Week of August 9, 2021
2,574 lots closed in 1 sale, $2,438,350 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Hart Davis Hart, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
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Hammer prices, buyer's premium removedThe hammer price is what the bidder bid. The house adds its buyer's premium on top, usually 20 to 25%, and publishes the total. We take the premium back off so prices at different houses compare., per 750 ml bottle.
The most expensive wines
| Wine | Vintage | Lot | Hammer | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romanée-Conti, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2017 | 1 x 750ml | $14,000 | $14,000 |
| La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2005 | 1 x 750ml | $5,500 | $5,500 |
| La Tâche, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2016 | 1 x 750ml | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Sine Qua Non Petite Sirah, The Writing on the Wall Collector's | 2012 | 1 x 750ml | $3,800 | $3,800 |
| Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon | 2002 | 1 x 750ml | $3,500 | $3,500 |
| Château Pétrus | 1990 | 3 x 750ml | $10,000 | $3,333 |
| Richebourg, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti | 2010 | 1 x 750ml | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| Château Pétrus | 1989 | 1 x 750ml | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| Chambertin, Clos de Bèze, Armand Rousseau | 1999 | 1 x 750ml | $3,200 | $3,200 |
| Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon | 2008 | 1 x 750ml | $3,200 | $3,200 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales in the same market (the US, the UK, Europe or Asia) in the 24 months before this one, counted only when there are at least three on two different days; a lot is listed when it closed at least 15% under it.
| Wine | Vintage | Per bottle | Usual | Under by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château Meyney 12 x 750ml | 1990 | $29 | $73 4 sales | 60% |
| Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Backus 8 x 750ml | 2013 | $138 | $317 3 sales | 57% |
| Joseph Phelps Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon, Backus 8 x 750ml | 2014 | $138 | $300 3 sales | 54% |
| Corton, Hospices de Beaune, Cuvée Docteur Peste, Louis 12 x 750ml | 2003 | $46 | $92 8 sales | 50% |
| Araujo Estate Wines Cabernet Sauvignon, Eisele Vineyard 6 x 750ml | 2008 | $217 | $317 3 sales | 32% |
| Château Lynch-Bages 12 x 750ml | 2014 | $71 | $93 4 sales | 24% |
| Côte Rôtie, Domaine Jamet 1 x 750ml | 1997 | $280 | $367 4 sales | 24% |
| Ornellaia, Tenuta dell'Ornellaia (6L) 1 x 6L | 1995 | $138 | $179 4 sales | 23% |
| Cornas, Auguste Clape 1 x 750ml | 1989 | $650 | $825 4 sales | 21% |
| The Third Twin Nuestra Senora Gemelo (Manfred Krankl) 5 x 750ml | 2016 | $260 | $330 8 sales | 21% |
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