![]() Why did you choose to sell your wines through iDealwine? I bought them duty-free on my way back from a trip to London. There are many, but most of all, the Grands Crus La Tâche and the Romanée Saint Vivant from Domaine de la Romanée Conti, which feature in this sale. Which bottles are you most proud to have in your collection? Someone sitting behind us was looking intently at the bottle so we invited him to share it with us. If you say “Château Coutet 1955″ to me, I can tell you that I drank it in Berlin with a friend. I do have a preference for Bordeaux wines, but as a matter of fact, the occasion and the person I’m sharing the bottle with is the most important thing for me. Given that I’ve travelled widely, I’m open to all regions. My wife and children therefore each have a bottle in the vintage of their birth-year. I also enjoyed collecting wines from Château Mouton-Rothschild. That allowed me to collect of 1,000 bottles of Grands Crus. When it came to filling my cellar, I was lucky enough to be well-placed and in contact with château-owners, and therefore had access pretty much all over. As your colleagues will have seen, the bottles are in immaculate condition. Every 3 years I take an inventory of my bottles, and every year I clean all of my bottles. How did you store your bottles? What did your cellar look like?įirst of all I had to dig a cellar, which took around three weeks. Bekaa valley in Lebanon, California, Dubai… I wasn’t a specialist – nor have I become one – but I got a taste for it. I therefore combined that with my passion for golf and travelling, all the while expanding my knowledge and collection. ![]() For me, the joy of wine is that of being able to share it with friends. It started quite by chance, with some friends taking me along to auctions and encouraging me to collect bottles. When and how did you start creating your cellar? We asked the collector to tell us about his love of wine and his collection. This connoisseur’s passion for golf took him to the four corners of the world, where he also visited countless vineyards: Opus One in California, Vega Sicilia in Spain, Almaviva in Chile… Heading further south, towards the Rhone, and stop by Côte-Rôtie to try Jean-Michel Gérin’s wines. Lay down the younger wines in your cellar, unless you’d prefer to drink them now and enjoy their vibrancy and freshness.īurgundy is also present in this sale in the form of wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Noëllat’s Vosne-Romanée, and several other Grands Crus. You will enjoy the mature Sauternes for their hints of candied fruits, citrus rind and mushrooms. From 1989 through to 2008, this is your opportunity to explore each of the different facets of the extremely complex wines. As for dessert wines, you will find several different interpretations of Sauternes for sale. ![]() His collection of Right Bank wines is equally stunning, with Cheval Blanc, Figeac and Clinet. If you enjoy the elegance, aromatic complexity and intensity of 1855 Crus Classés, the greats like Châteaux Margaux, Latour, Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande, Haut-Brion and many more await your bid. Each and every one of these bottles, from 1955-2012, has been carefully stored and cleaned year in year out. Journey with us into this collector’s breathtaking cellar, and believe us, a vertical of Mouton Rothschild never fails to take our breath away. We interviewed the collector to find out how he curated this collection of prestigious bottles. ![]() A passionate wine enthusiast is parting with some bottles from his magnificent cellar. ![]()
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