Building a Cellar Worth Drinking: Meet the Private Client Services Team
Most serious collectors share a common frustration. The desire is there: the curiosity, the passion, the genuine excitement about what's in the glass. What's harder to come by is the time to track down the right bottles, the relationships to access what never makes it to a shelf, and the confidence to know you're building something coherent rather than just accumulating. The wine world doesn't make it easy. Allocations disappear before you hear about them. Producers you've read about for years are nearly impossible to source. And the sheer volume of what's out there, across regions, vintages, producers, and formats, can make even an enthusiastic collector feel like they're perpetually one step behind.
That's the problem Private Client Services was built to solve.
Think of us as the advisor you've always wished you had on speed dial. Someone who knows your cellar, understands what excites you, and does the legwork: the sourcing, the vetting, the relationship-building with producers and brokers, so you don't have to. Our team brings decades of combined experience, deep buying relationships across the U.S., Europe, and beyond, and the kind of access that comes from being one of the most respected wine retailers in the country. When something rare surfaces, a private cellar acquisition, an early allocation, a parcel directly from Bordeaux or Burgundy, our Private Client advisors hear about it first.
Some recent offers have included a vertical collection of Cheval Blanc spanning 40 years; back vintages of pristine DRC in multiple formats; mature Harlan in original wooden cases; and unicorn bottles like 1990 J.L. Chave "Cuvèe Cathelin" Ermitage; 20-year verticals of Chateau Pétrus, Gaja, Conterno, and Mascarello spanning 5+ decades; rare vintages of Krug Clos de Mesnil, Salon, and Jacques Selosse Champagne; 19th-century Madeira, and much more.
If your cellar needs a strategic review, we can help with that too. And if you're looking to rebalance or divest, our auction platform gives you another avenue to reinvest in what excites you most.
If any of that sounds like what's been missing, we'd love to talk. Please reach out at [email protected].
- Andrew Shaheen, Vice President of Private Client Services