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The Estate of Mike Kittredge & The Cornerstone Collection II, New York, October 22 & 23

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Click here to download the auction catalog for part 1.
Click here to download the auction catalog for part 2.

The first tranche of Mike Kittredge’s cellar was offered in March of 2019 to great acclaim; the offering here, which represents the entirety of the Kittredge wine collection, is reflective of his interests. This section is followed by Cornerstone II, a sequel to the first offering from eighteen months ago, which more accurately reflects the composition of the collection as a whole.

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Rare Wine from the Estate of Mike Kittredge

All of the great wines of the world are represented: Port, Californian classics, Madeira, Yquem, Barolo and Barbaresco. But it’s the Bordeaux that is most impressive. All the best producers are accounted for, but it’s the sheer depth that is the most exciting. Over 300 bottles of Lafite alone back to the ’82 vintage and long before. A vertical of Latour back to 1959, and the legendary 1990 and 2000 vintages. Not to mention over 1,300 bottles of Mouton in imperials, double magnums, and halfs, including the stellar showings of 1982, 1986 and 2000. Tasting bottles from this cellar have been immaculate. Perfect storage, as well as lying untouched for decades puts this as one of the truly great New England cellars; and we are thrilled to bring it to you.

This cellar came to Zachys through Vinolytics, which had the great pleasure of working with Mike Kittredge, his family and advisors, over the past five years. Vinolytics placed Mike's wines on their proprietary software and when the time came to value the wines the real-time valuation was available at the touch of a button. 

The Cornerstone Collection II

There are very few collections in the world to compare with the breadth, depth, and quality of Cornerstone. Eighteen months ago, Zachys hosted the first single owner auction of wines from the Cornerstone Collection.  All three thousand bottles were Burgundy and the sale was a resounding success. 

This offering, “Cornerstone II,” more accurately reflects the composition of the collection as a whole. While Burgundy leads, the selection of Bordeaux, Italian, Champagne, Rhone, and California wine is breathtaking in its quality and depth of vintages.  It is a cross section of an edifice of many tens of thousands of bottles carefully and passionately collected over the last quarter century. Our collector friend continues an active program of purchasing, primarily from reliable trade sources with whom he has established long term relationships, and in many instances, the domains and wineries themselves. As he has many years of active collecting ahead, and many tastings still to organize, he has chosen to engage in selective pruning to allow the Cornerstone Collection to continue to grow with each new vintage