Fine and Rare Wine Auction

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"Our next fine wine auction will be held at the Union League Club of Chicago on Sunday November 8th. Highlights include a double magnum of the legendary 1959 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild which has been in the same collection for 38 years, pristine bottles of 1961 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, extensive Bordeaux offerings from the 1966, 1970, 1975, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990 and 2000 vintages; as well as a nice selection of younger Claret in large formats. This sale will also feature an impressive one owner collection of older German late harvest rarities originally selected and imported by noted German wine authority Paul Mann, along with noteworthy vintage Port, Madeira, Cognac and Armagnac."
Edward Robert Brooks
Managing Director
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1961 - 2 Bottle(s) 1 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1961 - 2 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1961 1 Top Shoulder. 1 High Shoulder. 2 Bin And Damp Stained Labels. 2 Bottles per lot $500 - 700
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (400.00 + 76.00) = 476.00
Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1961 - 1 Magnum(s) 2 Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1961 - 1 Magnum(s)
Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1961 "Tasting Notes" "A stunning wine from a superb vintage, the 1961 Montrose is still in need of another 10 years of...
Start Price : 475.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 900.00
Sold for (950.00 + 180.50) = 1,130.50
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1962 - 1 Magnum(s) 3 Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1962 - 1 Magnum(s)
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1962 Very Top Shoulder. Slightly Bin Soiled Label. Slightly Corroded Capsule. 1 Magnum per lot $250 - 350
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (600.00 + 114.00) = 714.00
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1966 - 6 Bottle(s) 4 Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1966 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1966 "Tasting Notes" 90 Points. Wine Spectator, 7/87 "End Tasting Notes" 1 Base Neck. 2 Top Shoulder. 3 Mid Shou...
Start Price : 475.00 | Estimates : 650.00 - 900.00
Sold for (700.00 + 133.00) = 833.00
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1970 - 6 Bottle(s) 5 Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1970 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1970 "Tasting Notes" "Medium garnet-ruby; cedary, tarry vanilla nose; stylish, concentrated cassis, cedar and ta...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (175.00 + 33.25) = 208.25
Chateau Croizet-Bages - Vintage - 1975 - 9 Bottle(s) 6 Chateau Croizet-Bages - Vintage - 1975 - 9 Bottle(s)
Chateau Croizet-Bages - Vintage - 1975 7 Into Neck. 2 Base Neck. 5 Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. 3 Bin Soiled Labels. 9 Bottles per lot $125 - 150
Start Price : 75.00 | Estimates : 125.00 - 150.00
Sold for (275.00 + 52.25) = 327.25
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Double Magnum(s) 7 Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Double Magnum(s)
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1970 "Tasting Notes" "The fully mature 1970 is a fine example of Lascombes--darkly colored, ripe, full bodied, richly...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold for (400.00 + 76.00) = 476.00
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Magnum(s) 8 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Magnum(s)
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1970 "Tasting Notes" ""Deep garnet; fragrant tar and black truffle nose; extremely concentrated; big and mout...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold for (400.00 + 76.00) = 476.00
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Magnum(s) 9 Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Magnum(s)
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1970 "Tasting Notes" "The nose is evolved yet still provides a fruity core of warm cherries backed up by game, tobacco l...
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 325.00
Sold for (550.00 + 104.50) = 654.50
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Bottle(s) 10 Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1970 - 1 Bottle(s)
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1970 "Tasting Notes" "The 1970 Petrus has developed magnificently over the last 4-5 years. Tight and reserved early in l...
