TWO ASSORTMENT CASES OF ROMANÉE-CONTI SOLD FOR CHF 85,400 EACH
February 24, 2025 (Geneva) — For its very first live-streamed online auction of 2025, Baghera/wines brought together its community of aficionados for a Kipling online sale, “At Home: A Journey Through the World of French Grands Crus.” The collection of fine wines was designed to enrich the winter season. The sale, held on February 21, attracted collectors from around the world, totalling CHF 1,119,374, with over 91% of the 404 lots offered being sold.
With the “At Home” sale, Baghera/wines offered a unique selection of French Grands Crus, showcasing iconic estates and rare vintages. The collection featured exceptional wines from the most prestigious regions of France, including Burgundy, Bordeaux, the Rhône Valley, and Champagne. Stars of the sale, two assortment cases of Romanée-Conti, one from 1999 and the other from 1985, presented in their original wooden cases, captured all the attention, each being sold for CHF 85,400.
TOP TEN KIPLING IX BY BAGHERA WINES
| Lot | Description | Estimation | Prix réalisé |
| 162 | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment – 1999 | CHF 70,000 to 140,000 | CHF 85,400 |
| 161 | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment – 1985 | CHF 70,000 to 140,000 | CHF 85,400 |
| 165 | Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment – 2018 | CHF 30,000 to 60,000 | CHF 42,700 |
| 163 | 6 bottles Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment Case – 2016 | CHF 22,000 to 44,000 | CHF 34,160 |
| 164 | 6 bottles Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Assortment Case – 2017 | CHF 20,000 to 40,000 | CHF 29,280 |
| 159 | 1 magnum Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti – 1998 | CHF 18,000 to 36,000 | CHF 26,840 |
| 160 | 6 bottles Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche – 2013 | CHF 15,000 to 30,000 | CHF 21,960 |
| 357 | 6 bottles Petrus – 2006 | CHF 8,000 to 16,000 | CHF 14,640 |
| 358 | 6 bottles Petrus – 2006 | CHF 8,000 to 16,000 | CHF 14,640 |
| 355 | 6 bottles Petrus – 2006 | CHF 8,000 to 16,000 | CHF 14,640 |
Key data from the quarterly Kipling IX auction by Baghera/wines:
Auction date: Friday, February 21 – 12:00 PM (noon)
Number of lots: 404
Number of lots sold: 369
Online auction, live-streamed: broadcasted live for the international public on: www.bagherawines.com
Access to the online catalog: Catalog link
About Baghera/Wines, Expert Bureau for Exceptional Wines
As Europe’s leading auction house for rare wines, based in Geneva, Baghera/wines offers a new approach to these exceptional wine auctions by putting conviviality and exchange at the heart of the experience. Since 2015, the team of passionate experts, has established a bureau exclusively dedicated to rare wines, assisting collectors in all aspects of enhancing their collections. In 2018-19, the historic sale of Henri Jayer’s personal cellar, to date the world’s largest auction ever held (CHF 34.5M), followed by the unprecedented sale exclusively dedicated to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines, and the sale of the last bottles from Domaine René Engel, propelled Baghera/wines to the forefront of European wine auctions. The experienced team gathered around Baghera/wines’ experts offers bespoke, close, and excellent advice to international collectors passionate about fine and rare wines: organizing master classes, selecting wines for private tastings, dinners, and events combining music and wine. In September 2020, Baghera/wines officially inaugurated its new Geneva entity, a private club and boutique dedicated to fine wines within Beau-Rivage, Geneva. In October 2022, the company further expanded its activities in Asia, opening Baghera/wines Singapore Ltd in Singapore, starting to hold physical and online auctions from December 2022. The year 2023 saw the creation of Baghera/wines France, capable of organizing auctions in France, with a second club for collectors and event activities inaugurated in Nuits-St Georges.
