NEW YORK, N.Y.- Sotheby’s New York will open the 2011 Fall season of wine auctions on 10 September with Finest and Rarest Wines Featuring An Important New England Cellar featuring 1,183 lots estimated to fetch $2.9/4 million. This is the second time Sotheby’s has offered wines from this Important New England Cellar with the first sale in December 2006 far surpassing expectations. The collection is notable for its strength in Bordeaux and Burgundy classics but also includes a superb range of the very best Rhône and Italian wines. In addition, the various owner portion of the sale offers bidders a very strong line-up of the top producers from the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, outstanding Rhône, superlative Bordeaux, and parcel quantities of the most popular wines from California.

Duncan Sterling, Head of Sotheby’s New York Wine Auctions commented: “Following the success of our summer sale, we are pleased to be starting our fall season with Finest and Rarest Wines Featuring An Important New England Cellar. This is a true connoisseur’s collection with a meticulously assembled selection of stellar wines from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, blue-chip Bordeaux as well as Rhône rarities.”

Highlights from the Important New England Cellar:

*Château Lafite Rothschild 1982, 12 bottles, est. $37,500-50,000

*Mouton Rothschild 1982, 6 magnums, est. $14,000-20,000

*Haut Brion, 1989, 12 bottles, est. $12,000-16,000

*La Tâche 1985, 6 magnums, est. $30,000-40,000

*8 vintages of Romanée-Conti including, 2 bottles of 1985, est. $20,000-30,000

*Châteauneuf du Pape, Château Rayas 1990, 12 bottles est. $12,000-20,000

*8 vintages of the famed single vineyard Côte Roties from Guigal including a case of Côte Rotie La Turque 1991, est. $5,000-7,000

*6 vintages of Masseto including 6 bottles of 1997, est. $3,000-4,000 11 vintages of Penfold’s grange including 6 bottles of the 1990, est. $1,500-2,000


Highlights from the various owner part of the sale:

*6 cases of 1982 Lafite Rothschild, est. $37,500-50,000
*4 cases of 1986 Lafite Rothschild, est. $14,000-20,000
*2 cases of 2000 Lafite Rothschild, est. $20,000-30,000
*3 cases 1982 Latour, est. $18,000-27,500 (pictured above)
*2 cases 1990 Latour, est. $6,000-9,000
*1 case 2000 Latour, est. $12,000-20,000
*7 cases 1982 Mouton Rothschild, est. $14,000-20,000
*5 cases 1986 Mouton Rothschild, est. $8,000-11,000
*1 case 2000 Mouton Rothschild, est. $12,000-18,000
*5 cases 1982 Margaux, est. $9,000-12,000
*1 case 1990 Margaux, est. $6,500-9,500
*1 case 2000 Margaux, est. $10,000-15,000
*4 cases 1989 Haut Brion, est. $12,000-16,000
*4 vintages Haut Brion Blanc including, 5 bottles 1989, est. $7,000-10,000
*2 bottles 1921 Yquem, est. $7,500-10,000
*12 bottles 1975 Yquem, est. $5,000-7,000
*12 bottles 1990 Yquem, est. $4,000-6,000
*12 bottles 1985 Richebourg, DRC, est. $14,000-20,000
*13 vintages of Romanée-Conti including, 5 bottles of 1985, est. $50,000-70,000
*5 vintages Montrachet from DRC including, 6 bottles 1997, est. $12,000-20,000
*6 bottles 2004 Corton Charlemagne, JF Coche-Dury, est. $6,000-9,000
*1 bottle 2000 Montrachet, Domaine Leflaive, est. $2,500-3,500
*7 vintages of Screaming Eagle including 2 bottles 2005, est. $3,000-4,000