On Thursday October 20th, Christie’s London will present a landmark auction of Fine and Rare wines: The Avery Family Cellar. The Averys made their name over 6 generations, running their eponymous fine wine business in Bristol – founded in 1793 and continuing to the present day. John Avery MW was a well-known pioneer for importing numerous wines of Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the USA. A wide range of these rarities feature in the auction. However the oldest and deepest sale selections emanate from ultra-traditional regions of Bordeaux and Burgundy where Averys frequently bottled their own selected barrels and cuvees well into the 1970s. A wide selection of Bordeaux back to 1875 Lafite and Burgundy from 1923 Richebourg onwards, is complimented by smaller selections from Champagne, Rhone and Vintage Port regions. Selected highlights from the 900 lot auction include five bottles of Clos de Tart 1945, eleven bottles of Château Latour 1945, five bottles of Château Mouton-Rothschild 1945, extensive vintages of Penfolds Grange, cases of Pétrus 1990 and Château Ch eval-Blanc 1982 alongside bottles of Château Lafleur 1971.
