Week of October 17, 2016
88 lots closed in 1 sale, $145,847 of hammer in all.
The last hammer price on every lot at Pandolfini, while you browse. Free for fourteen days.
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Hammer prices, buyer's premium removedThe hammer price is what the bidder bid. The house adds its buyer's premium on top, usually 20 to 25%, and publishes the total. We take the premium back off so prices at different houses compare., per 750 ml bottle.
The most expensive wines
| Wine | Vintage | Lot | Hammer | Per bottle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brunello di Montalcino Riserva Biondi Santi 1955 | Brunello di Montalcino, DOCG | 1 bt | 1955 | 1 x 750ml | €2,700 $2,965 | $2,965 |
| Sassicaia Tenuta San Guido 1985 | Bolgheri Sassicaia, DOC | 1 bt | 1985 | 1 x 750ml | €1,700 $1,867 | $1,867 |
| Krug Clos D' Ambonnay 1996 | Champagne | 1 bt | 1996 | 1 x 750ml | €1,500 $1,647 | $1,647 |
| Chateau Haut Brion 1989 | Pessac-Leognan (Graves), 1er Cru Classe | 5 bt | 1989 | 5 x 750ml | €5,800 $6,368 | $1,274 |
| Chateau Le Pin 1986 | Pomerol | 4 bt | 1986 | 4 x 750ml | €4,200 $4,612 | $1,153 |
| Chateau Le Pin 1988 | Pomerol | 4 bt | 1988 | 4 x 750ml | €3,800 $4,172 | $1,043 |
| Vosne-Romanee Beaumonts Domaine Henri Jayer 1982 | Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru | 1 bt | 1982 | 1 x 750ml | €800 $878 | $878 |
| Masseto 2006 | Toscana, IGT | 3 bt | 2006 | 3 x 750ml | €2,100 $2,306 | $769 |
| Masseto 1997 | Toscana, IGT | 3 bt | 1997 | 3 x 750ml | €2,100 $2,306 | $769 |
| Chambertin Domaine Armand Rousseau 2006 | Cote de Nuits, Grand Cru | 2 bt | 2006 | 2 x 750ml | €1,400 $1,537 | $769 |
Sold under their usual priceThe usual price is the median of the wine's own sales in the same market (the US, the UK, Europe or Asia) in the 24 months before this one, counted only when there are at least three on two different days; a lot is listed when it closed at least 15% under it.
Nothing this week closed far enough under its usual price.
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