Auction Elysee Palace 10% der sub Winzer Weine

Zu den bemerkenswertesten ist, dass von einer Flasche Petrus 1990, 2200/2500 Euro geschätzt, insgesamt 7625 € Kosten. Inzwischen hat sich ein paar Flaschen DEM Chateau Latour 1982 geschätzt 2000/2200, bis zu 4.625€ gegangen.

The auction sale of 10% of the 12,000 bottles from the cellar of the Elysee Palace, Paris headquarters of the Presidency of the French Republic, held on May 31 and June 1, has reached 718,000 euros, including expenses , ie more than double the previous estimate for a total of 1200 bottles of wine and cognac, according to a statement on the auction house that has been done, Kapandji-Morhange.

Since Thursday, August 31, the first part of the auction, held in the most famous French auction hall, Hotel Drouot, had reached 295,663 euros, with, among others, two bottles of the same Petrus 1990, which were respectively at 5500 and 5800 euros.

Buyers come from "the world", according to Kapandji Ghislaine, director of the auction. For the first time in history that the Elysee sale removes a portion of the cellar. The winery was established in 1947, under the chairmanship of the Third Republic of Vincent Auriol.

The stated goal of selling part of their bottles was "to allow a renewal of the cellar for self-financing," according to a statement from Drouot: "In the spirit of improving the management, the proceeds from this sale will be reinvested in more modest wines, and the overpayment shall be repaid to the Treasury ".

A total of 1200 bottles auctioned the winery created in 1947 under President Vincent Auriol. In a letter to President François Hollande, Michel-Jack Chasseuil, owner of a prestigious wine cellar and liquor, regrets that a "true heritage of our country" millionaires pass everybody "." Bottles (...) can bring a tidy sum, but it is nothing compared to the budget of France, given the prestige that represent these wines in the world, "he writes.

The Elysee decision to sell part of their bottles seeks to "permit a renewal of his cellar for self-financing," according to a statement from Drouot. The proceeds from this sale will be reinvested in more modest wines revert over the state budget.