Romanee-Conti ’88 Leads Christie’s Wine Sale With Petrus
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A case of Romanee Conti 1988 Domaine de la Romanee Conti from Burgundy’s Cote de Nuits region sold for 105,750 pounds ($178,500) at a Christie’s International Plc London sale as collectors continued to seek historic vintages.
Three bottles of the same producer’s 1990 wine sold for 35,250 pounds in the two-day auction that ended on May 2, while a case of Chateau Petrus 1982 from Bordeaux’s Pomerol district fetched the same, Christie’s said in an e-mailed statement.