ROMANEE ST. VIVANT 1978 DOMAINE DE LA ROMANEE-CONTI |

Romanée St. Vivant 1978 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Côte de Nuits, Grand Cruu. 1x3cm, 1x3.5cm, 2x4cm, 2x4.5cm, 1x6.5cm, labels soiled, 1 creased, 1 slightly nicked, Leroy slip labelsA whiff of cherry liqueur on the nose. Incredibly spicy. Tannic and structured with cherries and plums to balance. It softens in the glass to vanilla and star anise flavours. Fabulous with truffled pigeon! Serena Sutcliffe, MW 515:8 bts (cn)per lot: GBP 7,200-8,500per lot: USD 9,000-11,000per lot: EUR 8,200-9,500LYING IN GREENFORD, MIDDLESEXOffered Duty Paid, VAT on HammerThese items will be sold under the normal UK VAT rules and VAT will be charged at the standard rate on both the hammer price and buyer's premium. Please see 'Exports from the European Union' for the conditions to be fulfilled before the VAT charged on the hammer price may be refunded. (VAT-registered buyers from other EU countries may have the VAT cancelled or refunded if they provide Sotheby's with their VAT registration number and evidence that the property has been removed from the UK within three months of the date of sale. The evidence of removal required is a certificate of shipment or, if the lots were carried by hand, proof of travel and completion of a form available from the Post Sale Service Group.) (All business buyers from outside the UK should refer to 'VAT refunds to Non EU business buyers' for information on how to recover VAT incurred on the buyer's premium).Estimates are per lot