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Tajan’s Wine Cellar
| Date: 03.04.2007 Source: The Russian Antique |  äÏÂÁ×ÉÔØ ÏÔÚÙ× |
French auction house Tajan held sales dedicated to elite wines and alcoholic beverages on March 7, in Paris. Connoisseurs and collectors of rare wines had a chance to bid for 964 lots including elite red and white wines, as well as other selected beverages from all over the France.
Among the undisputable top-lots of the sale was 1919 Grand Chambertin (Rousseau). After fierce bidding, the lot consisting of two bottles of rare Burgundy red wine (estimate ˆ8,500–10,000, ˆ4,250–5,000 for one bottle) was purchased by an anonymous buyer for ˆ15,721. The «oldest» lot at the auction was a bottle of famous red dry Ch?teau Margaux of 1900. Alas, the unique lot estimated at ˆ2,800–3,000 remained unsold on March 7. A bottle of Roman?e St-Vivant (D.R.C., 1973) did not do well at the auction too. Estimated at ˆ1,700–1,800 the lot managed to realize only ˆ363.
Extremely fine Richebourg (H. Jayer, 1985) was the third predicted top-lot at the Tajan sale. While the experts of the auction house had estimated one bottle of that wine at ˆ2,400–2,600, the lot brought impressive ˆ4,474. However, Vosne-Roman?e «Cros Parantoux» 1990 (estimate ˆ2,000–2,300) three times exceeded the estimate, making ˆ7,014. The lot composed of five bottles of Vosne-Roman?e 1988 was sold for ˆ9,916.
Other highlights of the important auction included Roman?e-Conti, 1991 (estimate ˆ2,000–2,300, sold for ˆ3,628), Roman?e-Conti 1972 (estimate ˆ1,700–2,000, sold for ˆ3,265). The price paid for two bottles of Vosne-Roman?e «Cros Parantoux» (H. Jayer, 1985) two times exceeded the estimate ˆ3,000–3,400, making ˆ7,377. A bottle of Vosne-Roman?e «Cros Parantoux» 1995 was hammered at ˆ1,995 (estimate ˆ1,200–1,400).
A bottle of Richebourg 1986 fetched ˆ2,540 (estimate ˆ1,150–1,300), while a bottle of refined ?chezeaux (H. Jayer, 1990) realized ˆ2,116.
There were also some more lots auctioned with estimates ranging within ˆ1,150–1,300. The less expensive wine was put up for sale with estimate ˆ150–300. Thus, any bidder had an opportunity to buy wine according to his or hers taste and income.
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