Start Price : 900.00 | Estimates : 1,300.00 - 1,700.00
Sold for (1,100.00 + 209.00) = 1,309.00
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1973 - 1 Magnum(s) 11 Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1973 - 1 Magnum(s)
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1973 Base Neck. Slightly Bin Soiled Label. 1 Magnum per lot $175 - 225
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimates : 175.00 - 225.00
Sold for (174.00 + 33.06) = 207.06
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1975 - 9 Bottle(s) 12 Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1975 - 9 Bottle(s)
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" "The fully mature 1975 Brane-Cantenac has a generous, earthy, spicy, leathery, mushroom-lik...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 250.00
Sold for (325.00 + 61.75) = 386.75
Chateau Cos D’Estournel - Vintage - 1975 - 1 Imperial(s) 13 Chateau Cos D’Estournel - Vintage - 1975 - 1 Imperial(s)
Chateau Cos D’Estournel - Vintage - 1975 Original Wooden Case Missing Lid. Base Neck. Bin Soiled Label. Partially Missing Capsule. 1 Imperial per lo...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 275.00 - 375.00
Sold for (500.00 + 95.00) = 595.00
Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 14 Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 6 Top Shoulder. 6 High Shoulder. 5 Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. 7 Bin Soiled Labels. 3 Damp Stained Labels. 2...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (225.00 + 42.75) = 267.75
Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 15 Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Fourcas-Hosten - Vintage - 1975 2 Base Neck. 9 Very Top Shoulder. 1 Top Shoulder. 12 Bin Soiled Labels. 12 Slightly Corroded Capsules. 12 Bo...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (225.00 + 42.75) = 267.75
Chateau Gloria - Vintage - 1975 - 6 Bottle(s) 16 Chateau Gloria - Vintage - 1975 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Gloria - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" "This has always been a very good 1975. Atypically powerful and muscular for Gloria, it exhibits as...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (200.00 + 38.00) = 238.00
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 17 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 3 Into Neck. 9 Base Neck. 1 Slightly Bin Soiled Label. 11 Bin Soiled Labels. 12 Bottles per lot $1100 - 1...
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (3,400.00 + 646.00) = 4,046.00
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 18 Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 12 Into Neck. 9 Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. 3 Bin Soiled Labels. 5 Torn Labels. 1 Wrinkled Label. 12 Bottles per ...
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 300.00 - 425.00
Sold for (325.00 + 61.75) = 386.75
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s) 19 Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s)
Chateau Lascombes - Vintage - 1975 2 Into Neck. 8 Base Neck. 4 Bin Soiled Labels. 5 Very Bin Soiled Labels. 5 Torn Labels. 1 Wrinkled Label. 10 Bott...
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (300.00 + 57.00) = 357.00
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 20 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" "This is one of the great successes of the vintage. However, those with modern day tast...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 190.00) = 1,190.00
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 21 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 12 Base Neck. 12 Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. 12 Bottles per lot $800 - 1100
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 190.00) = 1,190.00
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 22 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1975 12 Base Neck. 12 Bin Soiled Labels. 12 Bottles per lot $800 - 1100
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (1,000.00 + 190.00) = 1,190.00
Chateau Leoville-Poyferre  - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 23 Chateau Leoville-Poyferre - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Poyferre - Vintage - 1975 3 Into Neck. 5 Base Neck. 3 Very Top Shoulder. 1 Top Shoulder. 2 Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. 1 Bin Soile...
Start Price : 325.00 | Estimates : 450.00 - 600.00
Sold for (500.00 + 95.00) = 595.00
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s) 24 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s)
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" " ...The wine exhibits a good dark ruby/garnet color, a sweet nose of cedar, chocolate, ...
Start Price : 900.00 | Estimates : 1,300.00 - 1,700.00
Sold for (1,300.00 + 247.00) = 1,547.00
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 25 Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" "The 1975 Palmer has consistently been one of the top wines of the vintage. The color remains a dar...
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 950.00 - 1,300.00
Sold for (1,400.00 + 266.00) = 1,666.00
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s) 26 Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Palmer - Vintage - 1975 11 Very Top Shoulder. 1 Top Shoulder. 9 Slightly Worn Labels. 3 Slightly Nicked Labels. 1 Lightly Scuffed Label. 12 ...
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 950.00 - 1,300.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 228.00) = 1,428.00
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s) 27 Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1975 - 10 Bottle(s)
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1975 "Tasting Notes" "The 1975 Petrus reveals a youthful, rustic, brutally powerful style, with an opaque garnet/ruby/pu...
