All from one collection, that of a passionate amateur. Preserved in the cellar of his property, some bottles have very damaged labels, sometimes almost destroyed by humidity, but none of them have been moved except for the one made for the study for cataloguing. Three Champagne houses are honored: Moët & Chandon and its cuvée Dom Perignon, Taittinger and its cuvée Comte de Champagne and Heidsieck & Co Monopole and its cuvée Dry. All of which will delight wine lovers before the holidays and a great opportunity to complete its cellar.

Moët & Chandon and its Dom Perignon

The Dom Perignon cuvée from the Champagne house Moët & Chandon appeared in 1937. It takes its name from the monk Pierre Pérignon, known as Dom Pérignon, born in Sainte-Menehould (1638/1715). A Benedictine monk, according to some, he is the inventor of the wine foaming process known as the méthode champenoise. Method that he would have imported from Limoux. In fact, the written traces are missing and it is difficult to give him credit for it in a certain way, moreover questioned by several historians, but the legend is born! As early as 1743, Claude Moët founded his champagne house and quickly made it one of the most prized in Europe. Jean Remy Moët, Claude Moët's grandson, continued to develop the image of the house, becoming one of the great ambassadors of French and international luxury. Today, Moët & Chandon champagnes are part of the LVMH company, which has helped to expand its reputation. The sale includes 39 bottles of vintage Dom Perignon Champagne, including: 1 from 1952, 1 from 1955, 21 from 1962 and 16 from 1964.
"A wine of great depth and richness, with a beautiful texture and roundness. It has the greatest balance of all the Dom Perignon wines I have tasted and even if it shares similar characteristics to the 1949, the proportions are different and the balance is unequalled. It is certainly one of my favorite Dom Pérignon and it is unquestionably the best of the 50's and the most consistent". Robert Rosania, April 2008 (Robert Rosania Winery Auction Catalog, New York, April 25, 2008)

Taittinger and his Counts of Champagne

Champagne Taittinger 1961 Comtes de Champagne, Blanc de Blancs " Considered as one of the great vintages of the century in Champagne, 1961 benefited from an ideal summer where sun and water alternated with a lot of sunshine. The Comtes de Champagne 1961 is dense, mature, creamy with aromas of chocolate and truffle. The unified and buttery palate reveals mentholated notes with an unreal and concentrated fruitiness". Comte de Champagne, mythical Cuvée, site Taittinger.com
"Give me some Taittinger blanc de blancs... It's not very well known, but it's the best champagne in the world. "James Bond, Casino Royale, by Ian Fleming, published in 1951.
Pierre Taittinger bought Château la Marquetterie, in the heart of the Champagne vineyards in 1932 and joined forces with his brother-in-law, Paul Evêque. They were soon joined by Pierre's sons, François, Jean and Claude, which gave the company its real boom. At the origin of a cuvée, a man, Thibaut I of Champagne. He is the first to bear the name of Count of Champagne. It is after having conquered the county of Troyes to his nephew Eudes III of Troyes around 1065 that he thus operates the reunion of the lands of the dynasty of the Thibaldians, county of Meaux and county of Troyes. Left in crusade in 1239, he will bring back from the East two treasures still unknown to the Christian world: a rose of Damascus and a plant of a new vine, ancestor of Chardonnay. The writing of the Taittinger legend begins then. The Comtes de Champagne vintages are rare and the criteria chosen by the house of Taittinger for their elaboration are very demanding. The first cuvée began in 1952 and only 36 vintages have been produced since then. Blanc de Blancs or Rosé, they are undeniably exceptional wines for laying down. The sale includes 46 bottles of Taittinger Comte de Champagne vintage including 1 from 1955, 29 from 1961 and 12 from 1970.

Heidsieck & Co Monopole and its cuvée Dry

Heidsieck & Co Monopole was founded in 1785 by Florens-Louis Heidsieck, a young German from Westphalia. In 1818, the champagne house became a patented supplier to the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Germany. In 1960, official receptions at the Elysée Palace are held with Heidsieck & C° Monopole champagne. Today, Heidsieck & Co Monopole champagne has 12 vintages: Blue Top, Little Blue Top, Green Top, Red Top, Rosé Top, Premier Cru, Extra Dry, Gold Top Millésimé, Silver Top, Empress. The sale includes 17 bottles of Champagne Heidsieck & Co Monopole vintage of 1955.

The rest of the sale is composed of old wines mainly from Bordeaux and Burgundy vineyards, all of which predate 1970. Added to this is a selection of cooked wines and other spirits, including 51 bottles of old ports (Del Oror or Mackenzie cuvée "Oporto" and others) as well as 2 pretty bottles of 15 year old Rhum Clément.

Louise Adélaïde Sainderichin - Wine & Spirits Expertise 

LOT n°31 DOM PERIGNON 5 bouteilles CHAMPAGNE DOM PERIGNON 1964 Vintage (niveaux : 2 entre 2cm et 3cm, 2 entre 4cm et 6cm, étiquettes fanées, marquées, léger griffées) Fiche détaillée

LOT n°3 TAITTINGER 1 bouteille CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER 1955 Comte de Champagne (niveau mi épaule, étiquette fanée, marquée, léger griffée) Fiche détaillée

LOT n°54 HEIDSIECK 5 bouteilles CHAMPAGNE HEIDSIECK & CO 1955 Dry Monopole (niveaux estimés bons : léger bas à haute épaule, étiquettes fanées, marquées, tachées) Fiche détaillée