WINES AND SPIRITS
Auction of fine wines and spirits from private collections, with an exceptional selection of Burgundy wines and bottles from the private cellar of Giacomo Tachis.
Thursday 16 November 2017
Part one, 10.00 am | lots 1-608 - Part two, 7.45 pm
Friday 17 November 2017
Part three, 10.00 am | lots 629-1368
Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
VIEWING By appointment only
Condition report: Luisa Bianconi • lbianconi@astebolaffi.it
Lot 451
Barbera d'Alba Cascina Francia 2013, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
(3 Mag)
Starting price: € 125 | Sold for : € 475 Ordinary vat
Lot 452
Barolo Cascina Francia, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
2007 (2 bts)
WS 92/100, RP 96/100
2008 (1 bt)
WS 94/100, RP 95/100
SF Two rather different vintages; 2007 was definitely warm, with a dry, torrid summer and a winter lacking any heavy rainfall, while 2008 was much cooler and wetter. Nebbiolo as a grape usually
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Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 375 Ordinary vat
Lot 453
Barolo Cascina Francia 2009, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 94/100, RP 96/100
Original carton
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 700 Ordinary vat
Lot 454
Barolo Cascina Francia 2011, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 93/100
(2 bts)
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225 Ordinary vat
Lot 455
Barolo Cascina Francia 2011, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 93/100
Original single wooden cases
(2 Mag)
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 550 Ordinary vat
Lot 456
Barolo Cerretta 2011, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 94/100
Original carton
For decades, Giacomo Conterno was known for his Francia vineyard at Serralunga d’Alba and for the legendary Monfortino. A few years ago, Roberto Conterno also acquired a good-sized portion of the cru (or MGA, as the Italians prefer to call
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Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 1.000 Ordinary vat
Lot 457
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 1955, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
Stained labels, slightly faded color, sediments
(2 bts)
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.800 Ordinary vat
Lot 458
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 1958, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
2 bts top shoulder, 1 bt very high shoulder, 1 bt slightly stained label, 1 bt slightly torn label, 2 bts original wooden case
(3 bts)
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 2.800 Ordinary vat
Lot 459
Barolo Monfortino Riserva, Giacomo Conterno
Barolo Monfortino Riserva, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
1964 (1 bt)
Torn label, slightly faded color, sediments
1967 (1 bt)
Stained label, slightly faded color, sediments
(Tot. 2 bts)
Starting price: € 750 Ordinary vat
Lot 460
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2008, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 97/100, RP 96/100
This cult label needs no presentation, as it is one of the most renowned in Italy, certainly the most celebrated in Piedmont. There is something to say, however, about the 2008 vintage: underrated by some, in our opinion it expresses the best
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.700 Ordinary vat
Lot 461
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2008, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 97/100, RP 96/100
Original carton
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 1.800 | Sold for : € 3.500 Ordinary vat
Lot 462
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2008, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 97/100, RP 96/100
Original carton
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 1.800 | Sold for : € 3.500 Ordinary vat
Lot 463
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2008, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 97/100, RP 96/100
Original carton
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 1.800 | Sold for : € 3.800 Ordinary vat
Lot 464
Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2008, Giacomo Conterno
Langhe
WS 97/100, RP 96/100
Original single wooden cases opened by us
(7 Mag)
Starting price: € 3.500 | Sold for : € 8.500 Ordinary vat
Lot 465
Barbaresco Vecchia Riserva, Gaja
Barbaresco Vecchia Riserva, Gaja
Langhe
Very high shoulder, torn label, few sign of old seepage, slightly faded color
(1 bt)
Starting price: € 75 | Sold for : € 100 Ordinary vat
Lot 466
Barbaresco Sorì Tildin 1985, Gaja
Langhe
Soiled labels
(3 bts)
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 600 Ordinary vat
Lot 467
Selezione Gaja
Langhe
Barbaresco Costa Russi 1993
WS 93/100
Stained label
(1 bt)
Barbaresco 1997
Stained label
(1 bt)
(Tot. 2 bts)
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 225 Ordinary vat
Lot 468
Barbaresco 2005, Gaja
Langhe
WS 92/100
(2 bts)
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 200 Ordinary vat
Lot 469
Barolo Sperss 1989, Gaja
Langhe
RP 97/100
Original carton
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 550 | Sold for : € 1.300 Ordinary vat
Lot 470
Sperss 1996, Gaja
Langhe
Original wooden case
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 750 Ordinary vat
Lot 471
Darmagi 1987, Gaja
Langhe
Bin-soiled labels
Original wooden case
What is a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Langa district like? Very good if it is produced by someone as meticulous as Angelo Gaja, who has given this international red a Langa touch, thanks to a very dynamic palate that is highly
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 400 Ordinary vat
Lot 472
Selezione Gaja
Langhe
Darmagi 1996
(6 bts)
Rossj-Bass 1998
(2 bts)
(Tot. 8 bts)
Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 600 Ordinary vat
Lot 473
Darmagi 1998, Gaja
Langhe
Original box
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 375 Ordinary vat
Lot 474
Gaia&Rey 2007, Gaja
Langhe
Original wooden case
(1 Mag)
Starting price: € 125 | Sold for : € 300 Ordinary vat
Lot 476
Gaia&Rey 2010, Gaja
Langhe
Angelo Gaja doesn't ordinarily give us this white for the Slow Wine tastings, because he prefers to have us taste his autochthonous reds; it's really a shame, because in the cooler years this Chardonnay is impressive for its fineness and ability to withstand the
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 475 Ordinary vat
Lot 478
Selezione Gaja
Langhe
Conteisa 1996
WS 93/100
Soiled label
(1 bt)
Gaia&Rey 1998
WS 91/100
(2 bts)
Darmagi 2000
WS 90/100
(1 bt)
(Tot. 4 bts)
Starting price: € 225 | Sold for : € 425 Ordinary vat
Lot 479
Barolo Ginestra Vigna Casa Maté 1996, Elio Grasso
Langhe
(10 bts)
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 650 Ordinary vat
Lot 480
Barbaresco Vursù Vigneto Gallina 1997, La Spinetta
Langhe
RP 96/100
Torn labels
(5 bts)
Starting price: € 175 | Sold for : € 375 Ordinary vat
Lot 481
Barbaresco Vursù Vignento Valeirano Riserva 2001, La Spinetta
Barbaresco Vursù Vignento Valeirano Riserva 2001, La Spinetta
Langhe
WS 93/100
Original single wooden cases
(3 Mag)
Starting price: € 225 | Sold for : € 350 Ordinary vat
Lot 482
Barbaresco Vursù Vigneto Gallina 1996, La Spinetta
Langhe
WS 91/100
2 bts 2 cm, 2 bts 2,5 cm, 1 bt 3 cm, 3 bts torn labels
(5 bts)
Starting price: € 175 | Sold for : € 275 Ordinary vat
Lot 483
Barbaresco Vursù Vigneto Starderi 1996, La Spinetta
Langhe
WS 87/100
4 bts torn labels
(7 bts)
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 400 Ordinary vat
Lot 484
Barbaresco Vursù Vigneto Gallina Riserva 2001, La Spinetta
Barbaresco Vursù Vigneto Gallina Riserva 2001, La Spinetta
Langhe
WS 92/100
Original single wooden cases
(3 Mag)
Starting price: € 225 | Sold for : € 425 Ordinary vat
Lot 485
Barolo Brunate 1997, Marcarini
Langhe
(3 Mag)
Starting price: € 125 | Sold for : € 250 Ordinary vat
Lot 486
Barolo Cà D'Morissio Riserva 2003, Giuseppe Mascarello
Langhe
WS 92/100, RP 95/100
Not an easy year, it was very hot and there was almost no rain during the summer. When they first came on the market, the Barolos did not satisfy the critics, but with the passage of time, we have had to revise our views, especially for some of
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Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 650 Ordinary vat
Lot 487
Barolo Cà D'Morissio Riserva 2008, Giuseppe Mascarello
Langhe
One of the latest harvests in recent years, running almost until the end of October, that gave us more subtle wines, but certainly capable of weathering the years and even the decades in the case of the Barolo and wines like this.
(3 bts)
Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 600 Ordinary vat
Lot 488
Barolo Monprivato 2011, Giuseppe Mascarello
Langhe
WS 95/100
(5 Mag)
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.000 Ordinary vat
Lot 489
Barolo Monprivato 2011, Giuseppe Mascarello
Langhe
WS 95/100
Original carton
(12 bts)
Starting price: € 450 | Sold for : € 850 Ordinary vat
Lot 490
Barolo Monprivato 2011, Giuseppe Mascarello
Langhe
WS 95/100
Original carton
Almost a monopole and one of the most spectacular vineyards in the town of Castiglione Falletto, in the heart of the Barolo region. The name of Giuseppe Mascarello is synonymous with tradition and meticulous attention to the details. His
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Starting price: € 450 | Sold for : € 950 Ordinary vat
Lot 491
Barolo 2004, Massolino
Langhe
WS 91/100
Original wooden case
(6 Mag)
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 550 Ordinary vat
Lot 492
Barolo Margheria 2011, Massolino
Langhe
WS 96/100
Original single wooden cases
Serralunga is one of the towns that are most completely devoted to the entire denomination of Barolo, and Margheria is one of the cru wines (to say it as the French do) or Additional Geographical Mention wines (to use the
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Starting price: € 175 | Sold for : € 350 Ordinary vat
Lot 493
Barolo Vigna Rionda Riserva 1998, Massolino
Langhe
Original wooden case
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 400 Ordinary vat
Lot 494
Barolo Vigna Rionda, Massolino
Langhe
2005 (2 Mag)
WS 94/100
Original single wooden cases
2009 (3 Mag)
WS 92/100
Original single wooden cases
SF A marvelous vineyard, one of the best of the entire denomination; the Massolino family is the one that has been able to make its wine with the greatest continuity
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Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 550 Ordinary vat
Lot 495
Barolo Vigna Rionda 2005, Massolino
Langhe
WS 94/100
Original single wooden cases
(3 bts 5 Lt.)
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 900 Ordinary vat
Lot 496
Barolo 2005, Massolino
Langhe
WS 94/100
Original single wooden cases
(2 bts 5 Lt.)
Starting price: € 325 | Sold for : € 425 Ordinary vat
Lot 497
Barolo Vigna Rionda 2009, Massolino
Langhe
WS 92/100
Original wooden case
(1 bt 5 Lt.)
Starting price: € 175 | Sold for : € 275 Ordinary vat
Lot 498
Barolo Bussia Vigna Munie 1999, Armando Parusso
Langhe
WS 92/100
Original wooden case
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225 Ordinary vat
Lot 499
Barolo Bussia Vigna Munie 1999, Armando Parusso
Langhe
WS 92/100
Original wooden case
(6 bts)
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 275 Ordinary vat
Lot 500
Selezione Barolo 1999, Armando Parusso
Langhe
Bussia Rocche Riserva
WS 93/100
Original wooden case
(1 Mag)
Rocche di Bussia
WS 93/100
Original wooden case
(1 Dmag)
(Tot. 1 Mag + 1 Dmag)
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 275 Ordinary vat