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A very rare case of 1988 Romanée-Conti consigned from a private French collector is to be included in the Fine and Rare Wines auction on 25th March at Bonhams, 101 New Bond Street.
Wines from the Romanee Conti vineyard, the pinnacle of the Domaine de la Romanée-Contiin Burgundy, are considered among the very finest in the world, and it is exceptionally unusual to find a complete case of a dozen bottles. This case, from the excellent 1988 vintage, was still sealed with its metal banding until opened for inspection by Bonhams …Related posts:

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Rare Case Of Romanee-Conti 1988 Leads Fine Wines Auction at Bonhams

WineBid.com, the premier Internet auction of fine and rare wines, is pleased to offer a pristine collection of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti wines in this week’s auction. Also included are extraordinary First Growth Bordeaux. These wines came to us from a Northern California collector who purchased them at release from a Northern California retailer. They have been perfectly stored.

Some of the highlights are:

— 1999 DRC Grands Echezeaux, Michael Broadbent 5 stars
— 1999 DRC Richebourg, Stephen Tanzer 95+ pts
— 2001 DRC Romanee-St. Vivant, Burghound.com 96 pts
— 2001 DRC Romanee-Conti, Burghound.com 97 pts
— 2002 DRC La Tache, Wine Spectator 96 pts
— 2003 DRC La Tache, Wine Advocate 99 pts
— 2005 DRC La Tache, Burghound.com 99 pts
“These DRCs are some of the most sought-after wines in the world, so we are happy to offer them to our customers,” said Jerome Zech, WineBid.com’s Chief Executive Officer.

Established in 1996, WineBid.com is the largest online auction for fine and rare wines with more than 54,000 registered bidders. At WineBid.com each bottle of wine is appraised, inspected and stored in our climate controlled warehouse in Napa, California.

For more information about bidding or consigning, visit our website at www.winebid.com or call (888) 638-8968.

Contact: Brooke Hilton, WineBid.com, bhilton@winebid.com, or (888)638-8968

WineBid.com, the premier Internet auction of fine and rare wines, is pleased to offer a pristine collection of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti wines in this week’s auction. Also included are extraordinary First Growth Bordeaux. These wines came to us from a Northern California collector who purchased them at release from a Northern California retailer. They […]

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