Sale 100% Bought by Lot
154% Bought By Worth Versus Hammer
June 16, 2025 (New York) — The once-in-a-generation assortment from famend collector William I. “Invoice” Koch ignited spirited bidding, attaining $28.8 Million and setting a document as the most important single-owner wine assortment ever offered in North America. The celebratory three-day public sale was held at Christie’s Rockefeller Middle attaining 154% of the low estimate. The sale attracted world participation throughout generations, with 42% of registrants being new to wine auctions at Christie’s.
The very best worth realized was the 1999 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti, a Methuselah, which offered for $275,000. Intently following was lots of three Magnums of the identical wine, attaining $237,500—greater than double its excessive estimate.
Invoice Koch feedback: “I hope these wines that I’ve spent years amassing and curating will deliver pleasure and nice recollections to their new homeowners. Drink them in good well being. I wish to thank my employees and the knowledgeable workforce at Christie’s for dealing with these wines with nice care. Their teamwork and professionalism have been excellent.”
Adam Bilbey, Christie’s International Head of Wine & Spirits, commented: “Right this moment concluded a once-in-a-generation sale from the actually iconic cellar of William I. Koch. Together with wines of unbelievable rarity, this magnificent choice attracted collectors of all ages from throughout the globe, and we have been delighted to see unbelievable competitors on-line on Christie’s Dwell, from the telephone and within the room for the complete length of the three-day sale. We’re thrilled with the end result; this concurrently celebrates the imaginative and prescient and legacy Mr. Koch leaves in world of superb wine and heralds the profitable return of Christie’s Wine auctions to New York Metropolis.”
All through the sale large-format bottles carried out exceptionally effectively, with excellent outcomes for Burgundy. Domaine Georges Roumier emerged as a standout, with a number of tons far exceeding their excessive estimates. The very best worth realized from the domaine was the Bonnes Mares 1985 (6 Magnums), which realized $200,000—greater than double its excessive estimate. An extra spotlight was the Bonnes Mares, Vieilles Vignes 1988 (1 Magnum), which offered for $87,500, practically ten occasions its low estimate.
Extra highlights, underscoring the distinctive costs for Burgundy and Bordeaux, embody Domaine Leroy, Musigny 1999 (8 Bottles) for $187,500 and Château Latour 1961 (6 Magnums) which gaveled at $187,500.
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