A case of 1947 Cheval Blanc wine has been bought for €131,600 (£111,000) in one of the most expensive purchases ever in a Frenchauction, it emerged on Tuesday.
The sale price means that each bottle costs almost €11,000 (£9,300) and a glass would set the private collector back £1,550.
Packaged in its original wooden case, blackened by time, the bottles were recorked at the St-Émilion château during the 1990s to protect the wine from oxidation.
“The price may seem high but compared to the true value of this lot, it’s not over the top,” said Aubert Bogé of wine merchant Millésimes, who bought the case on behalf of a private individual earlier this month.
“1947 was the vintage of the century for this château, it is mythical,” he told AFP. “Bottles of 1947 are very difficult to find.”“
The 1947 Cheval Blanc exhibits such a thick texture it could double as motor oil,” he wrote. “The huge nose of fruitcake, chocolate, leather, coffee, and Asian spices is mind-boggling. The unctuous texture and richness of sweet fruit are amazing,” he said.
Val says to son in law, wine collector, please tell us it was not you Christiaan? A vidage is an oil change by the way.
Article by Henry Samuels writing in the Telegraph
Article by Henry Samuels writing in the Telegraph
