THE HOLY GRAIL FEEDS THE MARKET’S
UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR BURGUNDY
WITH 52 LOTS OVER $50,000
THE HOLY GRAIL FEEDS THE MARKET’S
UNQUENCHABLE THIRST FOR BURGUNDY
WITH 52 LOTS OVER $50,000
100% SOLD, US$13.95M, & 125 NEW WORLD RECORDS ACROSS 648 LOTS
NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 23, 2020



Three of the top performing lots in Acker’s Holy Grail of Burgundy Auction:
Lot 377-395: assorted quantities of Domaine Leroy Musigny 1988-2006 (no 1992, 1994, 2004)
Lot 36: 12 bottles 1991 A. Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze
Lot 136, 147: 12 bottles each 2005 and 2010 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee
Acker’s single cellar, two-day auction, The Holy Grail of Burgundy, brought the wine market’s Fall fervor to a whole new level, as nearly 20% of the succinct sale achieved New World Records, 125 in all. The unquenchable thirst to possess the finest and rarest bottles from the region were on full display as the auction brought in US$13.95M in sales, along with 125 New World Records, with 100% of all lots sold. An astonishing 52 lots sold for over $50,000, cementing Burgundy’s position securely atop the luxury wine market.
The Top Ten Lots of the sale were peppered with New World Records as first place was taken by six bottles of 2002 Domaine Leroy Musigny, which sold for a record setting $136,400. In the second position, and another record breaker, was twelve bottles of 1991 Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze that fetched $124,000. A string of Domaine Leroy Musigny sold for ties at third, fifth, and seventh places, as eight bottles each of 1996 and 2000 sold for $117,800 a piece, six bottles each of 1993 and 1999 (New World Record) realized $111,600 respectively, and six bottles of the 2001 vintage fetched $99,200 (New World Record) — bravo to Madame Leroy! Eighth place was another tie, where twelve bottles of 1993 A. Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze and ten bottles of 1991 Domaine de la Romanee Conti La Tache each sold for $93,000. Wrapping up the Top Ten was another tremendous tie, as four lots split the bill. Twelve bottles each of 2005 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee, a 1999 DRC Assortment in OWC, 1990 DRC La Tache, and 1990 Dujac Clos de la Roche, fetched an impressive $86,800 a piece, rounding out this remarkable Top Ten.
It was a wonderful sale of World Records for the wines of Maison and Domaine Leroy, who walked away with a combined total of 58 New World Records. Standouts from the Queen of Burgundy include four bottles of 1999 Chambertin for $37,200, one bottle of 1993 Romanee St. Vivant for $6,820, four bottles of 1991 Latricieres Chambertin for $21,080, three bottles of 2006 Musigny for $52,080, and three bottles of 1949 Maison Leroy Chambertin for $19,840. Additional names of note in the World Record Book were Domaine Armand Rousseau, who collected 16 New World Records, followed closely behind by 14 for Comte Liger-Belair, nine for Meo-Camuzet, and eight apiece for DRC and Dujac.
“The Holy Grail of Burgundy runneth over last week and delivered a life-affirming performance,” exclaimed Acker Chairman, John Kapon. “Clearly Burgundy lovers feel that one sip of the right wine brings a taste of eternity, and I cannot argue with that after tasting four superb bottles from this exemplary collection over two nights of auctioneering. The demand for Burgundy remains unquenchable due to the minuscule production of these highly demanded wines, and the Holy Grail of Burgundy was stacked and packed with all the right bottles. Our Bicentennial year has been one for the record books, and we look forward to closing out this record-setting year with two more special sales on December 3rd and 4th in New York, featuring the Amazing Cellar of Wilf Jaeger, and on December 12th in Hong Kong with the spotlight on another amazing collection, The Man with the Midas Touch!”
