A 12-bottle lot of Chateau Palmer 1961 sold for $53,775 at a Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. auction in Chicago this month while the same quantity of Chateau Haut Brion 1959 fetched $47,800, both beating pre-sale estimates in a sign that demand for historic Bordeaux is helping lead a broader recovery in the market for top vintages from the region.
The sale also included six magnums of Chateau Lafleur 1982 for $59,750, the highest price at the two-day auction that generated $6.51 million wit… (View original article)