Overview
- The sale opened in Beaune at 14:30 before more than 700 registered bidders from 32 countries.
- Organizers and major buyers do not expect new records after the 2022 peak of €29 million, with 539 barrels offered this year versus 802 in 2022.
- Industry leaders cite higher U.S. duties for weaker Burgundy results in America, noting a 4% value decline over the first eight months after an August drop.
- Sotheby's widened promotion with tastings in Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, Copenhagen, Jakarta, Madrid and São Paulo to diversify demand and draw collectors.
- The proceeds support the Hospices' roughly 1,000‑bed facility, a charity barrel benefits EHCO and the Robert‑Debré Child Brain Institute, and wines will be delivered as primeurs in June 2027.