Archives des #krug - Baghera/Blog https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/tag/krug/ LEADING EUROPEAN FINE WINE AUCTIONEER • GENEVA Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:32:13 +0000 fr-FR hourly 1 wine o’clock #128 https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/wine-oclock-128/ Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:28:50 +0000 https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/?p=8930 A matter of scale Some catalogues are defined by a single cellar, others by a producer or a run of vintages. Our […]

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A matter of scale

Some catalogues are defined by a single cellar, others by a producer or a run of vintages. Our online "wine o’clock" auction #128 is held together by something more physical: scale. Across 520 lots, the sale moves between monumental bottles, historical singletons and unusually concentrated groups of wines whose interest becomes clearer when they are read together.

The recognition sign of the great format

A magnum may be the perfect measure for two; a Salmanazar changes the scale of the table. Once a bottle reaches Imperial, Salmanazar or Nebuchadnezzar size, it is no longer merely a larger container. It becomes part of the occasion itself. Among people who love wine, the great format is a quiet sign of recognition: it says that the bottle was chosen not only to be owned, but one day to gather a table around it.

Our online "wine o’clock" auction #128 gives that idea unusual breadth. Château Lafite Rothschild 2005 appears in a six-litre Imperial, lot 177. Château d’Yquem goes further: three individual Imperials of 2018, lots 316 to 318; a nine-litre Salmanazar of 2017, lot 320; and a twelve-litre Balthazar of 2016, lot 322. The catalogue format list also includes a Nebuchadnezzar. The effect is less one of display than of intent — bottles whose scale anticipates the memory of opening them.

Mouton 1945: a bottle that carries its year on the label

Few Bordeaux bottles connect wine, image and history as immediately as Château Mouton Rothschild 1945. To celebrate the Allied victory and his own return to the estate, Baron Philippe de Rothschild asked the young artist Philippe Jullian to design the label around the “V” for Victory. The success of that commission established the annual artist-label tradition that has since become inseparable from Mouton’s identity. In a sale filled with bottles that speak through size, the 1945 speaks through an image: the vintage is visible before the cork is ever drawn.

White Burgundy, from Chablis to the Hill of Corton

The white-Burgundy selection is one of the catalogue’s most coherent sequences. Coche-Dury’s Corton-Charlemagne 2015, lot 148, is followed by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti’s 2019, lot 149, and two individual bottles of the 2022, lots 150 and 151. The 2019 matters beyond rarity: the Domaine’s own harvest report records it as the first harvest and vinification from its Corton-Charlemagne vines, picked between 22 and 25 September, with an approximate yield of 26 hectolitres per hectare.

Further along, Jacques Prieur’s Montrachet 2020, lot 165, gives the sequence another Grand Cru centre of gravity. Thibault Liger-Belair’s Corton-Charlemagne “Les Languettes” 2020, lot 170, brings the discussion back to the Hill of Corton and to the importance of position on that slope. The official Bourgogne description places Corton-Charlemagne high on the hill, around 280 to 330 metres, where limestone and clay-rich marls alternate beneath a thin cover of rendzina. Raveneau’s Chablis 2017 and 2019, lots 171 and 172, then change the geological and stylistic register entirely.

Yquem across ninety years

Twenty-seven Yquem lots span 1931 to 2021. The point is not simply chronological depth, but the number of ways in which the estate can be approached: an old bottle, a benchmark vintage, a magnum or a monumental format. Lot 339 is a single bottle of 1967; lot 336 offers 2001 in magnum; lot 341 reaches back to 1931.

For 2001, the wider Sauternes context is unusually well documented. In a 2021 Decanter retrospective, Jane Anson described the vintage as one in which October brought rapid botrytis development followed by the drying conditions needed for even concentration; Yquem’s then technical director Sandrine Garbay recalled an unusually regular harvest rhythm. Jancis Robinson had already called the just-released Yquem 2001 a great wine in 2005. Those references concern the vintage and wine, not the specific auction bottle; they are useful precisely because they explain why 2001 remains a reference point without pretending to assess the condition of this particular magnum.

