Sotheby’s Wine is pleased to present Finest & Rarest Wines | Featuring La Tâche 1990 Methuselah, an online sale offering a focused yet formidable selection of blue‑chip wines from the world’s most coveted producers. The highlights are led by a Methuselah of La Tâche 1990, one of the most celebrated bottlings in the modern history of Burgundy, followed by a three‑pack in original wood of DRC Romanée Conti 2019. The offering continues with Roumier Musigny 2015, a benchmark vintage from one of Chambolle’s most revered domaines, and Screaming Eagle 1999, a defining Napa Valley cult wine from a historic era of production.
The sale will conclude online on September 16th, with lots beginning to close at 10:00 AM.
Lots 1 - 16: DRC
Lots 17 - 21: Roumier
Lots 22 - 37:Rousseau
Lots 41 - 50: Meo-Camuzet
Lots 63 - 75: Comte Georges de Vogue
Lots 330 - 337: Bouchard
Lots 341 - 348: Domaine de Montille
Lots 356 - 363: Krug and Dom Perignon
Lots 386 - 392, 399 - 421 and 698 - 704: First Growths
Lots 487 - 490: Petrus
Lots 554 - 565: Giacosa
Lots 591 - 598: Masseto and Super Tuscan
Lots 613 - 691: California Cult and Classics
The sale opens with a centerpiece of extraordinary stature: a Methuselah of La Tâche 1990 from Domaine de la Romanée‑Conti, offered in the majestic six‑liter format and drawn from one of the most celebrated vintages in the history of the Monopole. This remarkable opening is followed by fifteen additional lots from the Domaine, highlighted by a three‑pack in original wood of Romanée Conti 2019 and a six‑pack of La Tâche in wood, underscoring the depth and pedigree of the Burgundy selections.
From Chambolle, Roumier Musigny 2015 appears as a single‑bottle jewel, a wine of famously tiny production and one of the most sought‑after expressions of Musigny in the modern era. The offering continues with a six‑pack of Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Bèze 2017, followed by notable White Burgundy selections including a twelve‑pack of Roulot Meursault 2018, Bonneau du Martray Corton‑Charlemagne spanning 2007 to 2019, and a six‑pack of Raveneau Montée de Tonnerre.
Champagne is represented with exceptional breadth and quality, led by Krug in 1988 Collection, 2006, and 2008, nine magnums of Dom Pérignon 2008, a ten‑bottle lot of the Chef de Cave Edition, Cristal 2002 and 2008 including two twelve‑packs, Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 2008, Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2006, Cédric Bouchard Roses de Jeanne 2015, and a rare collection case of Jacques Selosse Lieux‑Dits.
From Bordeaux, the sale offers a compelling range of First Growths and benchmark estates, including Lafite 1989, 1990, 1996, and 2003, alongside Haut‑Brion and La Mission Haut‑Brion 1989, presenting a rare opportunity for comparative tasting of two of the most celebrated wines of the vintage. Large formats include Mouton Rothschild 2015 and 2019, Latour 2005 and 2009, and a three‑pack of 1941 Mouton Rothschild.
California is represented with equal strength, beginning with a single bottle of Screaming Eagle 1999 and a three‑pack in original wood of 2020. The offering continues with Colgin IX Estate from 2010 to 2016 in six‑pack OWC, Colgin Cariad from 2006 to 2015 punctuated by the 2013 vintage, Eisele Vineyard spanning 1997 to 2014, and Joseph Phelps Insignia from 1999 to 2018. Southern California is represented by five lots from Sine Qua Non spanning 2009 to 2015, adding further dimension to the New World selections.
The additional highlights include a magnum of Pingus 2013, Vega Sicilia Unico Reserva Especial, Rougeard Brézé, Leflaive Meursault Sous le Dos d’Ane, and Giacomo Conterno Monfortino 2010, with many more offerings of similar caliber found throughout the sale.
