At a glance
- When? From 8 December 2026 at 12 pm to 17 December 2026 at 10 am, online only, at Artcurial.
- What? The second part of the cellar of the Paris restaurant Les Climats, devoted to Burgundy wines.
- How much? More than 17,000 bottles in over 3,000 lots across all the sales; the part 2 catalogue is still to come.
- First results: 7,921 euros including fees for 3 bottles of Domaine Bizot Échezeaux 2014, in October.
- Fees: 28.80% including VAT on top of the hammer price at the first sale.
Open from 2013 to 2023 on rue de Lille, the Les Climats restaurant is seeing its Burgundy cellar dispersed at auction. Artcurial will open the second online sale of this cellar on 8 December 2026, after a first part of 692 lots in October. Dates, contents, first prices: what to know before bidding.
8 to 17 December, an online sale
The sale « La Cave du Restaurant Les Climats Online, Partie 2 » will open on Tuesday 8 December 2026 at 12 pm and close on Thursday 17 December from 10 am. Like the first, it will be held online only, on the Artcurial website. On 10 November the catalogue had not yet been published: the number of lots and the estimates for this part are still to be announced.
At the first sale, buyer’s fees were 28.80% including VAT (24% excluding VAT) on top of the hammer price, and lots closed one by one, every 30 seconds. Artcurial states that the wines are sold with recoverable VAT for professionals.
17,000 bottles gathered over ten years
Carole Colin and Denis Jamet built this cellar between 2013 and 2023, buying directly from the domaines. Across all the sales, Artcurial announces more than 17,000 bottles in over 3,000 lots, from regional appellations to grands crus. Reds make up about 60% and whites 40%, with a strong presence of the 2015 to 2023 vintages.
The selection runs from the reds of the Côte d’Auxerre to the whites of the Mâconnais, by way of the Côte de Nuits and Vosne-Romanée. According to Artcurial, the wines were kept in a professional cellar in the Paris region, cool and humid, as well as in the restaurant’s electric wine cabinets.
October: 692 lots and the first prices
The first part was held online from 14 to 21 October 2026. Artcurial has not published a total, but shows the price of each lot, buyer’s fees included. Three bottles of Domaine Bizot Échezeaux Grand Cru 2014, estimated at 4,500 to 4,950 euros, sold for 7,921 euros. Two bottles of Vosne-Romanée Les Jachées 2017 from the same domaine reached 4,508 euros, against an estimate of 3,000 to 3,300 euros.
Three bottles of Jacques-Frédéric Mugnier Musigny Grand Cru 2014 sold for 4,379 euros. Two magnums of Étienne Sauzet Montrachet Grand Cru 2011 reached 3,735 euros, and a bottle of Domaine Leroy Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru 2003 2,898 euros. Estimates are per lot and exclude fees.
A star in 2015, an award-winning wine list
The restaurant’s name refers to the climats of Burgundy, the precisely defined vineyard plots listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2015. Less than two years after opening in the 7th arrondissement, Les Climats won a Michelin star, in 2015. In 2017 its wine list received a Grand Award, an American distinction for wine lists, renewed several years running according to Artcurial. Carole Colin, trained with leading Paris chefs, and Denis Jamet, an entrepreneur, recorded their tastings in « carnets rouges », red notebooks.
What are great Burgundies worth at auction?
To put these prices in perspective, see the price of the 1945 Romanée-Conti and our ranking of the world’s most expensive wines. In the meantime, another Burgundy cellar will go under the hammer online: 465 bottles of Coche-Dury, on 24 November.
| Sale | La Cave du Restaurant Les Climats Online, Partie 2 |
| Auction house | Artcurial |
| Dates | 8 December 2026, 12 pm, to 17 December 2026, 10 am |
| Format | Online only |
| Whole cellar | More than 17,000 bottles, over 3,000 lots |
| Part 1 | 692 lots, 14 to 21 October 2026 |
| Buyer’s fees (part 1) | 28.80% incl. VAT |
| Part 2 estimates | Not announced as of 10 November 2026 |
Information checked on 10 November 2026. Sources: Artcurial, the Les Climats restaurant cellar, online sale part 1, online sale part 2, part 1 catalogue, lot 454.