Two quieter pursuits: Clos Rougeard and Domaine des Miroirs

At the other end of the campaign’s scale, Clos Rougeard and Domaine des Miroirs reward attention to small differences. The Rougeard group includes Le Clos, Les Poyeux, Le Bourg and Brézé. The estate describes Le Clos as an assemblage of clay-limestone parcels, Les Poyeux as a gently sloping site combining clay and wind-deposited sands, and Le Bourg as very old vines on shallow clay loam over predominantly limestone ground. Brézé brings Chenin Blanc from the limestone hill of the same name.

Domaine des Miroirs is represented by three individual bottles: Mizuiro 2021, Sonorité du Vent 2019 and I Need the Sun 2018, lots 426 to 428. For Sonorité du Vent, the documented detail is particularly useful: 100% Chardonnay, limestone-strewn soils, indigenous-yeast fermentation, two years in used tonneaux and foudres, followed by a year in bottle, with no fining, filtration or added sulphur according to Œnopole. It is a reminder that a catalogue of 520 lots can still turn on the intimacy of one bottle

highlights

Lot 31
Krug
Clos d'Ambonnay
1995
1 bottle | chf 1'800 – 3'600

Lot 148
Domaine Coche-Dury
Corton-Charlemagne
2015
1 bottle | chf 2'400 – 4'800 

Lot 149
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Corton-Charlemagne
2019
1 bottle | chf 2'800 – 5'600 

Lot 165
Domaine Jacques Prieur
Montrachet
2020
4 bottles | chf 2'000 – 4'000 

Lot 177
Château Lafite Rothschild
2005
1 imperial | chf 3'200 – 6'400

Lot 320
Château d'Yquem
2017
1 salmanazar | chf 2'000 – 4'000

Lot 322
Château d'Yquem
2016
1 balthazar | chf 2'800 – 5'600

Lot 336
Château d'Yquem
2001
1 magnum | chf 800 – 1'600

Lot 387
Clos Rougeard
Saumur "Brézé"
2018
3 bottles | chf 750 – 1'500

Lot 426
Domaine des Miroirs
Mizuiro
2021
1 bottle | chf 460 – 920
consult the CATALOGUE

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Tuesday 13thof October 2026
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A sale of abundance

456 lots of iconic wines

456 lots of iconic wines

Dear Wine Enthusiasts, our upcoming “wine o’clock” #117 promises to be rich with 456 lots of iconic wines, including the following (very tempting…) highlights…

We begin with an almost complete vertical of Château Mouton-Rothschild, covering vintages from 1945 to 2019 (lots 1 to 59).

This will be followed by remarkable selections from both the Southern and Northern Rhône. In the Southern Rhône, look forward to Rayas and Henri Bonneau, while the Northern Rhône is represented this time by Paul Jaboulet and his Hermitage 1961, the Côte-Rôtie from Domaine Clusel-Roch, Domaine Guigal with La Doriane in Condrieu, La Mouline, La Landonne, and La Turque (unfortunately La Reynarde is currently absent, but we hope to include it soon… please contact us).

Cornas enthusiasts will be delighted with a superb selection from Thierry Allemand, and while the opportunity arises, why not compare the 2013 Cornas “Reynard” and “Chaillot”?

Opportunities for tasting comparisons abound in this “wine o’clock” #117 , and the Loire and Burgundy are no exception: a 2015 Poyeux from Clos Rougeard or a 2015 Charpenterie from Domaine du Collier? A 1985 Cros-Parantoux from Henri Jayer alongside Méo-Camuzet and Emmanuel Rouget? (While you're here, you might want to read our article about Henri Jayer's Cros-Parantoux?)

For those who like to browse without a set plan, don’t miss the exquisite Bizot selection (lots 277 to 291) or our Coche-Dury (lots 377 to 382).

