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4 Acker Merrall & Condit (Asia) Ltd. 1902B, 19/F, The Centrium, 60 Wyndham St., Central, Hong Kong ∙ Tel. +852.2525.0538 ∙ Fax +852.2525.0598 ∙ Email: [email protected]
August 15th, 2014
Dear Client,
As summer moves towards its end, it means that it is time to get back to work. We have already been quite busy working all summer on our first auction since late May, an auction that will be held on September 19th and 20th at the Grand Hyatt Hong Kong. This is no ordinary auction and will be one of the greatest auctions we have presented since we began auc-tioning in the great city of Hong Kong in 2008, which is a very bold state-ment. Yet as you finish reading through this catalog, I am confident that you will agree with what I just wrote. One look through this catalog will show why Acker Merrall continues remain the firm in Hong Kong to which the world’s greatest collectors consign their collections. Speaking of which…
On Friday evening September 19th, plan to arrive early at the Grand Hyatt or be ready via our Acker Live web site to bid because our first Featured Col-lection, Lots 40-192 is a remarkable collection of Burgundy and Bordeaux’s finest. A collection filled with classic wines from the world’s very best. If Burgundy is your passion you’ll find among the many DRC treasures a very rare 12-bottle case of the famous 1978 La Tache, yet it is Bordeaux that has been this great collector’s most intense focus. Many of the Bordeaux offered are in OWC and many too are in magnums and large formats. It’s a roll call of incredible First Growths and Super Seconds, from many famous vintages including some older treasures. If you are a lover of exceptional Bordeaux, both to collect for the future and to drink now, this is a don’t miss collection!
Lots 193-224 present the most sought after Domaines of Burgundy: Rousseau, DRC, Dujac, Liger-Belair and Leroy. Within this great collection are five vintages of the increasingly rare DRC Assortments, all in OWC, a vertical of Rousseau Chambertin and Liger-Belair’s great La Romanee from two of his most famous vintages. You also will see five vintages of Le Pin’s tiny production, a nineteen-vintage vertical of Petrus from 1990-2010 and three vintages of Petrus (2000, 2008, 2010) in OWC. These are the greatest names of France and we are very proud to represent this collection, where almost every wine was bought directly from the importer. You can’t get better than that!
The journey through our next Featured Collection is all about Burgundy and Champagne, even though we begin with a few cases of rare Haut Brion Blanc. Lots 225-350 is a journey through the glory of Pinot Noir and Char-donnay, starting with fourteen lots of Rousseau Chambertin! There is case after case of magical vintages from Dujac, Vogue, DRC, Leroy, Ponsot, Leflaive and Coche-Dury amongst others before we make our way to Champange. Nearly 50 lots of Champagne end this connoisseur’s delight with bubblies such as 1985 Krug Clos du Mesnil, 1964 Roderer Cristal and a jero of 1973 Pol Roger to name but a few of the many. This is a flat -out great collection, lot after lot, case after case of the elite names of Burgundy and Champagne.
Next up is a very special and unique collection for our clients in Hong Kong, from one of Europe’s very greatest wine merchants, the Grafe-Lecocq family of Belgium. Beginning in 1879, four generations of the family-owned business have bought the top chateaux of Bordeaux directly in bottle as well as in barrel, as well as many of the most famous and sought after Domaines of Burgundy, particularly their cousins the Drouhins. The care that the Grafe-Lecocq family has brung to these wines is unparalleled, having some of the most ideal
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caves in Europe. We are extremely proud that they are offering a part of their perfect cellars to our clients in Hong Kong. This is as good as it gets when it comes to provenance. Lots 351-399 are once-in-a-lifetime lots!
Friday night isn’t over by a long shot, but I need to save room to talk about two Featured Collections on Saturday that comprise amazing wines from two wonderful men and world class collectors. You absolutely do not want to miss these offerings.
Lots 684-728 come to us from ‘The Chairman,’ a man who knows his wine as well as he does his invest-ments. His collection is a rolodex of who’s who and when’s when of the fine wine world. There aren’t many people who can pull out a full case of 1961 Latour a Pomerol, which is now one of the most quietly famous, and most aggressively sought after wines of the famous 1961 Bordeaux vintage. Same could be said in a slightly more modern tense for the case of 1988 Le Pin that follows, and this collection also holds incredible case lots of famous Yquem, Rousseau and 20 cases alone of DRC; I repeat, 20 cases alone of DRC…and far more. Every lot and bottle has been ideally stored by ‘The Chairman.’
As if everything previously mentioned wasn’t enough, we have 120 lots (Lots 729-849) from one of the world’s most famous and respected collectors, Wilf Jaeger, aka The Connoisseur Who Would Be King. Last year’s selection sent bidders into a frenzy like only HK can, and we can’t imagine every successful bidder not being back for more. Wilf Jaeger is one amongst his generation whose name and incredibly deep collec-tion will be talked about in the future with both respect and admiration. Everyone always tells me they wish they bought more every time he decides to thin out a bit! There is literally nothing in his cellars in the US and France that is not great, and to say this is a collection is that we are proud to offer to you does not do that word justice. To have known him personally and professionally for well over a decade is one of my life’s great pleasures, and we have left a trail of empty bottles together, some of which are my greatest memories. Don’t have regrets, and enjoy his collection to the fullest.
There is so much more available in our second session, but I am sure I will see you at this auction. It will be one to remember.
