In red-hot bidding wars Zachys set two records while grossing over US$9.5m last weekend.

This was the third-highest wine auction total in modern history, fetching a total of $9,760,140, and the largest sum generated by a one-owner American cellar. The New York auction house sold 93 percent of 2,429 lots constituting 17,000 bottles.

Five cases of Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanée Cros Parantoux covering vintages from 1955 to 1999 fetched $88,500.

Two 1947 Château La Fleur magnums made $53,100 and $44,840 with three magnums of 1950 Lafleur going for over $30,000 each.

A jeroboam of 1990 Romanée-Conti reached $44,840, as did a jeroboam of 1962 La Tache. One magnum of 1947 Cheval Blanc was sold for $42,480.

Further highlights included a bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem which reached $30,680, as did a magnum of 1865 Lafite-Rothschild. Two three-bottle lots of 1945 Latour each made $20,060 and a bottle of 1945 Mouton was sold for $10,620.

A case of 1982 Latour reached $12,980, and cases of 1982 Lafite-Rothschild and 1982 Mouton-Rothschild each reached $11,800.

Two single magnums of 1961 Jaboulet Hermitage La Chapelle went for $18,880 each. Two six-bottle lots of 1990 Guigal Côte Rotie La Mouline were sold for a total of $17,700. A case of 1974 Heitz Martha’s Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon made $15,340.

NB: US$1 = £0.57

Written by Howard G. Goldberg in New York

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.