Wine Auctions - Wine News

Last week, the online wine auction house Idealwine probably

had the most wine auctions in its history.

5013 different lots could be listed on wine-stocks.com

The auction volume included 68.671 wine bottles, the value of

all stored sales was $ 5.546.997

The majority of the auctioned wines were, as usual, red wines, followed

by white wines, port wine and sparkling wines ( Champagne)

This wine auctions at Idealwine had a very clear focus on French wines.

(45,16 %) from all auctioned wines came from Bordeaux,

(20,87%) from Burgundy, the wine regions Rhone contributed (14,19%)

of the wines.

The Northern France wine region Loire, at least, had still (6,16%) share

of the auction volume and the Languedoc in the south of France

could sell (3,46%) of the offers

Of couse, there were again wine price records in this wine auction.

Wine price records, that have never been higher listed in all historic wine

auction prices and therefore record prices.

Jamet J P Cote Rotie Cote Brune 2001 750ml record $ 184 (+) 283,30 %

Voge Alain Cornas Vieilles Fontaines 2000 750ml record $ 172 (+) 202 %

La Chapelle Mission Haut Brion 2000 1.500ml price record $ 192 (+) 124 %

Petite Eglise 2008 750ml wine price record $ 46 (+) 98,68 %

D'Yquem 1960 750ml wine price record $ 1280 (+) 94,79 %

Pibran 1978 750ml price record $ 28 (+) 89,84 %

Yon Figeac 1973 750 wine price record $ 32 (+) 80,68 %

Jaboulet Aine Hermitage Chapelle 1996 3.000ml $ 466 (+) 76,64 %

Troplong Mondot 2010 750 wine price record $ 243 (+) 58,22 %

D'Yquem 2007 1500ml wine price record $ 1318 (+) 57,70 %

The best selling wineries was Chateau Greysac from Bordeaux

followed directly by Chapoutier from the Rhone,

Sociando Mallet again Bordeaux, Chateau Beaucastel, Rhone and

Chateau Belle Vue Bordeaux France.

The most popular wine came from Burgundy.

Marchand Grillot Morey St Denis vintage 2005 in a 750ml bottle,

followed by Chateau Belle Vue vintage 2010 750ml achieved

the second place, the second wine from

Pichon Longueville Comtesse -  Reserve de la Comtesse 2003

750ml was able to reach the third place.

Directly afterwards followed Chateau Le Sarte 2010 750ml and

Clos Marie Metairies du Clos vintage 2008 in the 750ml bottle.

The By wine lovers, restaurateurs and investors, most

sought vintages were, ordered by popularity

2010, 2009, 2005, 2008, 2006.

Bottle sizes were ( 91.38 %) 750ml bottles, followed by

1500ml magnum, 3000ml and 5000ml  - double magnum and jeroboam.

The container sizes were ( 20.63% ) as a 4 pack, ( 18.1%), 2- pack

( 11.44% ) 12- owc , (1.39 %) 6 owc and ( 8.27% ) 24er owc containers.

The highest wine prices reached Chateau Petrus and Angelus

Chateau Petrus 1998 in a 750ml bottle was auctioned for$ 5617

Chateau Angelus 1989 in a 6000ml imperial reached a wine value of $3494

Chateau Petrus 2010 in the 750ml bottle reached a wine price of $ 3492

Chateau Petrus 1990 750ml bottle achieved a wine value of $ 3083

There were some value wines at the wine auctions of Idealwine

Tardieu Laurent Costieres Nimes 2000 750ml wine price $9

Bodegas Exopto Exopto 2011 750ml an bottle from Rioja, Spain wine value $ 8

and the Bodegas Neo en La Dico 2012 750ml was auctioned for $8