Stellar results for Christie’s Domaine Faiveley Jubilee sale
Christie’s “epic” online Domaine Faiveley auction, which was held to celebrate 200 years of the esteemed Burgundy house, saw record prices for some historic “unicorn” vintages dating back to the early 20th century.
The ‘white glove’ sale, which achieved £911,038 overall, far exceeded its low-estimate, with some wines achieving four or five times the anticipated price.
Highlights included a rare bottle of Musigny 1908, which achieved £25,000, against an estimate of £7,500 – £9,500 (163% above the high estimate); a bottle of 1934 Clos de Vougeot, the price achieved (£16,250) an astounding 983% above the high estimate; a Corton Clos des Cortons, 1928 which achieved nearly x5 (494%) the high estimate at £11,875; and a bottle of Musigny from the 1947 vintage, achieving £17,500 – 150% above the high estimate. A bottle of Domaine Faiveley, Clos de Tart 1916 exceeded its low estimates by over £10,000, achieving £13,750.
The sale comprised 475 lots, with many lots divided into six bottle verticals, rather than cases of one vintage in order to make it “more approachable and appealing” to consumers, Christie’s Charles Foley told db ahead of the sale. Prices started at around £600 for six different vintages.
It also included some rare large formats, including magnums of Musigny, which are very rarely produced, and as well as Jeroboams to Nebuchadnezzars of the current 2025 vintage, effectively “en primeur”, the Nebuchadnezzars achieving its low estimate of £10,000.
The sale also included seven ‘Domain Faiveley experiences’, with one – dinner or lunch at Domaine Faiveley in Burgundy for 10 people, featuring vintages ending with 5, realising £18,750, against an estimate of £6,500 – £8,500.
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The domaine dates back to 1825, when Pierre Faiveley established what “would grow into one of Burgundy’s most significant domaines”, Christie’s said. It now encompasses more than 120 hectares of vineyards — comprising 12 Grand Crus and 22 Premier Crus across some of Burgundy’s finest terroirs.
Speaking ahead of the sale, Foley told db while the market had slowed down in recent years, Burgundy continued to be “the value driver” particularly in the terms of Grand Crus and top Premier Crus, with clients looking “out for the most decent producers and the best vintages”, and ‘uber collectors’ looking for old rarities.
“This is where this fantastic sale is great, because it goes back to 1908, then ventures into the teens, the 1920s, ‘30s, and ‘40s onwards,” he said.
