Demo Auction

2cm below foil, 53.5% abv, bottle codes: B1326608:19K, B1326608:22K, B1516008:14M

two 2.5cm below foil, one 3cm below foil, 53.5% abv, bottle codes: B1224143:22N, B1223317:50M, B12223316:41M

one bottom neck, one very top shoulder, one top shoulder, one lightly torn label, one depressed corkbr /"This multi-dimensional wine's hug...

bottom neck, lightly torn labelbr /"Just so sweet, rich, fleshy, fruit packed, rounded. Most recently at Kaplan's '82s dinner, with no...

2cm, scuffed label, slightly depressed corkbr /"Fullish, rich, very intense, very youthful. This is very lovely. Very long and very fine...18....

three 2cm or better, one 3cm, two marked labels, one scuffed label, one torn label, one protruded cork

3xGrands Echezeaux Mongeard-Mugneret 1985 (750ml) 2cm or better, one lightly torn label, one torn label, one slightly protruded cork

lightly scuffed labelbr /"This just oozes class and breed and the balance is perfect with acidity...Seamless from the explosive fruit to the f...

lightly faded labelbr /"Rich, deep, and dense, it is the sexiest, most seductive Montrachet I’ve encountered...95." WA 6/03.

slightly protruded corks, includes 3-pack original wood casebr /"...racy, intense, superbly dense flavors that display a good deal more minera...

lightly marked and scuffed label, slightly protruded corkbr /"Sumptuous aromas...awesome power, it is concentrated, spicy, and velvety-texture...

into foil, Commande Special, disgorged in 2006, individual original coffrets in individual original cartons

2xVeuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 1990 (750ml) one 4cm below short foil, one 4.5cm below short foil 1xVeuve Clicquot La Grande Dame 19

individual original coffrets in 3-pack original cartonbr /"What a wine. The 1996 Rose has begun to fill out rather dramatically. Today it is r...

individual original gift cartons in two 6-pack original cartonsbr /"...is at first intensely floral, with perfumed jasmine that dominates the ...

individual original coffrets in two 3-pack original cartons

four individual original coffrets and two individual original coffrets with damaged lids in two 3-pack original cartons

br /"...explodes from the glass with endless layers of huge, voluptuous fruit, A big, full-bodied wine, the 2002 is probably the most overly v...

disgorged in December 2014, two 6-pack original cartons

ten lightly faded labels, two scuffed labels, original cartonbr /"Deceptively medium-bodied at this stage, it appears to be holding back much ...

3cm, lightly damp-stained labelbr /"The fine, velvety, almost lacy flavors are elegant, seductive and rich with perfect finishing acidity. Not...

signs of old seepage, original wood casebr /"On the palate, this dark fruit, mineral, and spice-flavored wine is medium-bodied, firmly structu...

scuffed labelsbr /"Though this is not what I would call a dense wine, it has a finish that lasts for minutes and exudes energy and vibrancy......

1cm below foilbr /"One of the best rose Champagnes I've tasted...96." RJ 5/04.

1xSalon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1990 (750ml) into foil 1xSalon Blanc de Blancs Le Mesnil 1982 (750ml) 1cm below foil

two 4cm, two 4.5cm, one 5cm

into neck, two recorked by OP Brothers in May 2015

three 6cm, two 7cm, recorked by OP Brothers in May 2015

three 6cm, two 6.5cm, recorked by OP Brothers in May 2015

one 4.5cm, two 5cm, one 6cm, rebottled in 1978, recorked by OP Brothers in November 2015

one 1.5cm, one 2.5cm, one with writing on label, one bin-soiled labelbr /“This is a sublime example of sweet silky Pinot Noir. Layered with fruit.

2cm or better, one slightly depressed cork

1.5cm or better, one damp-stained label, one torn label, one with writing on label, one depressed cork

1.5cm, writing on label, slightly depressed cork

2cm, writing on label

one 2cm, one 2.5cm, one 3cm, one scuffed label, one depressed corkbr /“The flavors are wonderfully rich and still quite vibrant on the beautifully

three 2cm or better, one 3cm, one 3.5cm, two depressed corks

one 2.5cm, two 3.5cm, writing on labels

three 2cm or better, one 2.5cm, two 3cm, damp-stained labels, four deteriorated labels, one wine-stained label, two with signs of old seepagebr /&q...

6xHermitage JL Chave 1999 (750ml) writing on labels 4xHermitage JL Chave 1997 (750ml) one with writing on label, one damp-sta

top shoulder, scuffed label

1xBarolo Bussia Soprana Aldo Conterno 1982 (750ml) 2.5cm, lightly bin-soiled label 2xBarbaresco Sori San Lorenzo Gaja 1982 (750ml)

one lightly torn labelbr /"An explosive black fruit nose of obvious breed and classic leads to very firm, densely concentrated, massively stru...

one lightly torn labelbr /"...the intensity here is impressive as is the length and there is clearly a classiness here that is unmistakable......

3cm, lightly torn labelbr /"...classic spice, floral and dried rose petal aromas...flavors are intense, precise, powerful and linear on the ad...

lightly scuffed labelsbr /"Classic and explosive...tight, pure, concentrated and intense flavors of outstanding complexity and length...A dram...

bottom neck or better

5cm, wrinkled and lightly bin-soiled labelbr /"Still very fresh. Fine, rich classy nose...Ripe, now softening a little. But the wine is really...

one 5cm, one 5.5cm, bin-soiled labels, one corroded capsulebr /"Classy, gorgeously complex and impressive as hell with a touch of finishing mu...

four 4.5cm, one 5cm, one bin-soiled label, one lightly torn label, one corroded capsule, one torn capsulebr /"Fantastically complex, warm, gen...