From Italy, the essentials—Soldera, Valentini, Biondi-Santi, Gaja, Sassicaia, Ornellaia, and Masseto—will be present.

Finally, the sale concludes with a high-quality finale: fortified wines, sweet wines, or Eau-de-Vie from Rochelt… we leave the choice to you, as we couldn’t decide ourselves.

Place your bids!

456 lots de vins mythiques

Chers passionnés de vin,

La prochaine “wine o’clock” #117 s’annonce riche de 456 lots, dont voici quelques highlights :

Commençons avec une verticale quasi complète du domaine Mouton-Rothschild, couvrant les millésimes de 1945 à 2019 (lots 1 à 59).

Suivront de belles sélections de Rhône méridional et septentrional. Pour le Rhône Méridional, Rayas et Henri Bonneau tandis que le Rhône septentrional sera représenté cette fois par Paul Jaboulet et son Hermitage 1961, Les Côte-Rôtie du Domaine Clusel-Roch, le Domaine Guigal, avec La Doriane à Condrieu, La Mouline, La Landonne et La Turque (nous déplorons pour l’instant l’absence de La Reynarde, mais espérons la voir bientôt… contactez nous). Par ailleurs, les amateurs de Cornas seront ravis avec une superbe sélection de Thierry Allemand et puisque l’occasion se présente pourquoi ne pas comparer le Cornas « Reynard » et « Chaillot » en 2013 ?

Les possibilités de comparaison sont nombreuses dans cette “wine o’clock” #117 et la Loire et la Bourgogne ne fais pas exception : un Poyeux 2015 du Clos Rougeard ou une Charpenterie 2015 du Domaine du Collier ? Un Cros Parantoux 1985 d’Henri Jayer à mettre en regard avec Méo Camuzet (Lot 310) et Emmanuel Rouget (Lot 317) ?

Pour ceux qui flânent sans but, ne manquez pas la belle sélection de Bizot (lots 277 à 291) ni nos Coche-Dury (lots 377 à 382).

En Italie, les incontournables Soldera, Valentini, Biondi-Santi, Gaja, Sassicaia, Ornellaia et Massetto seront présents.

Enfin, cette vente se conclut sur une finale de qualité : vins fortifiés, liquoreux ou Eau-de-Vie du domaine Rochelt… nous vous laissons le soin de trancher nous n’avons pas réussi à le faire

À vos enchères !

highlights

Lot 4
Château Mouton-Rothschild
1945
1 Bottle | CHF 5'500 – 11'000

Lot 193
Château Rayas
Châteauneuf-du-Pape
1998
2 Bottles | CHF 1'100 – 2'200

Lot 217
Paul Jaboulet Ainé
Hermitage "La Chapelle"
(Late release 2012)
1961
6 Bottles | CHF 8'000–16'000

Lot 221
Domaine Thierry Allemand
Cornas "Reynard"
2013
6 Bottles | CHF 850 – 1'700

Lot 258
Domaine Henri Jayer
Cros Parantoux
1985
1 Bottle | CHF 9'000 – 18'000

Lot 260
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti
Romanée-Conti
1983
1 Bottle | CHF 9'000 – 18'000

Lot 403
Biondi-Santi
Brunello di Montalcino Riserva
1990
10 Bottles | CHF 4'800 – 9'600

Lot 405
Soldera
Case Basse
2015
1 Magnum | CHF 850 – 1'700

Lot 456 
Rochelt
Eau-de-vie de framboise (wildhimbeere)
2017
2 Half-Bottles | chf 440 – 880 
456 lots of iconic wines
consult the CATALOGUE

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Tuesday 10th of March 2026
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2pm (Paris/Geneva CET)

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]]> Tasting with Marion https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/tasting-with-marion/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 08:03:59 +0000 https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/?p=8321 My palate and I enjoyed reviewing a selection of the carefully curated wines composing our “wine o’clock” #102. Let's take a closer look together at these exceptional bottles… The catalogue is open for absentee bidding. Best of luck to all !

