ACKER’S SECOND DELAWARE AUCTION BLOWS PAST ESTIMATES AS COLLECTORS FÊTE BURGUNDY AND BEYOND
ACKER’S SECOND DELAWARE AUCTION BLOWS PAST ESTIMATES AS
COLLECTORS FÊTE BURGUNDY AND BEYOND
US$6.3 Million, 99% Sold, 246 New World Records
DELAWARE - FEBRUARY 8, 2021



Three of the Top Lots from Acker’s Grande Fête de Bourgogne Auction:
Lot 683: 12 bottle 1985 Dujac Clos de la Roche in OCB
Lot 1090: 12 bottles 2004 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWCs
Lot 874: 1 Jeroboam 1997 DRC Romanee Conti
DELAWARE – February 8, 2021 – Acker’s Thursday and Friday night auction saw an explosion of activity as bidders blew past the estimates again and again as the company’s third annual Grande Fête de Bourgogne auction achieved US$6.3 million in sales and was 99% sold. Eleven, electric, Domaine-direct consignment finished the fête in fine fashion on Friday night, as 82% of all possible lots direct from these Domaines achieved record-setting prices. Demand was incredible for the perfect provenance of these lots and also throughout the two days, with 246 overall New World Records set, as collectors continued to battle boisterously for the world’s finest and rarest wines.
This sale was, of course, dedicated to Burgundy, and so were the sale’s Top Ten Lots, led by an exceptional twelve bottles of 1985 Dujac Clos de la Roche in its original box that sold for $130,725, a New World Record. In second place stood an equally rare twelve bottles of 2004 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWCs that realized $112,050. A string of large formats followed, as one Jeroboam of 1997 Domaine de la Romanee Conti Romanee Conti fetched $99,600, another New World Record. A Jeroboam of 1985 Dujac Clos St. Denis sold for $52,290 in a record-setting fourth place, then one Methuselah of 1995 DRC Romanee St. Vivant realized $47,310, coming in fifth, and a record-setting magnum of 2010 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWC brought in $43,575, good for the sixth spot. A three-way tie twisted up two of Burgundy’s best names in seventh position, as two bottles of 1980 DRC Romanee Conti, one Jeroboam of 1996 DRC La Tache in OWC, and twelve bottles of 1998 Domaine Leroy Latricieres Chambertin, all sold at $39,840 a piece, with two New World Records for the standard-sized bottle lots. Rounding out the Top Ten were ten bottles of 1997 DRC La Tache that realized $37,350.
The roster of 56 New World Records from the eleven, Domaine-direct consignments was started by rising star Yvon Clerget, as one Jeroboam of 2018 Clos de Vougeot realized $1,619. From Chateau de la Tour, one Jeroboam of 2017 Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Hommage a Jean Morin sold for $1,743, followed by one of Domaine de Montille’s flagship cuvées as a Jeroboam of 2010 Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane sold for $4,731. Dueling library releases realized new records from historic Domaines as a single bottle of 1959 H. Gouges Nuits St. Georges Les St. Georges sold for $4,731 and one bottle of 1923 Faiveley Clos Vougeot realized $5,976. From the storied Maison Joseph Drouhin, one Jeroboam of 2007 Montrachet Marquis de Laguiche brought in $4,358. Gevrey Chambertin powerhouses put forward powerful prices, as one magnum of 2018 Duroche Griotte Chambertin sold for $6,225 and one magnum of B. Dugat-Py Chambertin Vieilles Vignes sold for $6,848. A single bottle of legendary 1978 Hubert Lignier Clos de la Roche realized $7,470, followed by a marvelous magnum of 2005 Meo Camuzet Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux, which shattered estimates at $11,205. Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair’s New World Records were headlined by one magnum of 2003 La Romanee that realized $8,715. Also of note amongst the 246 New World Records were the twenty total set by Domaine Leflaive, twelve by Domaine Armand Rousseau, nine by Domaine Dujac and eight by DRC, four of Burgundy’s biggest stars.
“While our Grande Fête de Bourgogne auction is one that celebrates Burgundy first and foremost, I was amazed at the incredible demand across all segments of the market,” extolled Acker Chairman, John Kapon. “Burgundy was the belle of the ball, of course, but Bordeaux, Champagne, Rhone, California and Italy all sizzled to warm up some frigid, winter temperatures around the globe. The market just keeps getting stronger and stronger, and we have more of what it wants, with two incredible sales lined up, beginning with an estimated US$6 million available in Delaware on March 11th and 12th, followed by an estimated US$10 million, single cellar sale in Hong Kong on Saturday, March 27th, which will put Acker’s 2021 Q1 sales close to US$40 million! Collectors should take note, there’s never been a better moment to participate in the action. If you’ve never sold before, now’s the time!”
