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ASTE BOLAFFI mACALLAN sINgLE mALT 18 YEARs
ORIgINAL WOODEN CAsE
WINES AND SPIRITS
Turin, 17 November 2016 VENDuTo a
SolD aT
€ 27.500
At the auction for precious wines and spirits held on 17 November vertical of masseto – three bottles per vintage, from 2005 to
in Turin in collaboration with slow Food Editore, over 90% of the 2012, for a total of 24 bottles in their original cases – which beat
lots were sold for an overall total of 1,100,000 euros, twice the its French competitors to sell for 17,500 euros.
estimate for the auction. It was another great success for the
department. In a crowded auction room, dozens of international This result confirmed the growing interest in Italian wines
buyers battled over the most prestigious of the 738 lots available around the world, both as a sought-after consumer good
and went up against the many telephone and online bids. for connoisseurs and a promising form of investment. Other
significant results, which all sold for 15,000 euros, included 12
The catalogue included Italian and international bottles from the bottles of Château mouton Rothschild from the exceptional
best private collections and small esteemed wineries, including 2000 vintage in an original wooden case, six magnums of Barolo
a collection of dessert wines and spirits that sold for over monfortino Riserva 1985 giacomo Conterno, and two bottles
300,000 euros alone. And it was from this selection of 118 lots – respectively of macallan Fine&Rare single malt 51 Years 1951 OB
some over a hundred years old – that the top lot of the auction and 40 Years 1961. The 12 bottles of Barolo Bussia di monforte
emerged: a vertical of macallan single malt 18 Years made up Riserva 1978 Bruno giacosa Barolo Riserva speciale Bussia di
of 16 bottles from 1968 and 1983, which sold for 27,500 euros, monforte (13,750 euro) and the selection of Château Lafite
almost eight times the estimate price. second place went to the Rothschild 2000 (11,875 euro) also performed very well.
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