THE AUCTION TOTALS NEARLY ONE MILLION SWISS FRANCS
Geneva, April 14, 2025 – Baghera/wines opened a remarkable new chapter with the 10th edition of its quarterly auctions: Kipling #10. Held on Friday, April 11, 2025, in Geneva and livestreamed from Club 1865, the sale brought together discerning enthusiasts of fine and historic wines. Kipling #10, titled “Legends, The 20th Century in Bottles”, achieved a total of CHF 914,829, with 88.2% of lots sold. The auction saw bids soar to 30% above the low estimate, underscoring both the relevance of the selection and the enduring passion of collectors. With 254 out of 288 lots sold, the auction stood out for its strong momentum, driven by a connected international audience, with active bidders primarily from Europe and Asia. Their engagement reaffirmed the global appeal of the Geneva-based house in the rare wine market.
The great Bordeaux wines dominated the ranking of the top lots.
- Lot 240 – 6 bottles, Mouton Rothschild 1961 : top-lot of the sale sold for CHF 21’960 (est. CHF 10’000-20’000)
- Lot 207 – 6 bottles, La Mission Haut-Brion 1955 : high estimate surpassed, sold for CHF 12’200 (est. CHF 5’000-10’000)
- Lot 140 – 6 bottles, Latour 1937 : sold for CHF 7’930 (est. CHF 3’200-6’400)
Among other iconic lots, certain bottles wrote a new page in history.
- Lot 1 – one bottle, Corton “Clos du Roi” 1865, Cave des Ducs d’Albufera sold for CHF 7’320 (est. CHF 2’600-5’200)
- Lot 25 – one bottle, La Romanée 1919, Marey & Liger-Belair : sold for CHF 7’320 (est. CHF 3’000-6’000)
- Lot 199 – two magnums, Romanée-Saint-Vivant 1955, Bouchard Aîné & Fils sold for CHF 7’930 (est. CHF 1’800-3’600)
*Estimates exclude buyer’s costs – prices achieved include the hammer price plus buyer’s costs.
Century-old bottles bearing prestigious names – Corton 1915, Musigny 1929, Haut-Brion 1926 – showcased the incredible vitality of aged wine when carefully preserved and passed down with passion. The sustained interest in vintages from the 1930s to the 1960s reflects a deeper trend among collectors: a desire to rediscover, within these great vintages, a story, a liquid memory, and an undiminished emotion.
With Kipling #10, Baghera/wines reaffirms its position as a leading reference in showcasing rare bottles with timeless allure. The house invites you to its upcoming auctions, taking place throughout the spring – a continued celebration of the finest collectible wines.
Key data of the KIPLING #10 auction by Baghera/wines:
Auction date: April 11, 2025, 12:00 PM CET
Number of lots: 288
Live streaming auction: Also broadcast live for the international public
Online catalog access: Available at www.bagherawines.com
Total bottles: 9 half-bottles, 1068 bottles, 36 magnums
ABOUT BAGHERA/WINES, EXPERT BUREAU FOR EXCEPTIONAL WINES
As Europe’s leading auction house for rare wines, based in Geneva, Baghera/wines offers a new approach to these exceptional wine auctions by putting conviviality and exchange at the heart of the experience. Since 2015, the team of passionate experts, has established a bureau exclusively dedicated to rare wines, assisting collectors in all aspects of enhancing their collections. In 2018-19, the historic sale of Henri Jayer’s personal cellar, to date the world’s largest auction ever held (CHF 34.5M), followed by the unprecedented sale exclusively dedicated to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines, and the sale of the last bottles from Domaine René Engel, propelled Baghera/wines to the forefront of European wine auctions. The experienced team gathered around Baghera/wines’ experts offers bespoke, close, and excellent advice to international collectors passionate about fine and rare wines: organizing master classes, selecting wines for private tastings, dinners, and events combining music and wine. In September 2020, Baghera/wines officially inaugurated its new Geneva entity, a private club and boutique dedicated to fine wines within Beau-Rivage, Geneva. In October 2022, the company further expanded its activities in Asia, opening Baghera/wines Singapore Ltd in Singapore, starting to hold physical and online auctions from December 2022. The year 2023 saw the creation of Baghera/wines France, capable of organizing auctions in France, with a second club for collectors and event activities inaugurated in Nuits-St Georges.