Highlights from Acker's 2-Day Delaware Auction
LOT | QTY/FMT | WINE | PRICE (USD) |
100 | 1 Mag | 1949 Chateau La Conseillante | $5,976 |
105 | 6 Btls | 2015 Chateau Margaux in OWC | $7,470 |
123 | 12 Btls | 2010 J. Grivot Echezeaux in OCB | $6,848 |
160 | 6 Btls | 1997 Harlan Estate Red in OWC | $8,093 |
201 | 12 Btls | 1990 Chateau Haut Brion in OWC | $11,205 |
204 | 3 Dbl Mags | 2000 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion in OWC | $8,715 |
207 | 12 Btls | 2000 Chateau Lafite Rothschild in OWC | $16,185 |
324 | 4 Btls | 1990 Domaine Leflaive Chevalier Montrachet | $8,093 |
329 | 12 Btls | 1996 Domaine Leflaive Puligny Montrachet Les Pucelles in OCB | $7,470 |
381 | 1 Jero | 1985 Dujac Clos St. Denis | $52,290 |
453 | 1 Btl | 1990 Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf du Pape | $4,731 |
554 | 12 Btls | 2000 Chateau Ducru Beaucaillou in OWC | $3,486 |
555 | 12 Btls | 2005 Chateau Leoville Las Cases in OWC | $3,735 |
556 | 12 Btls | 2000 Chateau Lynch Bages in OWC | $3,735 |
678 | 4 Btls | 1985 DRC Grands Echezeaux | $17,430 |
683 | 12 Btls | 1985 Dujac Clos de la Roche in OCB | $130,725 |
685 | 3 Btl | 1971 J. Gros Richebourg | $8,715 |
690 | 12 Btls | 1990 Chateau de Beaucastel Chateauneuf du Pape in OWC | $3,486 |
715 | 3 Btls | 1968 Heitz Cellars Martha's Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | $5,603 |
725 | 5 Btls | 1970 Mayacamas Cabernet Sauvignon | $6,225 |
726 | 4 Btl | 1970 Ridge Monte Bello Cabernet Sauvignon | $5,976 |
728 | 10 Btl | 1971 Ridge Eisele Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon | $32,370 |
737 | 1 Btl | 1947 Chateau Ausone | $3,735 |
738 | 1 Btl | 1949 Chateau Cheval Blanc | $6,848 |
742 | 1 Btl | 1945 Chateau Haut Brion | $8,093 |
745 | 2 Btls | 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion | $13,695 |
750 | 3 Btl | 1928 Chateau Latour | $19,920 |
770 | 3 Btl | 1964 Chateau Petrus | $19,920 |
772 | 2 Btl | 1948 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $19,920 |
775A | 1 Btl | 1962 DRC Grands Echezeaux | $7,470 |
775E | 1 Btl | 1971 DRC La Tache | $11,205 |
779 | 1 Btl | 1971 DRC Richebourg | $7,470 |
781 | 2 Btls | 1980 DRC Romanee Conti | $39,840 |
788 | 1 Btl | 1978 Ramonet Batard Montrachet | $3,237 |
789 | 1 Mag | 1975 Dom Perignon Rose | $5,603 |
809 | 6 Btls | 1985 Comte Lafon Volnay Santenots du Milieu | $3,735 |
840 | 1 Mag | 1962 Vega Sicilia Unico | $6,225 |
874 | 1 Jero | 1997 DRC Romanee Conti | $99,600 |
875 | 1 Meth | 1995 DRC Romanee St. Vivant | $47,310 |
924 | 6 Btls | 1999 DRC Echezeaux in OWC | $16,185 |
952 | 1 Jero | 1996 DRC La Tache in OWC | $39,840 |
954 | 6 Btls | 2002 Dujac Bonnes Mares in OCB | $11,205 |
958 | 12 Btls | 2001 J. Drouhin Musigny | $11,205 |
984 | 6 Btls | 1990 Domaine Leroy Clos de la Roche | $24,900 |
985 | 12 Btl | 1998 Domaine Leroy Latricieres Chambertin | $39,840 |
1014 | 6 Btls | 2014 Coche-Dury Meursault Perrieres | $23,655 |
1072 | 8 Btls | 1982 B. Giacosa Barolo Collina Rionda Riserva | $24,900 |
1078 | 1 Btl | 1996 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet | $16,185 |
1090 | 12 Btls | 2004 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWCs | $112,050 |
1095 | 1 Mag | 2010 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWC | $43,575 |
1101 | 1 Btl | 2014 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet in OWC | $13,695 |
1109 | 12 Btls | 1982 Chateau Cheval Blanc in OWC | $12,450 |
1112 | 6 Mags | 1988 Chateau Haut Brion in OWC | $5,603 |
1123 | 1 Jero | 1986 Chateau Mouton Rothschild in OWC | $8,715 |
1135 | 1 Mag | 1993 Meo Camuzet Richebourg | $10,583 |
1148 | 6 Btls | 1978 P. Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle | $11,828 |
1150 | 12 Btls | 1990 P. Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle | $8,093 |
1171 | 6 Btls | 2002 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $14,940 |
1183 | 1 Mag | 1988 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne | $14,940 |
1202 | 1 Jero | 2018 Y. Clerget Clos de Vougeot in OWC | $1,619 |
1210 | 1 Jero | 2017 Chateau de la Tour Clos Vougeot Vieilles Vignes Hommages a Jean Morin | $1,743 |
1219 | 1 Jero | 2010 Domaine de Montille Vosne Romanee Les Malconsorts Cuvee Christiane | $4,731 |
1235 | 1 Btl | 1959 H. Gouges Nuits St. Georges Les St. Georges in OWC | $4,731 |
1241 | 1 Btl | 2010 Faiveley Musigny in OWC | $5,229 |
1245 | 1 Jero | 2009 J. Drouhin Vosne Romanee Les Petits Monts in OWC | $3,237 |
1253 | 1 Mag | 2018 Duroche Griotte Chambertin in OWC | $6,225 |
1263 | 1 Mag | 2010 B. Dugat-Py Chambertin Vieilles Vignes in OWC | $6,847 |
1276 | 1 Btl | 1978 H. Lignier Clos de la Roche | $7,470 |
1286 | 1 Mag | 2005 Meo Camuzet Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux in OWC | $11,205 |
1290 | 3 Btls | 2009 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee in OWC | $21,165 |