Chateau Margaux

Sotheby's to Auction Bordeaux Winebank's "2000" Collection

Jamie Ritchie, auctioneer, presiding over a Sotheby's wine auction.

Sotheby's will offer an important selection of the 2000 vintage from Bordeaux Winebank, the company set up by Norwegian businessman Henning Thoresen that specializes in offering Bordeaux with the "Five Star Provenance" system. The sale celebrates the 10th anniversary of the great 2000 vintage.

A selection from the Bordeaux Winebank collection will make up a substantial part of the Finest and Rarest Wines sale on November 13th in New York with 128 lots expected to sell for between $890,500 to $1.3 million in total (not including the buyer's premium).

The auction, which will feature such wines as Chateau Lafite, Chateau Latour, Chateau Mouton Rothschild and Chateau Margaux, is expected to be one of the highest-value various-owner wine sales ever held at Sotheby's New York. The auction will take place at Sotheby's location at 1334 York Avenue at East 72nd Street in Manhattan. Sotheby's Jamie Ritchie, Head of Wine, North America (and a Luxist Awards Expert Panelist), will serve as the lead auctioneer tomorrow in New York (see photo above).

Gallery: Sotheby's Bordeaux Winebank 2000 Collection Auction

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Wine 'Superlot' Sells For $320,000

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One bidder at Skinner's recent wine sale on November 2 basically bought a wine cellar's worth of wine in one swoop of the auction paddle. The Bordeaux wine 'superlot' was comprised of 50 cases of wine including 10 cases of Chateau Haut Brion 1995-2004; 10 cases Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1995-2004; 10 cases of Chateau Latour 1995-2004; 10 cases of Chateau Margaux 1995-2004 and 10 cases of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1995-2004. The first growth Bordeaux are basically the blue chip stocks of the wine world making this an easy investment for someone interested in filling a wine cellar very quickly with some of the most famous brands. The estimate for the lot was $200,000-300,000. It sold for $320,000.

[via Paul Fraser Collectibles]

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Chateau Margaux: Fine White Wine Since the Early 17th Century

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While Chateau Margaux is nominated for Best International Red Wine for which it is so famous, the chateau is also a well-deserving nominee for a Luxist Award for Best International White Wine. In fact, Chateau Margaux has produced white wines since the early 17th century.

For more than four centuries, Chateau Margaux has been making excellent wines and is credited with making some of the best wines of all time. Some of the winery's most well-known vintages include 1953, 1961, 1982, 1996 and 2000, among many others.

At the end of the 17th century, Chateau Margaux became part of the nascent elite "First Growths"--long before being established officially by the Classification of 1855. Since then, Chateau Margaux has known fame and fortune, seeing by experience how ephemeral both are. Chateau Margaux 1771 was the first Bordeaux vintage to appear in a Christie's catalogue in 1776. It was described as "an excellent claret with a fine flavor from the 1771 vintage." Its 1791 vintage was considered by Christie's wine catalogue (May 23, 1797) as being the best that France has produced in many years, and "is difficult at this moment to find anything comparable."

Gallery: Chateau Margaux

For more than four centuries, Chateau Margaux has been a wine of excellence. At the end of the 17th century, it became part of the nascent elite "First Growths"--long before being established officially by the Classification of 1855.%Gallery-

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Chateau Margaux: Premier Grand Cru Classe En 1855

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Chateau Margaux is a nominee for a Luxist Award for Best International Red Wine. It is also a nominee in the Best International White Wine category.

For more than four centuries, Chateau Margaux has been making excellent wines and is credited with making some of the best wines of all time. Some of the winery's most well-known vintages include 1953, 1961, 1982, 1996 and 2000, among many others.

At the end of the 17th century, Chateau Margaux became part of the nascent elite "First Growths"--long before being established officially by the Classification of 1855. Since then, Chateau Margaux has known fame and fortune, seeing by experience how ephemeral both are. Chateau Margaux 1771 was the first Bordeaux vintage to appear in a Christie's catalogue in 1776. It was described as "an excellent claret with a fine flavor from the 1771 vintage." Its 1791 vintage was considered by Christie's wine catalogue (May 23, 1797) as being the best that France has produced in many years, and "is difficult at this moment to find anything comparable."

Gallery: Chateau Margaux

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Top 5 Wines for Investment via Vanquish Wine

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As Wall Street continues to disappoint you may find yourself seeking alternative money-making strategies as opposed to stocks and bonds. While wine is obviously fine for enjoyment it can also act as a unique investment option. It's important to note that putting your money on fine wine does not incur a capital gains tax since it is considered a 'wasting asset' only expected to last fifty years. Your best bet is a first growth from the Bordeaux region and Vanquish Wine, a bespoke wine service for private clients, suggests these top five:

Chateau Petrus
Chateau Margaux
Chateau Latour
Chateau Mouton Rothschild
Chateau Lafite

Sounds like a bottle in the hand is better than a buck in the market.

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2005 Bordeaux Keeps Looking Better

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Poor growing seasons over the past three years, combined with what so many oenophiles claimed was an exceptional year for wine, the 2005 Bordeaux look better and better.

And according to Financial Times wine expert Jancis Robinson, the 2005s are good at both ends of the price spectrum. Robinson calls these wines "by far the greatest bordeaux vintage I have been lucky enough to taste." At a recent London tasting, the favorite first growth was the Chateau Margeaux. Chateau Haut-Brion and Latour followed closely behind.

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The Google Guys Throw A Spendy Party in Davos

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The Google guys really seem to be enjoying their cash. They splurged on a plane and now Decanter reports that Larry Page and Sergey Brin threw a late night party for the participants of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The Google guys served their guests Château Margaux 1979, Château Gruaud Larose 1989 and magnums of 1990 Krug Champagne (regular size bottles sell for upwards of $200). The evening's menu included Belon oysters and Spanish Bellota ham. With Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt and Bono in attendance this year, Davos was clearly the place to be last week.

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