The Dolce Vita Collection; The Imperial Collection selections; Fine & Rare Wines, DE, October 29-30

6-pack original wood case
six bottom neck or better, one lightly bin-soiled label, three lightly protruding corks

into neck

upper mid shoulder, lightly bin-soiled and glue-stained label, lightly protruding cork

6cm, bin-soiled, heavily scuffed, and lightly torn label, "interdiction d'exporter aux USA et UK" printed on label, previously cut capsule reveals producer branded cork

lightly scuffed and lightly torn label

two 6-pack original wood cases

eight 3cm, two 3.5cm, two 4cm, twelve lightly bin-soiled labels, four lightly damp-stained labels, three damp-stained labels, one oxidized capsule
Provenance: Zachys 2023

2cm, lightly bin-soiled and lightly damp-stained label, signs of old seepage
Provenance: Zachys 2023

four into neck, four stencil labels, three lightly chipped wax capsules, multiple importers
Provenance: Zachys 2023

original wood case

two 6-pack original wood cases
one lightly scuffed label

3-pack original wood case

two 6-pack original wood cases

two 3-pack original wood cases

ten bottom neck, six lightly bin-soiled labels, one marked label, two bin-soiled labels, Taiwanese import
Provenance: Zachys 2020

0.5cm, lightly damp-stained label

individual original wood case

3-pack original wood case

The first bottles from the first vintage of Académie.
This lot brings together Bottle No. 1 of each of the five wines in Académie’s inaugural release:
- Ferveur Chardonnay
- La Grande Comète Chardonnay
- Apprivoisé Chardonnay
- L’Attente Pinot Noir
- La Grande Comète Pinot Noir

These five bottles represent the beginning of that story. Bottle No. 1 of each cuvée has been reserved expressly for this auction and will be presented together in special packaging accompanied by a letter signed by the founders.
Five bottles. All Bottle No. 1. Inaugural vintage.

One bottle of each of the five Académie cuvées, each bearing Bottle No. 2.
A second complete set from Académie’s inaugural vintage, preserved together from the winery’s earliest numbered bottles. The collection includes:
- Ferveur Chardonnay
- La Grande Comète Chardonnay
- Apprivoisé Chardonnay
- L’Attente Pinot Noir
- La Grande Comète Pinot Noir

Presented in special packaging and accompanied by a letter signed by the founders.
Five bottles. All Bottle No. 2. Inaugural vintage.

Three of the earliest numbered bottles of La Grande Comète Chardonnay from Académie’s inaugural vintage.
La Grande Comète represents the most exacting expression of Chardonnay at Académie, produced in exceptionally limited quantities and selected to embody the domaine at its highest level. This lot brings together Bottles No. 3, 4, and 5—three consecutive bottles held back by the domaine specifically for the inaugural Zachys offering.
Three bottles. Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Inaugural vintage.

Three consecutive early-number bottles of La Grande Comète Pinot Noir from Académie’s inaugural vintage.
Produced in exceptionally limited quantities, La Grande Comète Pinot Noir sits at the summit of Académie’s Pinot Noir production. Bottles No. 3, 4, and 5 were reserved by the domaine from release and are offered here together for the first time.
Three bottles. Nos. 3, 4 and 5. Inaugural vintage.

The two La Grande Comète wines, united as three matched-number pairs.
This six-bottle collection comprises La Grande Comète Chardonnay and La Grande Comète Pinot Noir bearing matching bottle numbers 6, 7, and 8. Together, the two wines represent Académie’s most limited expressions of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and the pinnacle of the domaine’s inaugural release.
The result is a collection that cannot be recreated through ordinary acquisition: three consecutive, matched-number pairs preserved together from the domaine’s first vintage.
Six bottles. Three matched pairs: Nos. 6, 7 and 8.

A complete, matched-number collection of Académie’s inaugural release.
This lot contains one bottle of each of Académie’s five inaugural cuvées—with every bottle bearing the same number: No. 9. The collection includes:
- Ferveur Chardonnay
- La Grande Comète Chardonnay
- Apprivoisé Chardonnay
- L’Attente Pinot Noir
- La Grande Comète Pinot Noir

A singular snapshot of Académie’s first vintage, preserving the entire inaugural collection as it left the domaine.
Five bottles. Five cuvées. All Bottle No. 9.