Start Price : 6,100.00 | Estimates : 8,500.00 - 11,500.00
Sold for (12,100.00 + 2,299.00) = 14,399.00
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1978 - 2 Bottle(s) 28 Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1978 - 2 Bottle(s)
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1978 "Tasting Notes" "Looks rather mature, with hints of garnet on the rim, but the aromas of tobacco, truffles and eart...
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimates : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold for (700.00 + 133.00) = 833.00
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1979 - 6 Bottle(s) 29 Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1979 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1979 "Tasting Notes" "This wine is just now reaching full maturity, much later than I initially expected. It is a class...
Start Price : 500.00 | Estimates : 700.00 - 950.00
Sold for (850.00 + 161.50) = 1,011.50
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1979 - 6 Bottle(s) 30 Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1979 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Petrus - Vintage - 1979 "Tasting Notes" "A rather hard wine, with a firm backbone of silky tannins and sweet black olive, vanilla and berry...
Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,400.00
Sold for (2,300.00 + 437.00) = 2,737.00
Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage - 1980 - 12 Bottle(s) 31 Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage - 1980 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage - 1980 Original Wooden Case. 9 Base Neck. 2 Very Top Shoulder. 1 Top Shoulder. 7 Slightly Wrinkled Labels. 12 Bottle...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimates : 200.00 - 275.00
Sold for (350.00 + 66.50) = 416.50
Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s) 32 Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 Original Wooden Case. 12 Into Neck. 1 Slightly Nicked Label. 1 Slightly Nicked Capsule. 12 Bottles per lot $150 - ...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (125.00 + 23.75) = 148.75
Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s) 33 Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Clarke - Vintage - 1981 Original Wooden Case. 12 Into Neck. 6 Nicked Labels. 1 Nicked Capsule. 12 Bottles per lot $150 - 200
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimates : 150.00 - 200.00
Sold for (100.00 + 19.00) = 119.00
Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s) 34 Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron - Vintage - 1981 - 12 Bottle(s)
Chateau Pichon-Longueville Baron - Vintage - 1981 Original Wooden Case. 3 Into Neck. 9 Base Neck. 1 Slightly Nicked Label. 7 Slightly Corroded Capsu...
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimates : 325.00 - 425.00
Sold for (500.00 + 95.00) = 595.00
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s) 35 Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "This shows wonderful finesse. Brick red in color, with a garnet edge. Lovely perfumed arom...
Start Price : 175.00 | Estimates : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold for (400.00 + 76.00) = 476.00
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou - Vintage - 1982 - 10 Bottle(s) 36 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou - Vintage - 1982 - 10 Bottle(s)
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "A wine of extraordinary aromatic complexity and finesse, this sweet effort possesses a ...
Start Price : 1,200.00 | Estimates : 1,700.00 - 2,300.00
Sold for (1,500.00 + 285.00) = 1,785.00
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s) 37 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s)
Chateau Lafite-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "The 1982 Lafite possesses a dark, dense ruby/purple color with only a subtle lightening...
Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimates : 4,100.00 - 5,500.00
Sold for (5,600.00 + 1,064.00) = 6,664.00
Chateau La Lagune - Vintage - 1982 - 9 Bottle(s) 38 Chateau La Lagune - Vintage - 1982 - 9 Bottle(s)
Chateau La Lagune - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "Unquestionably the greatest La Lagune until the 2005 was conceived, the 1982 exhibits a dens...
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimates : 750.00 - 1,000.00
Sold for (800.00 + 152.00) = 952.00
Chateau Latour - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s) 39 Chateau Latour - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s)
Chateau Latour - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "As I indicated in the review of the 1982 Bordeaux, this is an unusual Latour in the fact that it h...
Start Price : 2,000.00 | Estimates : 2,800.00 - 3,800.00
Sold for (3,100.00 + 589.00) = 3,689.00
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1982 - 5 Bottle(s) 40 Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1982 - 5 Bottle(s)
Chateau Leoville-Las Cases - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "This huge wine is, in many ways, just as massive as Leoville Barton, but it possess...
