Rare wines including 1949 Chateau Lafite, 1982 Haut Brion, 1934 Ausone and 1970 Vega Sicilia Unico were auctioned at Christies’s Manhattan yesterday.

The sale – all the wines came from the cellars of celebrated Manhattan French restaurant Lutèce, which closed on Valentine’s Day this year – realised US$129.377, just under the high estimate.

Other fine wines in the sale included 1914 Lafite, 1986 Mouton, 1887 Cos d’Estournel, 1988 Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill, and 1990 Pommery Cuvée Louise.

Written by Howard G Goldberg

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Howard G Goldberg
Howard G Goldberg
Decanter Magazine, Food & Wine Writer

Howard G Goldberg is a wine writer and critic based in New York City. He made his name writing about wine for The New York Times, where he worked for 34 years. He has written various books on food and wine, including Prime: The Complete Prime Rib Book and All About Wine Cellars. He compiled The New York Times Book of Wine – a collection of the publication’s best wine articles.