The 153th auction of the Hospices de Beaune Sunday reached a record with a total of 6.3 million harvested, announced the auction house Christie’s.
The sale of 443 pieces (228 liter barrels) 43 wines accounted for 6,168,122 euros (fees). The part of the President, a 456 liter drum-Genevrières Meursault 1er cru, was awarded 131,000 euros.
The average price for a room has increased by 26.6% or 13,013 euros against 10,278 euros in 2012, Christie’s said in a statement.
The price of white wines was up 20%, while those of red rose 28%.
“We are very pleased with this exceptional result which set a new record for the charity auction of wines from the Hospices de Beaune. Despite the smaller harvest in 30 years, bidders at Christie’s for more than 21 countries competed vigorously 43 of these wines to establish this historic achievement, “said the director of the wine department at Christie’s Paris, Michael Ganne.
This year, 443 pieces were offered for sale, against 518 last year, due to low production due to weather conditions.
For the first time, this is a Chinese buyer, business woman owner of a chain of shops, jade mines and tea plantations, who won the charity, sold under the hammer of the actress Clotilde Courau for associations Little Princes and white butterflies.
In 2012, when the previous sale of the Hospices de Beaune, Christie’s had already posted record results with a total income of € 5.9 million.
The area of the Hospices de Beaune, which covers about 61 hectares, was built over centuries through donations. 85% of estate vineyards are classified as premier cru and grand cru.
The proceeds from the sale of his wines are destined for hospital institution Hospices de Beaune founded by Nicolas Rolin, chancellor of the Duke of Burgundy in the fifteenth century created the first Hotel-Dieu hospital now.
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Record of € 6.3 million for the auction at the Hospices de Beaune
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