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on the palate

Lots 177-178
Domaine Dujac
Clos de la Roche 2005
The opening on the palate is supple and silky, gentle and well-balanced. There’s something of tea in this Clos de la Roche, between dried flowers and finely unfolding tannins reminiscent of incense. This is a serious, dignified, and elegant wine — an almost perfect reflection of an already legendary vintage. While it’s ready to be enjoyed now, it can still slumber a little longer in your cellar, to the delight of both yourself and your guests!


L’attaque en bouche est souple et soyeuse, douce et équilibrée. Il y a quelque chose du thé dans ce Clos de la Roche, entre les fleurs séchées et les tannins qui se déploient tout en finesse rappelant l’encens. Nous sommes face à un vin sérieux, digne et élégant, reflet presque parfait d’un millésime déjà légendaire. S’il est prêt à être savouré, il peut encore sommeiller un peu dans votre cave pour votre plus grand plaisir et celui de vos convives !

consult the lot

Lot 46
Ulysse Collin
Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut, Les Pierrières (2016) 
There is no doubt that this is the work of a great winemaker: the attack is clean and precise, marked by yellow fruits and wet stones. On the palate, its salinity evokes sea spray, warm stones, or shellfish... Altogether, it offers a beautiful expression of terroir — a fluid, vibrant, and creamy-textured wine with remarkable length.


Sans nul doute il s’agit là d’un champagne de grand vigneron : L’attaque est franche et ciselée, sur les fruits jaunes et les pierres mouillées. A la dégustation sa salinité évoque les embruns marins, les pierres chaudes ou les coquillages... L’ensemble produit une très belle expression de terroir, un jus bien délié à la texture vibrante et crémeuse d’une longueur remarquable.

consult the lot

Lots 23-25
Jacques Selosse V.O.
Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
This V.O. with its beautiful golden colour, offers a lovely aromatic complexity with subtle notes of citrus, spices, and hazelnuts. A vibrant acidity, with a well-controlled oxidative edge, wraps around a fairly dense juice with a rich, energetic texture. Good ageing potential.


Ce V.O. à la superbe robe dorée nous offre belle complexité aromatique aux subtiles notes d’agrumes, d’épices et de noisettes. Une belle acidité à la pointe oxydative bien maîtrisée vient enrober un jus assez dense, d’une texture riche et énergique. Bon potentiel de vieillissement.

consult the lot

the auction

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🇨🇭 Geneva
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Online “wine o’clock” #104 auction
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Tuesday 14th of October 2025
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2pm (Paris/Geneva time CEST)

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]]> Beautiful wine o’clock #72 https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/beautiful-wine-oclock-72/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 14:57:57 +0000 https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/?p=6209 mature wines & exciting formats — Our Geneva 9th October wine o’clock is the continuation of the magnificent single-owner collection of Bordeaux […]

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mature wines & exciting formats
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Our Geneva 9th October wine o'clock is the continuation of the magnificent single-owner collection of Bordeaux composing the "A Beautiful Day" auction (Oct. 8th).

With more great mature wines to be tasted, and more exciting formats to be discovered from the finest Bordeaux appellations, this Part II features Bordeaux icons such as Pichon 1989 & 2000, Pichon Comtesse 1982, Margaux 1986, Léoville Barton 1982, Cos 1989, Haut Brion (& Haut Brion blanc) 1988, 1989, 1990, imperial of Pavie 1989, Conseillante 1989 & 1990, Certan de May from 1982 to 1997, Le Gay & Latour à Pomerol 1989 & 1990, Yquem, Climens, Guiraud, Rieussec, Tour Blanche, Filhot... and many more Sauternes from 1947 to 2007.

This Part II collection is also composed of mature white Burgundy wines (Marquis de Laguiche....), Loire valley wines (Mellot, Dagueneau...), Champagne (Dom Pérignon, Cristal, Bollinger Vieilles Vignes Françaises...), Ports and Whiskies.

