Chen Tae-ming (Pierre Chen), chairman of Taiwan Guoji Group, is also a well-known gourmet and aesthetician. Now, his hoard is about to be sold on Sotheby's), the most important and most valuable wine hoard in auction history. The first auction "Brilliant Wine Cellars" will be held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong from November 24 to 25, presenting a total of 1,500 lots and about 8,000 bottles of good wine. The auction list has been first exposed through the online catalogue. The collection will be launched in 12 months in five auctions worth $50 million; the first auction is to outline the size and quality of the collection, with a subsequent focus on individual regions or types of wine.
The auction is quite special in that Chen is based on the position of sharing wine, hoping to let more people feel his carefully selected wine, the series auction, he will keep at least one bottle to enjoy with his relatives and friends. And the auction will be held on November 23 to 25 in the form of a three-day celebration, including November 24 to 25 for the auction, location for the mandarin Oriental hotel Hong Kong and a series of top restaurants, including the only outside in Italy won Michelin Italian restaurant 812 Otto e Mezzo BOMBANA, and Michelin two star restaurant Arbor, other feast including by the world's top chef chef cuisine will be perfect match with excellent wine.
The focus of the first auction was French wine, such as Krug in 1959 (starting at HK $28,000 / about US $3,596); the Krug series was featured by "reflecting traits", and the 1959 planting season saw spring frost, unstable temperatures, hail, and even drought. However, the perfect weather during the harvest ensured good grapes, sufficient sugar content and low acidity, creating good wines that can stand the test of time. Salon Champagne (Salon) is unique because it produces only one champagne, a white and white (Blanc de Blancs) champagne made in a single local region and only in the best vintage. The 1971 year Salon Le Mesnil (2 magnbottle 1.5 liters, each bottle estimated hk $95000 / $100002201), planting season in frost, hail and mold challenges, but in September the weather hot and dry, make grapes mature appropriate, brew flavor complex deep, with le menier chalk strong salty.
Owned and operated by Lalou Bize-Leroy, Chateau Domaine Leroy is one of the first pioneers of biodynamics (biodynamic farming) cultivation in Burgen; now almost 22 hectares of Pinot noir, including eight super gardens, with the smallest being Musigny covering just 0.27 hectares. Among the lots are two bottles of 1991 Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru, valued at about HK $170,000 (about US $22,000). Other focuses include an Israeli king bottle Domaine de la Romanee-Conti La Tache Grand Cru 1971 (estimated at HK $850,000 / about US $109,000) and 12 bottles Domaine Armand Rousseau Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 1990 (HK $350,000 / about 4. Starting at $50,000), Henri Jayer Vosne-Romanee Cros Parantoux Premier Cru 2001 (starting at HK $400,000 / about $51,000), 6 Cheval Blanc 1947 (starting at HK $300,000 / about $39,000).