Among Mr. Tilson’s carefully chosen selections on offer, we have three dozen lots of mature Bordeaux, more than 140 lots of Red Burgundy centering around sixty-five selections of Domaine de la Romanee Conti, forty plus lots of White Burgundy, and more than three dozen plus selections of truly Classic Cali focusing on Diamond Creek, Heitz, Inglenook, and Ridge. The collection provides a rare glimpse into the true pioneers of California Cabernet. There are fifteen selections of Diamond Creek all four vineyards from 1978 including the legendary first vintage of Lake, which Mr. Tilson tasted out of barrel and persuaded Al Brounstein to bottle instead of blending it in to Gravelley Meadow, which was previously the case!!! We continue the history lesson with several lots of Heitz Martha’s from the late 1960s as well as Inglenook back to 1949 and thirteen vintages of Ridge Monte Bello spanning 1972 to 1997!!! John Tilson’s exceptional cellar has been built over a half-century of tasting and collecting, and the wines are impeccably stored. The cellar is an impressive three rooms, all underground, kept dark and vibration free at 54 degrees with good humidity, just below the level of inducing mold. There are not many collections like these around anymore!