Richebourg Features With Cheval Blanc at Trotter’s Sale

Christie’s International Plc holds a wine auction in New York this week featuring historic vintages from the cellar of Chicago restaurant Charlie Trotter’s, while Sotheby’s (BID) hosts a London sale and Zachys is in Hong Kong.

Top wines listed from Charlie Trotter’s, which closed at the start of September after a 25-year run, include four bottles of Richebourg 1986 Henri Jayer Burgundy with an estimate of as much as $24,000 and five bottles of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1945 Bordeaux for up to $12,000, according to the Christie’s catalog.

Christie’s is also selling wine in Geneva and for the Hospices de Beaune in Burgundy, while New York will be the venue for auctions by Sotheby’s and Acker Merrall & Condit.

Following is a list of global wine sales scheduled for the rest of this year. Dates may be subject to revision, and links are to auction house sale catalogs and websites.

NOVEMBER:
Nov. 9/10:      Acker, Merrall & Condit, Hong Kong
Nov. 14:        Acker, Merrall & Condit, New York
Nov. 14:        Christie’s, Geneva
Nov. 14:        Sotheby’s, London
Nov. 16:        Christie’s, New York
Nov. 16:        Christie’s, New York (Charlie Trotter’s)
Nov. 16:        Zachys, Hong Kong
Nov. 17:        Zachys, Hong Kong
Nov. 17:        Sotheby’s, New York
Nov. 18:        Christie’s, Hospices de Beaune
Nov. 23:        Christie’s, Hong Kong
Nov. 24:        Christie’s, Hong Kong
Nov. 25:        Christie’s, Hong Kong


DECEMBER:

Dec. 1:         Sotheby’s, New York
Dec. 7:         Zachys, Anniversary Auction
Dec. 7/8:       Acker, Merrall & Condit, Hong Kong
Dec. 8:         Hart Davis Hart, Chicago
Dec. 12:        Sotheby’s, London
Dec. 13:        Christie’s, London
Dec. 15:        Christie’s, New York
Dec. 19:        Acker, Merrall & Condit, New York

To contact the reporter on the story: Guy Collins in London on guycollins@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story: Mark Beech at mbeech@bloomberg.net

Bottles of Richebourg, Vintage 1986 Cote de Nuits, H. Jayer, with four bottles a lot, are being sold at a New York auction by Christie's with a presale estimate of $20,000 to $24,000. The sale features historic vintages from the cellar of Chicago restaurant Charlie Trotter’s. Source: Christie's via Bloomberg.