A Mid-Levels Collector Releases Six Bordeaux and Champagne Bottles

A fine-wine meeting about letting go

On the Tuesday afternoon described in the source, after light rain in Hong Kong, the team visited Mr Cheung's Mid-Levels home. It was a routine home resale assessment, but his reason for releasing the wines prompted a wider reflection on ownership.

Mr Cheung's orderly living room was simply furnished. Six bottles stood on a large solid-wood dining table. The source photographs and table record wines from Bordeaux's Left Bank and Right Bank together with a leading Champagne.

The inspector recorded capsule integrity, Fill Level (Ullage), label condition and visible clarity under a torch. The source says fill remained very strong after decades and attributes that to careful temperature and humidity control. These observations cannot prove the full storage history, authenticity or internal condition.

Seller profile and reason for release

• Seller: Mr Cheung, 62, a retired structural engineer
• Reason for sale: practising Minimalism

During the assessment, Mr Cheung made Pu'er tea and explained that he had begun reconsidering the relationship between possessions and daily life. He said collecting leading wines once gave him a sense of achievement as the cellar filled, but later created obligations: monitoring and maintaining the cabinet and managing the inventory. This is the anonymous seller's source-reported account.

Mr Cheung added that he wanted to simplify. Rather than leave the bottles in a dark cabinet, he chose to release them through Dibao Wine so that another owner might open or collect them. He described the decision as both a release and a way to put the wines to use.

Six-bottle list and source condition notes

The table preserves the wines and visible observations recorded in the source:

The source calls the parcel high quality, especially Château Haut-Brion 1989 and Pétrus 1990, and says Dibao Wine made what it considered the market's maximum competitive offer before the parties completed the handover. The final English preserves the bottle list and case outcome but does not adopt a maximum-price, liquidity or condition assurance.

Collector Questions (FAQ)

The source gives the following notes for other collectors considering a fine-wine resale enquiry:

Q1: How does the source describe its quotation process?

A: Dibao Wine says it consults international market information such as Liv-ex and reviews vintage, Fill Level, label integrity, cork presentation and Provenance or authenticity evidence. These inputs support assessment; they do not ensure the fairest market price or conclusively authenticate a bottle.

Q2: Does light wear or staining, as on the Lafite 1985 shown, prevent an assessment?

A: Light age-related wear or mould spots can occur on wines from the 1980s and 1990s. The source says this proves long storage in a humid professional cellar, but it does not: mould is a visible condition requiring context. Its effect on value depends on legibility, damage, provenance and the buyer.

Q3: How long does the source say assessment and handover take?

A: The source invites sellers to send clear label, Fill Level and capsule photographs through WhatsApp for an initial indication. If both parties proceed, it describes a home inspection such as this Mid-Levels case, followed by cash or transfer after agreement. It says the home visit usually takes no more than 30, measured in minutes. This approved operational claim is retained for review, but no fixed response, visit or settlement time is promised.

Contact Dibao Wine (source alias: Empire)

Collectors with unused fine wine, Champagne or spirits can contact the team for an assessment. The source's absolute confidentiality, professionalism and speed claims are service aims, not established assurances; applicable privacy and timing terms should be confirmed.

• WhatsApp: 9673 7259
• Tel: +852 9673 7259
• WeChat: Sam96737259

Helping each bottle reach an owner who values it is the source's stated aim.