Wine Auctions - Wine News

A wine auction at Veilingsylvies in Antwerpen, Belgium is

always something special.

The volume of the auction is, as expected, high and

the offer of the wine lots, very broad.

In the wine auction from October 2013, were 607 different lots,

less mixed lots, for sale.

The trading volume in bottles was 7317 items.

The value of wines that could be listed at

www.wine-stocks.com, without mixed lots, was about

295.795,30 € ($ 399.323). The average price of a bottle of wine

was 40,43 € ($ 54.58) compared to other wine auctions more

favorable. Before we start the analysis, a few

wine price records, so high prices of a wines

they had never been able to reach worldwide at a wine auction.

Chateau Soutard 1985 3000ml Wine Price Record $ 324

Comte de Vogue Musigny V V 2003 750ml Wine Price Record $ 584

Chateau D'Yquem 1994 750ml Wine Price Record $294

Chateau D'Yquem 1981 750ml Wine Price Record $378

Domaine de L’Eglise 1997 750ml Wine Price Record $ 40

Chateau Corbin 2005 750ml Wine Price Record $ 34

Comte de Vogue Musigny V V 1997 750ml Wine Price Record $ 291

Pagodes de Cos 2006 750ml Wine Price Record $ 60

The wine region Bordeaux had with (62,32%) a large share of

the total volume, from all offered wines.

Wines from the French wine region Burgundy were (20,34%)

represented, wines from Portugal, often

Portwine reached a part of (4,05%).

The wine region from the south of France Languedoc shares

(2,39%) and Tuscany, Italy (1,86%).

The Domaine Chavy Pere et Fils Bourgogne was auctioned at

most, then also from Burgundy the

Domaine Clerget. Chateau Cantemerle from Bordeaux

is the third of popularity, Mas de Daumas

Gassac from Languedoc the fourth and Nicolas Potel, also from

Burgundy, the fifth in the favor of the buyer.

The most sold wine was

Domaine Clerget Echezeaux 1998 750ml, followed by

Viu Manet Malbec San Carlos Estate. Chateau

Lehoul from Bordeaux got the third Place, Chateau

Courteillac, also from Bordeaux, fourth place and the fifth

most wanted wine in this wine auction was

Chateau Cantemerle also from Bordeaux,

France.

Vintages focused by the wine lovers and wine investors were

the vintages 2005,2009,1998,1999,2004. Apparently, the

Vintages 2005 and 2009 were highly sought, but only with

the smaller chateaux and thus lower

entry prices.

Most bottle sizes were 750ml bottles (97,18%) followed by

375ml (1,67%) 1500ml Magnums

(0,83%) and 3000ml double-magnum bottles (0,14%).

The release amounts of the individual lots were generally 12er

OWC (45,14%) 6er OWC (12,19%) 24 - pack from 12 OWC

(9,56%) and single bottles (7,58%) also exceptionally

for a wine auction.

The highest price in this wine auction achieved

Romanee Conti. Romanee Conti 2006 750ml with a wine value

from $ 8775.A double-magnum of Champagne Dom Perignon

Vintage 1993 reached a wine price from $1890.

Chateau Petrus Bordeaux vintage 1983 750ml was auctioned for

$ 1215, a bottle of old Chateau Latour

vintage 1928 750ml found a buyer at $ 1147 and another bottle

of Domaine Romanee Conti Richebourg vintage 2004 750ml

bottle achieved $ 945.

Even cheaper wines were popular Chateau du Moulin 2004

750ml bottle for $7.5 Chateau Tour

Marbuzet 1983 375ml $ 7€ Chateau Commanderie 2010 750ml

$ 7.2 per bottle and Chateau Courteillac 2009 750ml

found a new owner at $ 7.1