Maître Arnaud Cornette de Saint Cyr in the Grand Cellier during the gala dinner on Sunday 29 June 2025
Paris - This first auction, organised by Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in collaboration with Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot, offered 72 lots in two auctions, one at Château du Clos de Vougeot on 29 June 2025 and the other online at www.bonhams.com ending on 2 July 2025. All lots, with pristine provenance and generously donated by prestigious domaines, were sold in this 'white glove' sale, many coming from grand cru appellations and in large formats.
Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr's auctions totalled €351,700.
• An Online auction on bonhams.com has achieved a white glove result, with a total of €173,200 with all 59 lots sold surpassing estimate. The sale was led by 3 Magnums Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot of Mazis-Chambertin, Grand Cru, Cuvée Madeleine Collignon, aged by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Hospices de Beaune 2019, which sold for €18,360.
• A live auction conducted by Maître Arnaud Cornette de Saint Cyr in the Grand Cellier during a gala dinner on Sunday 29 June made a total of €178,500 in 13 lots.
All proceeds will benefit the Fonds Instrumental et des Jeunes Talents, supporting scholarships, concerts, and the development of emerging musical talents - ensuring they have the resources to pursue their art at the highest level.
"I would like to thank the generosity from the world's most revered domaines, which offered in the spirit of sharing both the finest wine and music. With the support of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, these two auctions brought global attention and essential fundraising for the Instrumental Fund, which supports the next generation of musical talents." - Aubert de Villaine and Bernard Hervet, Co-founders of Musique & Vin
" Bonhams Wine & Spirits was deeply honoured to partner with Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot. The results of this sale proved that this unique event is a tribute to excellence in both Wine & Music as well as Burgundy's long charitable tradition, while at the same time supporting, through the Instrumental Fund, an extremely noble cause" - Amayès Aouli, Global Head of Wine & Spirits at Bonhams
Highlights of the online sale included:
• Domaine Leflaive, 3 Magnums Musique & Vin au Clos Vougeot Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cuvée du Roi Soleil, aged by Domaine Leflaive, Hospices de Beaune, 2022. Sold for €16,200.
• Champagne Salon, 1 x Magnum 2013 and an Experience, which sold for €9,180, four times its estimate.
• Domaine Dujac, 3 x Magnums Clos De La Roche Grand Cru, 2006. Sold for €6,480, three times its estimate.
• Domaine Thibault Liger-Belair, 1 x Magnum Vosne Romanée 1er Cru, Les Petits Monts, 2017 and an Experience. Sold for €5,400.