Lot 152 Vente « KIPLING #2 » – one bottle, Domaine Leroy, Musigny, 1993 CHF 28’000-56’000
Geneva, September 8, 2022 – On October 16, Baghera/wines will kick off the fall season and celebrate the end of the harvest with the second volume of its quarterly online sales series: “Kipling #2”. This sales format has been an immediate success with a selective and initiated clientele since the first edition in April 2022. For fans of exceptional wines of impeccable provenance, Geneva-based auction house Baghera/wines unfailingly has a surprise up its sleeve and season after season offers new bottles that are among the most prized on the market. As Europe’s leading wine auctioneer, for this Kipling #2, Baghera/wines is offering an unprecedented collection from French-speaking Switzerland that is the work of a single man who has patiently gathered these pearls over several decades.
Kipling #2: A collection from Switzerland belonging to a passionate and very experienced doctor.
Implemented in April 2022 by Baghera/wines, the new concept of quarterly online sales is already proving its worth. The “Kipling” event allows aficionados and enlightened wine lovers alike to experience the thrill of an auction on Sunday afternoons from the comfort of their sofas.
Because the quality of the goods offered is a non-negotiable criterion at Baghera/wines, a multitude of bottles of impeccable provenance will be accessible to online bidders this coming 16 October.
Within the framework of this second “Kipling” sale, the team of specialists at Baghera/wines is offering an encounter with a simple man, whose interest has been continuously increased by numerous visits to Burgundy, that us. The result of an all-encompassing passion that has spanned several decades, a complete and harmonious collection, meticulously cared for in every detail, will be offered to tantalize seasoned bidders during this next online auction.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Domaine Leroy, d’Auvenay, Leflaive, de Vogüé, Coche-Dury, G. Roumier, Comte Lafon, Charles Noëllat, Jacky Truchot, Trapet, Raveneau, Henri Jayer, René Engel, Méo-Camuzet, Lambray, JL Mugnier, Liger-Belair, Ponsot, and Ramonet are just some of the names that will resound like divine music in the ears of discerning collectors
Covering nearly 80 years of viticulture, and offering the best of these respective vintages, a total of more than 600 bottles and magnums from 1937 to 2016 will be offered for auction.
Julie Carpentier, co-founder of Baghera/wines and head of sales, adds: “What guides our instinct at Baghera/wines, and this instinct has never deceived us, is the conviction that all beautiful things are created with patience and over time. Like the client who has entrusted us with his collection, we build activities and projects with patience, kindness and vision. This collection, which is our second volume in the Kipling saga, is all about that: patiently put together, intelligently thought out and felt – with time and knowledge being our best allies, as they are those of our clients. This sometimes leads to true collection masterpieces. This is yet another example!”