The auction season continues for Acker with another two-day sale, “live online,” in New York on December 3rd and 4th and in Hong Kong on December 12th. Acker is currently accepting wines for its winter “live online” auctions, with weekly web auctions closing every week. For more information, email info@ackerwines.com
Highlights from Acker's November 19th - 20th New York Auction
LOT | QTY/FMT | WINE | PRICE (USD) |
3 | 4 Btls | 1985 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $34,720 |
6 | 6 Btls | 1990 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $37,200 |
19 | 3 Mags | 2005 A. Rousseau Chambertin | $43,400 |
36 | 12 Btls | 1991 A. Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze | $124,000 |
37 | 12 Btls | 1993 A. Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze | $93,000 |
64 | 6 Btls | 2010 A. Rousseau Gevrey Chambertin Clos St. Jacques | $10,540 |
98 | 3 Btls | 1962 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes | $29,760 |
118 | 6 Btls | 2015 Comte de Vogue Musigny Vieilles Vignes in OWC | $6,200 |
130 | 1 Mag | 2002 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee | $13,640 |
136 | 12 Btls | 2005 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee | $86,800 |
147 | 12 Btls | 2010 Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee in OWCs | $80,600 |
164 | 1 Mag | 2010 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots | $7,440 |
176 | 3 Btls | 2012 Comte Liger-Belair Vosne Romanee Les Suchots | $4,340 |
188 | 12 Btls | 1999 DRC Assortment in OWC | $86,800 |
203 | 12 Btls | 1990 DRC Grands Echezeaux | $43,400 |
211 | 3 Btls | 1962 DRC La Tache | $74,400 |
215 | 1 Mag | 1971 DRC La Tache | $39,680 |
218 | 6 Btls | 1980 DRC La Tache | $62,000 |
223 | 12 Btls | 1990 DRC La Tache | $86,800 |
225 | 10 Btls | 1991 DRC La Tache | $93,000 |
229 | 3 Mags | 1999 DRC La Tache | $74,400 |
235 | 12 Btls | 2005 DRC La Tache in banded OWCs | $74,400 |
246 | 4 Btls | 1971 DRC Richebourg | $47,120 |
248 | 6 Btls | 1985 DRC Richebourg | $49,600 |
249 | 1 Mag | 1985 DRC Richebourg | $18,600 |
301 | 6 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leroy Chambertin | $52,050 |
303 | 6 Btls | 2005 Domaine Leroy Chambertin | $59,520 |
306 | 12 Btls | 2004 Domaine Leroy Chambolle Musigny | $39,680 |
339 | 12 Btls | 2005 Domaine Leroy Clos Vougeot | $37,200 |
346 | 6 Btls | 2001 Domaine Leroy Corton Renardes | $14,880 |
365 | 4 Btls | 1991 Domaine Leroy Latricieres Chambertin | $21,080 |
382 | 6 Btls | 1993 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $111,600 |
389 | 6 Btls | 1999 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $111,600 |
392 | 6 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $136,400 |
395 | 3 Btls | 2005 Domaine Leroy Musigny | $80,600 |
404 | 8 Btls | 1993 Domaine Leroy Nuits St Georges Les Boudots | $19,840 |
426 | 6 Btls | 2001 Domaine Leroy Richebourg | $34,720 |
440 | 6 Btls | 1999 Domaine Leroy Romanee St Vivant | $34,720 |
463 | 12 Btls | 2002 Domaine Leroy Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts | $34,720 |
483 | 6 Btls | 1985 Dujac Clos de la Roche | $52,080 |
484 | 12 Btls | 1990 Dujac Clos de la Roche | $86,800 |
486 | 10 Btls | 1990 Dujac Clos St Denis | $80,600 |
495 | 6 Btls | 2010 Dujac Romanee St Vivant | $21,080 |
498 | 6 Mags | 2012 Dujac Romanee St Vivant in OWC | $27,280 |
513 | 12 Btls | 1999 E. Rouget Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux | $32,240 |
523 | 3 Btls | 1985 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $21,080 |
525 | 12 Btls | 1990 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares | $47,120 |
547 | 9 Btls | 1988 G. Roumier Bonnes Mares Vieilles Vignes | $80,600 |
552 | 12 Btls | 2005 G. Roumier Chambolle Musigny Les Amoureuses | $49,600 |
559 | 6 Btls | 1996 G. Roumier Musigny | $62,000 |
562 | 3 Btls | 1990 H. Jayer Vosne Romanee Cros Parantoux | $39,680 |
605 | 12 Btls | 2005 Meo Camuzet Richebourg | $39,680 |
613 | 3 Btls | 1988 Meo Camuzet Vosne Romanee Aux Brulees | $5,580 |
624 | 4 Btls | 1985 Ponsot Clos de la Roche Vieilles Vignes | $49,600 |