Press Release

FALL OFF TO FAST AND FURIOUS START AS ACKER SELLS $7 MILLION WHILE SETTING 188 NEW WORLD RECORDS

New York City, NY – September 9th, 2019 – Acker launched its Fall auction season in New York on Thursday and Saturday, September 5th and 7th, and collectors worldwide came back from their Summer holiday with a vengeance, setting 188 New World Records and snapping up more than $7 million of the world’s finest and rarest wines. With the launch of their estimated $6M September 20-21 Hong Kong live auction, the move to weekly web auctions instead of monthly, as well as initiating London bonded wine storage transfers and services for its global buyers, September has been a busy and innovative month for America’s oldest wine shop.

A rare six-bottle lot of the 2005 DRC Romanee Conti was the auction’s highest-selling lot, bought for $111,600. Then, two twelve-bottle OCBs of the 1999 Rousseau Chambertin and Chambertin Clos de Beze followed, selling for $62,000 and $59,520 respectively. A superb 32 magnum instant collection of Vega Sicilia Unico in OWCs took the fourth slot at $55,800. Bordeaux joined the party with six magnums of the 1990 Chateau Petrus in OWC selling for $52,080. Burgundy swept the remaining five slots with three bottles of 1991 Domaine Leroy Musigny purchased for $39,680, followed by a very rare OWC methuselah of the 2001 DRC La Tache at $37,200 and three magnums in OCB of the 2015 Rousseau Chambertin that sold for $32,240. The final Top Ten slots were both purchased for $29,760 – six bottles of the 2005 DRC La Tache and six magnums of the 2002 Ramonet Montrachet.

Of the 188 New World Records set in the sale, Burgundy set over 64% of them. Notable is that 36 of these new records were set by white Burgundy producers, as collectors bid fervently to acquire the top wines of Coche-Dury, Ramonet, Leflaive, Raveneau, Ente, Sauzet, Niellon, and Drouhin. The New World Records for Burgundy were led by an impressive 14 for Dujac spanning 1980-2016, nine for Arnaud Ente, seven each for Roumier and Coche-Dury, and 6 each for Rousseau and the Domaine de la Romanee Conti. Italy was also on fire in New York City, setting 31 New World Records across the names most coveted by collectors, led by Giacomo Conterno, Giuseppe Mascarello, Roagna, and Soldera.

“After the busiest summer I’ve ever experienced, it was great to be back behind the podium again! Three world-class collections – “Mr. Burgundy,” “The Mayfair Man” and “The Return of the French Connection” drew lots of attention before the auction, and deservedly so. Almost 200 New World Records followed, which to me means ‘game on’ for the Fall season! We’re eagerly looking forward to our Hong Kong sale on September 21st and 22nd,” said J ohn Kapon, Chairman of Acker. “With our new ‘In Bond in London’ initiative, the move to weekly web auctions, our second ever Spirits only auction, and the buildup to our 200th Anniversary celebration in 2020, all I can say is WOW! This will certainly be one of the most exciting seasons I have ever experienced!”

Highlights from the September 5th and 7th NYC Auction

For more information about our next upcoming auction in Hong Kong on September 21-22nd 2019 or consigning wines or spirits, please visit www.ackerwines.com.

Upcoming Auctions

Hong Kong: September 20-21, 2019
New York City: October 18, 2019

Hong Kong Spirits Auction: October 26, 2019