A Legendary Single Cellar Sale featuring the World’s Greatest Wines | Over 19,000 bottles with an estimated total value of HK$125 Million+ | Friday, May 28 & Saturday, May 29, 2010 in Hong Kong

Lot 1288 | 96 bottles of Vosne Romanee

Acker Merrall & Condit has announced that it will offer “The Imperial Cellar,” a single legendary cellar sale to take place on 28 and 29 May (Friday & Saturday) at the Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong. With an estimated total value of over HK$125 million, it will be the largest wine auction ever conducted in Asia and one of the top three wine auctions of all time worldwide.

This incredible sale is unprecedented in its vast breadth and depth. No single collection before has ever matched the sheer number or quality of great legendary wines on offer from this cellar. A superb array of 1,820 lots featuring 19,024 bottles is offered, including 6,000 bottles from Bordeaux and close to 9,500 bottles from Burgundy.

Lot 1292 | 12 bottles of 1959 Henri Jayer Richebourg

Among the Bordeaux wines on offer, over 450 bottles are pre-1961 Bordeaux, with 181 bottles coming from the legendary 1961 vintage. There are almost 400 bottles from 1982, and an awesome 3,000 bottles from the 2000 vintage, the most classic vintage since 1982.

In Burgundy, there are over 800 bottles from the 1990 and 1993 vintages, over 1,200 bottles from 1996, more than 2,000 from 1999, and 1,500 from 2002. There is an impressive selection of 1,470 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, along with 1,100 bottles by Henri Jayer, one of the most revered and sought-after producers of Burgundy.