AUCTION RESULTS
Two days of wine sales in Hong Kong netted a combined total of HK$37.6 million / US$4.82 million, with 96% of lots sold and nearly 50% of lots exceeding the high estimate. In a record-setting event for Ornellaia's 'Archivio Storico' collection, every lot sold, with 70% of lots exceeding the high estimate, marking the highest prices achieved in the collection's global launch.
Sale total: HK$29,612,623 / US$3,796,490
AUCTION DETAILS
Sale time:
2 April, 12PM or immediately after "The Private Cellar of An International Collector"
3 April, 11AM
Over 800 lots will be on offer in Finest and Rarest Wines featuring Ornellaia Archivio Storico, estimated at HK$18–27 million /US$2.3–3.5 million. Highlights include the 2016 release of ‘Ornellaia Archivio Storico’ direct from Ornellaia, with bottles and larger formats available from 1994, 1995,1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004 and 2006. There will be no additional bottles from these vintages offered in future releases by Ornellaia. Moreover, this sale will feature an extensive selection of top wines from distinguished private cellars, including fine and rare wines spanning over a century.
Illustrated above:
ORNELLAIA ARCHIVIO STORICO
1997, 3 magnums
Estimate: HK$10,000–18,000
2001, 1 double magnum
Estimate: HK$7,000–13,000
1995, 1 imperial
Estimate: HK$9,000–15,000
To view other Hong Kong sales and exhibitions, please visit our dedicated Spring Sales 2016 page.