Petrus ’78 Jeroboam Features Among Top Bonham Wine Lots

A 4.5-liter jeroboam of Chateau Petrus 1978 and six magnums of Louis Roederer Cristal 1996 champagne were among the top lots at a Bonhams wine auction in London this month as demand focused on more recent Bordeaux first growths.

The large-format Petrus fetched 4,700 pounds ($7,310) at the July 16 sale while the six Cristal 1.5-liter magnums sold for 3,290 pounds, according to an e-mailed Bonhams statement. Top lot at the auction was a single bottle of Romanee-Conti 2000 Burgundy that went for 6,463 pounds.