Domaine François Gaunoux honoured
The triumph of the most expensive Pommard in history
March 18, 2025 (Meursault) — On Sunday, March 16, the second Baghera/wines auction on French soil took place in Meursault, France. Titled Domaine François Gaunoux – Climats de famille, the auction marked a memorable moment of collaboration with Domaine François Gaunoux and a true connection among wine enthusiasts. Over three days, Domaine Gaunoux and Baghera/wines offered a bespoke and exclusive experience, providing a unique welcome in every detail. Guests spoke of a warm and rarely matched experience. With 100% of the lots finding buyers, the auction was a remarkable event, highlighted by a significant surge in the prices of old Pommard vintages.
Credits: Baptiste Paquot
Arriving from all corners of the globe, but mainly from Asia, the guests were able to enjoy an exceptional weekend, focused on sharing and discovering outstanding wines. The auction concluded with a peak of remarkable results, particularly thanks to the Pommard wines, some of which reached the highest prices ever recorded in history. A historic moment for Domaine François Gaunoux, but also for Baghera/wines.
A very authentic auction room, warmed by a magnificent fireplace, welcomed an audience of connoisseurs and passionate collectors ready to compete. The atmosphere, both friendly and serious, brought together attentive buyers determined to fight for the approximately 110 lots offered in the auction. The strong participation in this event demonstrated the growing appeal and enthusiasm for wines from exceptional estates. True Burgundy gems, these wines continue to captivate connoisseurs.
Following this success, Baghera/wines announces its intention to focus more intensively on this type of specialized auction in the months and years to come. Leveraging its unique expertise and exclusive partnerships with prestigious estates, Baghera/wines aims to continue offering unprecedented experiences and exceptional opportunities to wine enthusiasts and collectors around the world.
At the end of the auction, Claudine Gaunoux, owner and operator of the estate, stated: “Collaborating with Baghera/wines has been an incredibly enriching experience. Their approach, both professional and passionate, has given our wines, as well as our Domaine, unique visibility. I am thrilled with the success of this auction and happy to have shared this exceptional moment with my family, my husband Jean-Pierre Tournier, our clients and with such an enthusiastic team as that of Baghera/wines. Finally, I pay tribute to my father, François Gaunoux, who passed on everything to me, starting with his passion!“
TOP FIVE DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX – CLIMATS DE FAMILLE BY BAGHERA WINES
| Lot | Description | Estimate | Price achieved |
| 43 | 3 bottles DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX, POMMARD “LES RUGIENS” – 1964 | € 3,000 à 6,000 | €5,856 |
| 21 | 1 bottle DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX, POMMARD “LES RUGIENS” – 1897 | € 3,000 à 6,000 | €5,124 |
| 28 | 1 bottle DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX, POMMARD “LES RUGIENS” – 1929 | € 2,400 à 4,800 | €4,880 |
| 2 | 3 bottles DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX, MEURSAULT “GOUTTE D’OR” – 1962 | € 2,400 à 4,800 | € 4,880 |
| 40 | 3 bottles DOMAINE FRANÇOIS GAUNOUX, POMMARD “LES RUGIENS” – 1961 | € 3,200 à 6,400 | € 3,904 |
*The estimates are exclusive of buyer’s premium – the final prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium
The auction featured: 259 bottles and 2 magnums.
Key data for the estate auction by Baghera/wines:
Auction date: Sunday, March 16, 2025 – 12:00 PM CET
Number of lots: 110
Physical auction at the estate : open to the public – also streamed live for the international audience
Online catalogue accessibility: on www.bagherawines.com
About Baghera/Wines, Expert Bureau for Exceptional Wines
As Europe’s leading auction house for rare wines, based in Geneva, Baghera/wines offers a new approach to these exceptional wine auctions by putting conviviality and exchange at the heart of the experience. Since 2015, the team of passionate experts, has established a bureau exclusively dedicated to rare wines, assisting collectors in all aspects of enhancing their collections. In 2018-19, the historic sale of Henri Jayer’s personal cellar, to date the world’s largest auction ever held (CHF 34.5M), followed by the unprecedented sale exclusively dedicated to Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wines, and the sale of the last bottles from Domaine René Engel, propelled Baghera/wines to the forefront of European wine auctions. The experienced team gathered around Baghera/wines’ experts offers bespoke, close, and excellent advice to international collectors passionate about fine and rare wines: organizing master classes, selecting wines for private tastings, dinners, and events combining music and wine. In September 2020, Baghera/wines officially inaugurated its new Geneva entity, a private club and boutique dedicated to fine wines within Beau-Rivage, Geneva. In October 2022, the company further expanded its activities in Asia, opening Baghera/wines Singapore Ltd in Singapore, starting to hold physical and online auctions from December 2022. The year 2023 saw the creation of Baghera/wines France, capable of organizing auctions in France, with a second club for collectors and event activities inaugurated in Nuits-St Georges.
