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Duclot

Duclot is a Bordeaux négociant house founded in 1953 by Jean-Pierre Moueix (of Petrus fame) and operating as a specialist in premium and ultra-premium Bordeaux en primeur and prestige case sales. The house is best known for assembling the Caisse Prestige and Collection assortment cases — curated OWC sets containing one bottle each of Bordeaux's most sought-after wines: typically Petrus, Le Pin, Lafleur, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, and the first growths. These are not estate wines but curated collections assembled by Duclot for the high-end market. The Caisse Prestige leads at auction with 89 lots averaging $1,718 per bottle (per-bottle equivalent of the case) with the 2003 vintage most traded; the Collection case averages $936 across 59 lots with the 2009 vintage most represented. Auction prices range from $308 to $4,305 per case/lot. The extraordinary average of $1,406 across 148 lots reflects the ultra-premium nature of what Duclot packages: a single Duclot case contains multiple Pomerol and Saint-Émilion icons that individually command prices of $300–$1,500 per bottle. For collectors seeking curated Bordeaux at a single auction bid, Duclot cases represent convenient access to multiple trophy estates simultaneously.