Petrus '70 Among Leading Wines on Sale at Sotheby's in Hong Kong in July

Twelve bottles of Petrus 1970 from the leading Pomerol wine estate will go on sale at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong in July with a presale estimate of between HK$170,000 and HK$240,000 ($20,000 to $30,000), while 12 bottles of Chateau Latour 1955 will carry a top estimate of HK$120,000, according to an email from the auction house.

Petrus wine estate, Pomerol. Photo: Guy Collins

Twelve bottles of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild will also be on sale, with a top estimate of HK$110,000, according to the email. Several large parcel lots are also in the sale, including 12 bottles of Chateau Cheval Blanc 1990 (parcel of 15) with a top estimate of HK$100,000 and 12 bottles of Chateau Haut-Brion 1998 (parcel of 20), with a top estimate of HK$45,000, according to Sotheby's. The sale is scheduled to take place from July 5 to July 7.