Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 was the leading vintage at Heritage's May Signature Wine Auction in Beverly Hills on Friday.
Six magnums of the 1982 achieved $50,787 at the sale, surpassing some celebrated opponents in the process.
 Six magnums of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1982 made $50,787 |
The pre-sale talk had revolved around three magnums of Chateau Latour a Pomerol 1961, which came in at a solid $33,460.
Wine connoisseur Robert Parker states in his 1998 Bordeaux publication: "If I had only one Bordeaux to drink, the 1961 Latour a Pomerol would have to be at the top of my list."
12 bottles of DRC Assortment 1990, estimated at $37,500, achieved $44,812.
The sale was simulcast to Hong Kong, marking Heritage's first dalliance with the Asian market, and evidence of the growing appetite for fine wine investment in the region.
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