Opus One 1979

Lot 443
26.02.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
Starting price
$ 9 500
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1385522
Lot 443 | Opus One 1979
Estimate value
$ 14 000 – 19 000
Opus One 1979
Napa Valley
u.3vts, 5ts, 3us, slightly corroded capsules, 5 wine stained, 4 slightly tissue stained, and 1 slightly torn capsules, 5 signs of old seepage

Case #1 of Opus One’s inaugural 1979 vintage; purchased at the first Auction Napa Valley - held at Meadowood in St. Helena, California on Sunday, June 21, 1981 - by Charles Mara under auctioneer Michael Broadbent MW; Robert Mondavi personally presented the case to Mara upon release, and it has been stored in Mara’s cellar continuously since then; this is the first time it has come to auction since acquisition
11 Bottles (75cl) per lot - (owc)
Address of auction CHRISTIE'S
8 King Street, St. James's
SW1Y 6QT London
United Kingdom
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