This year’s Top 50 wines over €1,000

The top wines sold at iDealwine’s Online Auctions during the first half of 2015 were unsurprisingly dominated by Bordeaux and Burgundy, particularly domaine Romanée-Conti, Petrus and Yquem.

Top 50

Of the Top 50 bottles sold for more than €1,000 since January 2015, Bordeaux and Burgundy occupies 47 seats, or 94% of the total – with 27 of the Top 50 wines from Bordeaux. These results support recent analysis of the most searched wines on iDealwine.com, where Bordeaux accounted for 92% of the Top 100 most searched wines.

Burgundy came in second place, with 20 bottles present in the Top 50. That leaves only three wines from other regions: two Krug Champagnes (Collection 1979 and Clos du Mesnil 1988) and a Châteauneuf-du-Pape from Château Rayas 1978.

As expected, the best represented domaines are Petrus, Romanée-Conti and Yquem – the latter of which was also the most searched domaine in our top 100 – with 15, 10 and six wines respectively in the Top 50. Henri Jayer (with four wines) and Armand Rousseau (with three wines) were also well represented.

Looking at the vintages, it is especially the ready to drink wines (80s, 90s and 2000s) that are included in the Top 50, but also some bottles from very mature vintages (1908, 1925, 1935, 1937, 1953).

This list of the top sales for the first half of 2015 is very consistent, without any major surprises, confirming the underlying trends in the wine market.

Top 50 bottles sold for more than €1,000

No Sales Date Lot Description Hammer Price iDealwine Estimate % Difference Buyers’ profile
1 27 May 1 bottle Romanée-Conti Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2001 €9,120 €7,614 20% Pro – France
2 10 June 1 bottle Romanée-Conti Grand Cru Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1983 €5,520 €7,006 Pro – France
3 27 May 1 bottle Petrus 1982 €3,480 €3,316 5% Pro – France
4 24 June 1 bottle Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux Henri Jayer 1995 €3,120 €3,000 4% Pro – France
5 24 June 1 bottle Petrus 1989 €3,000 €2,318 29% Private – France
6 24 June 1 bottle  Vosne-Romanée Les Brûlées Domaine Henri Jayer 1985 €3,000 €3,284 Private – Austria
7 10 June 1 bottle  Montrachet Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2001 €2,760 €2,820 Pro – China
8 27 May 1 bottle Petrus 2005 €2,680 €2,210 21% Private – France
9 12 May 1 bottle La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1971 €2,640 €3,202 Private – US
10 10 June 1 bottle Petrus 2009 €2,400 €2,557 Private – France
11 27 May 1 bottle Petrus 1953 €2,340 €1,498 56% Private – France
12 27 May 1 bottle Yquem 1937 €2,340 €2,026 15% Private – US
13 10 June 1 bottle Echézeaux Henri Jayer 1986 €2,220 €1,557 43% Pro – France
14 12 May 1 bottle Yquem 1908 €2,220 €1,271 75% Private – France
15 10 June 1 bottle Château Lafite Rothschild 1982 €2,052 €2,155 Pro – France
16 12 May 1 bottle Krug Collection 1979 €1,800 €1,779 1% Pro – France
17 10 June 1 bottle Petrus 2012 €1,740 Pro – France
18 12 May 1 bottle La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2000 €1,680 €1,702 Private – France
19 24 June 1 bottle Petrus 1995 €1,644 €1,357 21% Pro – France
20 24 June 1 bottle Chambertin Domaine Leroy 1964 €1,620 Pro – France
49 27 May 1 bottle Château Trotanoy Mise Négoce Lafite 1961 €1,560 €1,849 Private – US
21 24 May 1 bottle Petrus 2004 €1,560 €1,329 17% Pro – France
22 12 May 1 bottle Chambertin Clos de Bèze Armand Rousseau 2005 €1,470 €1,122 31% Private – US
23 10 June 1 bottle Vosne-Romanée Henri Jayer 1994 €1,440 €937 54% Private – JAPON
24 12 May 1 bottle Petrus 1981 €1,440 €1,017 42% Private – France
25 24 June 1 bottle Petrus 1975 €1,380 €1,230 12% Private – US
26 27 May 1 bottle Petrus 1992 €1,320 €1,093 21% Private – Portugal
27 27 May 1 bottle Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 €1,280 €1,056 21% Pro – Hong Kong
28 12 May 1 bottle Petrus 1983 €1,260 €1,142 10% Private – Luxembourg
29 27 May 1 bottle Yquem 1967 €1,224 €845 45% Private – France
30 27 May 1 bottle Château Mouton Rothschild 1982 €1,200 €900 33% Private – France
31 12 May 1 bottle La Tâche Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1981 €1,200 €827 45% Private – France
32 12 May 1 bottle Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1989 €1,176 €969 21% Private – Hong Kong
33 27 May 1 bottle Corton-Charlemagne Coche Dury 1994 €1,176 €1254 Private – Austria
34 24 June 1 bottle Château d’Arche 1893 €1,152 €529 118% Private – France
35 10 June 1 bottle Châteauneuf-du-Pape Château Rayas 1978 €1,140 €895 27% Private – France
36 27 May 1 bottle Petrus 1983 €1,140 €1,157 Private – Portugal
37 27 May 1 bottle Yquem 1925 €1,140 €826 Pro – France
38 12 May 1 bottle Krug Clos du Mesnil 1988 €1,140 €1,072 6% Private – France
39 12 May 1 bottle Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1996 €1,140 €1,155 Pro – France
40 12 May 1 bottle Yquem 1935 €1,129 €1,129 Private – France
41 27 May 1 bottle Château Haut Brion 1989 €1,128 €977 15% Private – Hong Kong
42 27 May 1 bottle Chambertin Armand Rousseau 1999 €1,104 €1,019 8% Private – France
43 27 May 1 bottle Yquem 1940 €1,080 €802 35% Pro – France
44 24 June 1 bottle Petrus 1976 €1,080 €960 13% Private – France
45 10 June 1 bottle Romanée-Saint-Vivant Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2003 €1,020 €1,033 Private – Austria
46 12 May 1 bottle Richebourg Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 2006 €1,020 €1,020 Pro – France
47 12 May 1 bottle Petrus 1973 €1,020 €924 10% Private – Luxembourg
48 24 June 1 bottle Montrachet Domaine des Comtes Lafon 2003 €1,020 €1,175 Private – Hong Kong
50 12 May 1 bottle Grands-Echézeaux Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1998 €1,000 €639 56% Private – France

This excludes duplicates of the same wines, as well as spirits and larger format bottles.

 

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