Dear friends,

Our Moonlight sale is online and our catalogue is, as we speak, circulating among wine enthusiasts and collectors! 

Just a few days ago I was told by a seasoned collector that “This is absolutely the most beautiful wine catalogue I have seen in 30 years… aesthetically, because it is truly magnificent and the photos showcase the bottles superbly, but also for the content, because I would like to drink ‘almost’ everything!” 

This, in itself, is a great success for the entire Baghera team, who work hard to highlight the greatest winemakers from the 30 wine regions that you will encounter in the 192 lots in this catalogue. Unfortunately we can't include all the wines and winemakers we love in one catalogue, but you have more than you need in order to discover the world of wine with many verticals for the delight of all wine lovers. 

So is this the catalogue of the year…?  What is a fair price for a great bottle of wine at the moment…? I don't know… but I do know that the bottles in this sale have been pampered and lovingly preserved by their owners. Some are extremely rare with perfect preservation conditions for the older vintages that go back as far as 1895, but also some younger and more vigorous wines, to please all palates.

I won't take up any more of your time with a long email, I'll just give you a foretaste of the catalogue below and a few lots that I wouldn't miss… not for anything in the world!

Have a good read, a great thirst and the very best of luck with your auctions!

Cheers,
Michael 

With "Moonlight", Baghera/wines is putting its name to a landmark sale where discovery is the name of the game. Bathed in a metaphorical lunar glow, certain forgotten vintages and others originating from territories worth (re)discovering offer a new perspective for enlightened wine lovers in search of new horizons to explore. Like adventurers in a land of ever-changing attractions, the Baghera/wines teams make use of intelligence and vision to provide a customized immersion into the passion behind wine. 

A subtle symphony of private collections covering a period in winemaking from 1895 to 2019 underpins this new chapter by Baghera/wines designed to nourish the interest of collectors with increasingly sophisticated tastes. Over and above the thrill of the moment, in-house specialist teams pay every attention to detail and are uncompromising when it comes to storage conditions, hygrometry and temperature control. 

Michael and Julie, Baghera/wines’ founders and auctioneers for the sale, comment: "The excitement is palpable. 'Moonlight' is undoubtedly THE wine auction of the year. There are many happy moments in our business, and it was one of these that inspired the title of this physical sale in autumn 2022: it's that sacred instant when we bring out treasures that have been buried for decades. Ideally preserved and pampered, these bottles are the pure reflection of our philosophy, which is focused on extreme quality. We will also rediscover the joy of getting together amid an uncertain economic and geopolitical context. Such times are the spice of life and we expect collectors from all over the world to join us in celebrating the joys of wine in a professional and highly competent setting.”