Start Price : 1,100.00 | Estimates : 1,600.00 - 2,200.00
Sold for (2,300.00 + 437.00) = 2,737.00
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s) 41 Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1982 - 3 Bottle(s)
Chateau Margaux - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "Consistently scoring between 98-100, the superb 1982 Margaux may be slightly bigger, bolder, a...
Start Price : 1,300.00 | Estimates : 1,800.00 - 2,400.00
Sold for (2,000.00 + 380.00) = 2,380.00
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1982 - 2 Bottle(s) 42 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1982 - 2 Bottle(s)
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "The greatest La Mission Haut Brion made between the 1975 and 1989, the 1982 is, sty...
Start Price : 700.00 | Estimates : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold for (1,300.00 + 247.00) = 1,547.00
Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s) 43 Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s)
Chateau Montrose - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "...Sweet kirsch, black currant, crushed rock, and floral notes are followed by a full-bodied, op...
Start Price : 400.00 | Estimates : 550.00 - 750.00
Sold for (800.00 + 152.00) = 952.00
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 - 2 Bottle(s) 44 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 - 2 Bottle(s)
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "Opaque purple-colored showing absolutely no signs of lightening, Mouton's 1982 is a bac...
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (1,200.00 + 228.00) = 1,428.00
Potensac - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s) 45 Potensac - Vintage - 1982 - 6 Bottle(s)
Potensac - Vintage - 1982 "Tasting Notes" "This wine has been fully mature for over 5 years, yet it continues to offer up plenty of good, spicy, ri...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimates : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold for (250.00 + 47.50) = 297.50
Chateau Cheval Blanc - Vintage - 1989 - 4 Bottle(s) 46 Chateau Cheval Blanc - Vintage - 1989 - 4 Bottle(s)
Chateau Cheval Blanc - Vintage - 1989 "Tasting Notes" "Good color. Tanned leather, earth and ripe fruit. Medium- to full-bodied, with herbs and ...
Start Price : 550.00 | Estimates : 800.00 - 1,100.00
Sold for (775.00 + 147.25) = 922.25
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1989 - 4 Bottle(s) 47 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1989 - 4 Bottle(s)
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - Vintage - 1989 "Tasting Notes" "I am certainly not going to argue with anyone who believes La Mission-Haut-Brion's ...
Start Price : 1,400.00 | Estimates : 2,000.00 - 2,800.00
Sold for (2,600.00 + 494.00) = 3,094.00
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1966 (1) Chateau Cantenac-Brown - Vintage - 1961 (1) Chateau Haut 48 Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1966 (1) Chateau Cantenac-Brown - Vintage - 1961 (1) Chateau Haut
Chateau Brane-Cantenac - Vintage - 1966 (1) Top Shoulder. Nicked Capsule. Chateau Cantenac-Brown - Vintage - 1961 (1) High Shoulder. Slightly Worn L...
Start Price : 1,800.00 | Estimates : 2,500.00 - 3,400.00
Sold for (2,300.00 + 437.00) = 2,737.00
Chateau Beausejour-Becot - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Bousc 49 Chateau Beausejour-Becot - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Bousc
Chateau Beausejour-Becot - Vintage - 1970 (3) 2 Base Neck. 1 Very Top Shoulder. 3 Very Slightly Bin Soiled Labels. Chateau Beychevelle - Vintage -...
Start Price : 200.00 | Estimates : 275.00 - 375.00
Sold for (300.00 + 57.00) = 357.00
Chateau L' Evangile - Vintage - 1970 (1) Chateau Lagrange - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Lascombes - V 50 Chateau L' Evangile - Vintage - 1970 (1) Chateau Lagrange - Vintage - 1970 (3) Chateau Lascombes - V
Chateau L' Evangile - Vintage - 1970 (1) Top Shoulder. Very Slightly Bin Soiled Label. Chateau Lagrange - Vintage - 1970 (3) 3 Base Neck. 3 Damp ...
Start Price : 800.00 | Estimates : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold for (900.00 + 171.00) = 1,071.00