LOS ANGELES - Christie’s Wine Department is proud to announce results for Fine Wine from the Cellar of Quincy Jones & A Diplomat’s Collection of Rarities. The sale featured over 150 lots from the Cellar of Quincy Jones and over 200 lots from a Diplomat’s Collection of Rarities. In total, the sale achieved $1,402,812 and was 98% sold by lot, and 129% sold against low estimate. In the sale, 10 world records were achieved. The sale saw global participation with 23% of new bidders and buyers, with 33% of buyers being millennials.

The Cellar of Quincy Jones was 99% sold by lot and 150% sold by low estimate. The top lot of the collection was eight bottles of Château Mouton Rothschild 2000, which realized $12,500. Additional results include seven bottles of Château Lafite Rothschild 1990 which sold for $6,875, a bottle of Château Latour 1959 sold for $3,500, six bottles of Ridge Vineyards, Monte Bello, Cabernet Sauvignon 1991 achieved $3,500, and a bottle of Leacock, Malvazia 1933, which sold for $750 against its low estimate of $100, setting a new world auction record.

The top lot of the sale was Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, La Tâche 1990, 6 bottles per lot, from A Diplomat’s Collection of Rarities, which sold for $50,000. Additional outstanding results were achieved for a single bottle of Terrantez 1795 which sold for $11,875, more than twice its low estimate and three bottles of Massandra White Muscat 1940 which sold for $1,625, also a new world auction record.

Chris Munro, Head of Department, Americas Fine Wine & Spirits, commented: “We are delighted to close out the year in Los Angeles with tremendous results for our featured wine collections. Wines from the Cellar of Quincy Jones were snapped up by a multitude of domestic and International buyers, testament to his connoisseurship and well considered buying in assembling this notable collection.  Elsewhere we witnessed strong results for rare vintages of Burgundy from the 1990’s including La Tâche from the Domaine.”