Est. HK$20,000 30,000 / US$2,400 3,800 2 lots: Tignanello 1990 Marchesi Antinori (12 bottles) Est. HK$10,000 14,000 / US$1,300 2,000 4 lots: Masseto 1997 Tenuta dell'ornellaia (12 bottles) Est. HK$50,000 70,000 / US$4,800 6,700 Australia 2 lots: Clarendon Hills, Astralis 1998 (12 bottles) Est. HK$16,000 22,000 / US$2,000 2,600 5

6 *Estimates do not include buyer s premium and prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer s premium. Images are available upon request NOTES TO EDITORS I) About Sotheby s Wine Sotheby s wine auctions in 2012 brought an overall global total of HK$503 million / US$64.5 million. Sotheby s overall total of HK$688 million / US$88.2 million for global wine auctions in 2010 is the highest in the company s forty-two years of wine auctions brought an overall global total of HK$667 million / US$85.5 million. The Lafite Ex Cellars sale held by Sotheby s in Hong Kong in October 2010 set a new record for a single standard sized bottle at auction when a bottle of Château Lafite 1869 sold for HK$1.8 million / US$232,692. This means that Sotheby s now holds the world records for a standard bottle, a bottle in any format - the Jeroboam of Château Mouton Rothschild 1945 which fetched HK$2.4 million / US$310,700 in February 2007 in New York and any wine lot at auction 50 cases of Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 which sold for HK$8.2 million / US$1,051,600 at Sotheby s New York in Between 2009 and October 2011 Sotheby s Hong Kong maintained 16 consecutive 100%-sold wine auctions in Asia the only major auction house with this record. II) Sotheby's Hong Kong Autumn Sales 2013 Calendar (The schedule is subject to change) Auction Category 4 Oct Domaine Clarence Dillon: Wines Direct from the Cellars of Château Haut-Brion - Château Quintus Château La Mission Haut-Brion 5 Oct A Magnificent Bordeaux Cellar Important Burgundy and Bordeaux from a Private Cellar Early Ink Masters Sotheby s Hong Kong 40 th Anniversary Evening Sale (20 th Century Chinese Art, Contemporary Asian Art & Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings) 6 Oct 20th Century Chinese Art Day Sale Contemporary Asian Art Day Sale Modern and Contemporary Southeast Asian Paintings Day Sale 7 Oct Fine Chinese Paintings Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite 8 Oct Chinese Art Through The Eye Of Sakamoto Gorō Qing Imperial Porcelain A Kyoto Collection Important Ming Porcelain From A Private Collection Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art Important Watches HONG KONG EXHIBITION AND AUCTION VENUE Hall 3, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (New Wing), 1 Expo Drive, Wan Chai, Hong Kong III II) Asia Travelling Exhibitions Calendar Date City Venue 30 & 31 Aug Jakarta The Capital Residence 4 & 5 Sep Shanghai Jian An Shangri-La 7 & 8 Sep Beijing China World Summit Wing Beijing 13 & 14 Sep Singapore The Regent Singapore 16 & 17 Sep Bangkok The Sukhothai 21 & 22 Sep Taipei Fubon International Convention Centre 24 & 25 Sep Kaohsiung Ambassador Hotel Kaohsiung 6

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