The 4,500-bottle cellar of La Grande Maison in Bordeaux, owned by business magnate Bernard Magrez of Château Pape Clément and led by chef Joël Robuchon, is to be sold at auction on iDealwine.com, closing 28th April.
Paris, April 22nd iDealwine, global leader in online wine auctions and no.1 wine auctioneer in France, has opened bidding on an exceptional private collection. Closing incrementally over two days, on 27th and 28th April, the auction features top Bordeaux and Burgundy bottles.
La Grande Maison, 2 Michelin Stars
Owned by business magnate Bernard Magrez (of Château Pape Clément, Château Fombrauge, Château La Tour Carnet, Clos Haut Peyraguey and a host of other properties), La Grande Maison restaurant closed its doors in 2020 with plans to be revamped as a luxury events space. The 4,500-bottle cellar was established by Joël Robuchon and his successor Pierre Gagnaire, two of France’s best-known chefs.
Blue-chip Bordeaux and Burgundy
Bordeaux wines make up a quarter of the catalogue in this auction. As well as wine from Magrez’s properties, mature vintages of Sauternes feature – Barsac (Château d’Yquem, Doisy-Daëne, Rieussec, Rabaud-Promis, Sigalas Rabaud), top right bank (Angélus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Le Pin) left bank names (Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Cos d’Estournel, Pontet-Canet), and famous Graves (Haut-Brion, Smith-Haut-Lafitte). With more than 1,400 bottles and representing 28% of the catalogue, the Burgundy bottles featured are synonymous with the most sought after names on the secondary market: Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, de l’Arlot, Coche-Dury, Méo-Camuzet, Bonneau du Martray, Dujac, Dugat-Py, Eugénie, Comtes Lafon, Jacques Prieur, Leflaive, Roulot, Dauvissat and Liger Bélair. Beyond the two major regions, top Barolo, Barbaresco, the Rhône and Loire valleys, Champagne, German Riesling and Hungarian Tokaji all feature.
Cyrille Jomand, CEO of iDealwine said the “world-class cellar is valued at €650,000. Brimming with the world’s most sought-after names, this private collection is sure to delight wine lovers all over the world”. The auction is now live, bid here on iDealwine.com/uk
International PR & Publicity at iDealwine: Orlaith Moore
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