In Vino Veritas,
John Kapon
CEO, Acker Merrall & Condit
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2014年8月15日
親愛的客戶：
夏末來臨，意味著我們即將回到崗位上繼續工作。整個夏天我們都在為即將於 9 月 19 和 20 日在香港君悅酒店舉行自五月下旬開始的第一個拍賣會做籌備。這絕對不是一個普通的拍賣會，它將是自 2008 年我們開始在香港這個偉大的城市舉辦拍賣會以來其中一個精彩的拍賣會之一，顯然是個大膽的聲明。然而當您閱覽這本圖錄，便會明白為甚麼Acker Merrall 能匯集全球出類拔萃、最具份量的藏家釋出的珍稀名釀，說到這裡……
9月19日週五晚上，請提早到達君悅酒店，或者通過我們的線上平台 — Acker Live進行競標，因為我們首個精選藏品批號 40-192 是布根地和波爾多最優質和非常令人印象深刻的最佳珍藏，雲集了世界上經典的葡萄酒。若布根地是您的摯愛，您會發現在眾多DRC 珍藏中有一箱 12 瓶裝非常罕見的 1978年 La Tache。不過波爾多仍然是這位藏家最熱切的焦點，為數不少的波爾多都是原木箱裝，亦有大量1.5公升裝及大瓶裝。這是一份令人難以置信的一級及二級酒莊名冊，包括精彩和年份久遠的珍品。如果您是非凡波爾多熱愛者，正在搜集現在及未來品嘗的葡萄佳品，這是一個千萬不能錯過的窖藏！
批號 193-224呈獻布根地最受追捧的酒莊：包括Rousseau、DRC、 Dujac、Liger-Belair 和 Leroy。在這個偉大的藏品中，有愈見珍稀的5個年份DRC套裝，全是原木裝、Rousseau Chamberti垂直年份和Liger-Belair最具名的La Romanee其中的兩個偉大年份。您還可以找到五個年份的Le Pin，從1990-2010年間19個垂直年份的Petrus，以及3個年份(2000、2008及2010年)的原木箱裝Petrus。這些都是法國最偉大的葡萄酒名字，我們非常自豪地能為大家呈獻這批珍藏，這裡幾乎所有的珍釀都是從進口商直接購入，優質上乘，您豈能錯過！
接著的旅程為一系列的布根地和香檳精選藏品，儘管我們開始為數箱珍稀Haut Brion Blanc。批號 225-350 的榮耀之旅散發著Pinot Noir 和Chardonnay迷人的光彩！打響頭炮為14 個批號的 Rousseau Cham-bertin！接著是一箱又一箱令人拍案叫絕的年份，當中有 Dujac、Vogue、DRC、Leroy、Ponsot、Leflaive 和 Coche-Dury等。將近50個批號的香檳充份展現鑑賞家的熱情，如優質上乘的1985年Krug Clos du Mesnil、1964年Roderer Cristal和1973年3公升裝的Pol Roger。這是一個卓越、獨當一面的窖藏，盡攬布根地和香檳中的精英。
接下來是專為香港客戶呈獻一個非常出色和獨特的藏品，來自歐洲最偉大酒商比利時 Grafe-Lecocq家族的珍藏。自1879年開始，這個家族企業的四代人已經直接購入波爾多最負盛名酒莊的瓶裝酒和桶裝酒，以及很多布根地最有名的酒莊，特別是他們如表兄弟的Drouhins 莊園的葡萄酒。Grafe-Lecocq 家族給這些酒提供的貯藏條件是無可比擬的，它們被儲藏在歐洲最理想的酒窖裏。我們非常榮幸他們為本場拍賣會推出部分完美奪目的極品給香港客戶，這些珍藏的出處相當優秀。批號 351-399 是您千載難逢的好選擇！
談及週五晚上的動人美酒讓我意猶未盡，但我必須留點空間來跟大家談談週六呈獻兩大特色收藏。這些珍釀皆來自兩位魅力非凡和世界級藏家。您絕對不能錯過！
批號684-728 來自“主席”，一位觸覺敏銳，了解葡萄酒如同了解自己的投資產品的一位美酒愛好者。他的世界級珍藏讓人讚嘆不絕。只有極少數人可以完整收藏一整箱來自Pomerol 的1961年Latour，這
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是個現今著名且潛力巨大的 1961 年波爾多年份。近一點有一箱1988年Le Pin，綴以不可思議和令人心動的Yquem、Rousseau及20箱獨立DRC，容我再重複一遍，是20箱獨立DRC……還有更多。所有批號完好地貯存。
如果之前提到的還不能讓您稱心滿意，我們有來自世界上最顯赫、最備受推崇的藏家 Wilf Jaeger 的120批號（批號729-849），頂級鑑賞家精選窖藏。上一年的精選引起了香港劉伶狂熱追捧，這此豈容錯過。Wilf Jaeger 先生在其同代收藏家中已相當矚目，其名字和超卓的收藏在未來將會備受推崇及尊敬。每次 Wilf Jaeger 要釋出其藏品時，每個人都跟我說，希望能羅致得愈多愈好！理論上，他位於美國和法國的酒窖中沒有任何藏品不精彩出色，我們很驕傲能呈獻這批拍品。我與他相識相知超過十載，是我人生中一個難能可貴的相遇。我們一起品嚐很多葡萄酒，渡過了很多值得回憶的歡樂時光。請不要後悔，發掘與細味他的美妙藏品。
第二節的拍賣會瑰寶多如繁星，有更多璀璨奪目的珍品。但我確信我會在是次拍賣會中看到您的身
影。這將會是一個值得紀念的拍賣會。
酒後吐真言
John KaponAcker Merrall & Condit 行政總裁