Don't forget to register for the sale and good luck with your bids!

highlights

Lot 10
HENRI GUENARD & FILS
CHAMBERTIN "CLOS DE BÈZE" 2008
5 bottles
CHF 400 - 800

Lot 40
CHÂTEAU MARGAUX 1983
1 bottle
CHF 300 - 600

Lot 58
CHÂTEAU GRUAUD LAROSE 1989
1 imperial
CHF 600 - 1'200

Lot 92
CHÂTEAU HAUT-BRION BLANC 1988
3 bottles
CHF 1'200 - 2'400

Lot 112
CHÂTEAU LA LAGUNE 1989
12 bottles
CHF 500 - 1'000

Lot 134
CHÂTEAU CHEVAL BLANC 1993
2 bottles
CHF 440 - 880

Lot 184
CHÂTEAU CERTAN DE MAY 1997
1 bottle
CHF 40 - 80

Lot 195
CHÂTEAU LAFLEUR 1988
6 bottles
CHF 2'000 - 4'000

Lot 242
CHÂTEAU RIEUSSEC 2001
3 double-magnums
CHF 800 - 1'600

Lot 302
KRUG, "CLOS DU MESNIL" 1996
1 bottle
CHF 1'600 - 3'200


🇨🇭 Geneva
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A beautiful "wine o'clock" day #72

9 October 2023
at 02:00 pm (CEST Europe/Paris)
Online auction
Number of lots: 326

consult CATALOGUE

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]]> Noble Krug https://www.bagherawines-blog.com/noble-krug/ Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:22:53 +0000 http://bagherablog.go-dev.ovh/?p=625 Champagne is THE international symbol of celebration! Amongst the jewels of Champagne, Krug is without any doubt one of the most emblematic signature […]

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Champagne is THE international symbol of celebration! Amongst the jewels of Champagne, Krug is without any doubt one of the most emblematic signature of the region.

Founded in 1743 by Johann-Joseph Krug, the Krug tradition has been passed down from father to son without interruption for six generations. Since 1843 the savoir-faire and the philosophy has been transmitted from one experienced member of the family to the next generation. Despite the joining together with LVMH group in January 1999, the heritage endures along with the quest for perfection, the Krug family still being actively involved and Olivier Krug guarantor of the family’s legacy.

Krug owns 20 hectares of vines in Aÿ, Le Mesnil, and Trépail. They source the rest of their grapes from long-term contract growers. Aÿ supplies the Pinot Noir which goes into the non-vintage Rosé, and Le Mesnil produces the Chardonnay which makes up the Clos du Mesnil Blanc de Blancs vintage. Alone amongst the great champagne houses, Krug still ferments all its wines in oak and every Krug champagne is aged for upwards of six years, and in some cases much longer, so that they have the time needed to reach maturity. The Krug style is one of great complexity, richness and finesse, achieved through this fermentation in wood and a mastery of blending.

The house line-up consists of six exclusively prestige Cuvée champagnes, each sublime in its own way:  Krug Grande Cuvée, Krug Rosé, Krug Vintage, Krug Collection, Krug Clos du Mesnil and Krug Clos d’Ambonnay.

Yet in spite of the changes in ownership, Krug has continued to preserve its ideals and traditions of quality without interference or compromise. And this is probably one reason which explains why Krug is at the top of any serious Champagne collector’s dream list. “Creating only prestige Champagnes since 1843” – this is Krug’s promise and the resulting sought-after bottles well embodies the ultimate status for many champagne enthusiasts  all around the globe.

Thus Baghera/wines’  “Mr. Bordsky”  Wine o’clock is the perfect opportunity to succumb to the eternal pleasures of Champagne Krug. The auction offers a lovely selection of Krug Cuvées from Krug Collection 1985, to Krug Grande Cuvée (bottles or jeroboam) or Krug Brut Rosé


Wine o’clock “Mr. Bordsky”
Tuesday December 12th at 2pm on the dot

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