HATT et SÖNER Champagne – The 2024 Golden Vines® Fine Wine, Rare Spirit & Experience Online Auction Lot

Aug 29

Summary

Champagne 1-Night Luxury Experience with your own bespoke collection of vintage champagne at one of the region’s most exclusive houses: HATT et SÖNER Champagne invites you to create a champagne entirely customised to your preferences; plus a trip to the vineyards, lunch at the house for 8 guests, and consultation with the winemakers, culminating in the creation of 60 bottles of your own Personal Vintage. The Personal Vintage process involves selecting the grape juice from one of HATT et SÖNER’s Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards situated in Côte des Blancs; choose the vinification method (oak or steel), the storage method (cork or caps); the dosage to define the style of the champagne, and lastly; the design and engraving for your own Personal Vintage. Enjoy one night in a junior suite at one of the best hotels 5* in the region, including luxury transfers to and from your hotel in Champagne to the House, hosted by owner Kristofer Ruscon, for 2 guests (with an additional 6 guests invited to lunch).

Region

Champagne

Country

France

Estimate

£20,000 - £40,000

Lot Components

Fine Wine / Rare Spirit Bottles ✓

Experience ✓

Estate Visit ✓

Vineyard Visit ✓

Tasting ✓

Social Occasion (Dinner) ✓

Overnight (1-Night) Stay ✓

Number of Guests 2 / 8 ✓

The Fine Wine / Rare Spirit

60 bottles of your own bespoke champagne entirely customised around your personal preferences.

The Experience

This unique lot includes:

- 60 bottles of your personalised champagne.

- Transfers to and from your hotel in Champagne to our house.

- One hotel night at one of the best 5* hotels in the region for 2 guests.

- A full day of personal consultation and mobilisation at our champagne house. All our staff are working just for you. Up to 8 guests.

The Estate / Distillery

THE HOUSE OF HATT et SÖNER

In the world of champagne, there are around 350 houses, each with its own unique charm. We are proud to represent one of the smallest, yet most exclusive and unique champagne houses in the world. Champagne HATT et SÖNER, founded in 2011, is a members-only house and the only house created to offer a bespoke product called Personal Vintage. Create your own bespoke champagne.

INNOVATIVE STYLE MEETS QUALITY

HATT et SÖNER is located in the village of Bergères-lès-Vertus, and we are proud to focus our energy on a limited production of Blanc de Blancs, crafted from a selection of Chardonnay grapes farmed exclusively in two Grand Cru villages—Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger—and two Premier Cru villages—Vertus and Bergères-lès-Vertus. All are located on the southern slopes of Champagne’s legendary Côte des Blancs.

HISTORY LEADING FUTURE DREAMS

HATT et SÖNER’s history is as colourful as that of Kristofer Ruscon, the French-Scandinavian who now owns the winery. Founded in 1954 by niche winemaker François Vallois, one of the vineyard’s biggest clients was Joseph Ruscon, a former beer maker who, while hiding in a wine cellar in the French town of Annecy during the Nazi occupation of France, made a vow: if he survived, he would drink a bottle of champagne every day for the rest of his life.

Following the end of WWII, Joseph travelled through France searching for the perfect wine. Upon discovering HATT et SÖNER, he ordered 1,000 bottles a year to share with his family.

“Even when you are small, you can dream big.”

A PERSONAL VINTAGE CONNECTION TO WINE

“It’s all about connecting to the wine. We invite our clients down for the harvest, where they can enjoy learning about the process and connecting with each other.”

As for how the vintage process works, clients visit the winery’s vineyards and choose the ones they prefer. Following several tastings and advice from winemakers, they typically select grapes from four of the 40+ parcels and work with the team to choose everything—from the vinification method to the type of tank or barrel that will preserve their wine.

“We give our clients their own space in our cellar, allowing them to choose the level of maturation, the sugar content, and everything in between. It has become much more than simply selecting a vintage—it's about crafting individual wines for unique clients, always ensuring the highest quality.”

EACH OF OUR WINES HAS AN IDENTITY, FAR FROM THE STANDARDISATION OF TASTE, CREATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF HEAVEN, EARTH, AND MAN.

Terms & Conditions

Experience to be taken up within 18 months of the auction.

Airfare and additional transportation are not included. Shipping and all applicable taxes on the champagne are the responsibility of the bidder. Accommodations are subject to availability and are not possible on Saturday nights or during Bank Holidays.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the Donor of this Auction Lot indicated they will offer an additional Auction Lot to the underbidder. The auctioneers have determined that any underbidder within 10% of the Winning Bidder’s bid shall automatically purchase the additional Auction Lot. (Should you not wish to be included, ensure that your bid is more than 10% below the current Winning Bid price.) For underbidders who more than 10% below the Winning Bidder’s bid, the Auctioneer shall ask the Donor if they are willing to provide an additional lot at this price, and, if so, shall then ask the underbidder if they are willing to purchase the additional Auction Lot.

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Alexander Lushnikov