What exciting news! By mid-year, Acker Merrall closed the Spring season and its Billion Dollar Baby celebration after achieving $1 billion in global sales. And with a notable $60 million in wine auction sales and 1300 New World Records in the first half of the year, Acker remains the top auction firm across the globe.

1300 New World Records Set in First Half of 2018

Notable New World Records were set for:

• 1985, 1993, 2001 and 2005 Rousseau Chambertin
• Rousseau Clos de Beze 1966, 1991, 1993 and 2003.
• Jeroboams of 1985 Montrachet and a 1991 La Tache
• Methuselah of 1985 La Tache
• Domaine Leroy 1995 Musigny
• 2002 and 2005 Richebourg
• Four vintages of Corton Les Renardes
• Ramonet Montrachet magnums of the 1992, bottles of the 1999
• Five different vintages of Raveneau
• Magnums of 1995 Rayas and 2010 Chave Hermitage
• Eight vintages of Bruno Giacosa ranging from 1968-2007
• Barolos of Giuseppe Rinaldi
• 2012 and 2015 Screaming Eagle
• Three different vintages of Penfolds Grange

World’s Leading Auction House to Auction One of the World’s Oldest Fine Wines

Acker will auction what could be the oldest, available fine wine in the world – a vintage 1863 Niepoort in Lalique crystal decanter. The first of the limited-edition decanters will be auctioned by Acker Merrall & Condit in Hong Kong in early November, but there has been no word on estimates for each lot.

The decanters are numbered, signed, and contain vintage Port from an original demijohn decanter that was filled in the early 1900s with an 1863 vintage port. Lalique designed the decanter off of the original 1905 demijohn which was made using the cire perdue method, one of the oldest methods used in glass production. The decanter is presented in a Macassar ebony wood cabinet with crystal inlays in the Lalique grape pattern. Gorgeous doesn’t even come close to describing this treasure.

Unbelievable Fall Line-Up Planned

As one of the most exciting years so far, our record-setting pace is expected to only continue as demand increases. We have been working on our Fall events which will be starting off with a huge bang with our Extraordinary Wines Extraordinary Cellars live online and in-person auction in New York City. This auction has over 1500 lots and is filled with incredible treasures, starting with the largest Wilf Jaeger collection yet – over 400 lots (Lots 916 – 1350) spanning from 1920 forward.

Our second collection (Lots 741 – 915) from a European bon vivant collector starts with a 1955 La Mission, a jeroboam of 1988 Le Pin and a 1959 Latour and it only gets better from there, including six collections that contain an encyclopedia of glorious vintages and producers. The auction begins September 7 online and finishes September 8 at the Marea in New York.

Other fall events we have planned include a spectacular auction in Hong Kong, some of the best Wine Workshops we have ever created, and plenty of tasting events.

One thing is for sure: It doesn’t matter the time of year- there’s always something good going on at Acker Merrall & Condit.