The most valuable batch of wine (ever) is to go to auction next month in Hong Kong.
The 'superset' of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti consists of 114 bottles of 19 consecutive vintages from 1992 to 2010 – six bottles per vintage. It is expected to fetch between HK$12 and HK$20 million (€1.14 million to €1.9 million).
Robert Sleigh, head of Sotheby’s Wine, Asia, said, "With an annual production of around 5,000 bottles, it is a rare event to offer 12 bottles of Romanée-Conti, but to offer 114 bottles spanning 19 vintages is an extraordinary, and most likely, a once-in-a-lifetime event. The buyer of this lot will be able to appreciate and compare these ultra-rare wines as they evolve over the coming decades."
The previous record-holder is a single lot of 50 cases of Mouton Rothschild 1982, which sold for HK$8.2 million in New York in 2006.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, often abbreviated to DRC, is an estate in Burgundy, France. It is widely regarded as one of the world's greatest wine producers, and DRC bottles are among the world's most expensive wines. It takes its name from the domaine's most celebrated vineyard, Romanée-Conti.
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