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Bottle of wine from 1945 sells for a record-breaking $812,500
- On Monday, New York wine seller Acker announced a 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti bottle fetched $812,500, shattering the previous world record for a wine auction.
- The record-setting bottle of Burgundy originated from the personal cellar of Robert Drouhin, who operated the French wine house Maison Joseph Drouhin for nearly 50 years.
- Only about 600 bottles of the 1945 vintage were produced, making it a highly coveted collectible among historic wine connoisseurs.
- These grapes came from pre-phylloxera vines, which were not altered to resist the insect that destroyed most European vineyards in the late 19th century.
- The price marks an almost 50% increase over the previous $558,000 record from 2018, which Acker said cements the vintage as "the most coveted bottle in the history of wine collecting.
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A bottle of wine from 1945 became the most expensive bottle of wine ever sold at auction when it fetched $812,500. Auction house Acker said the 750ml bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, originally taken from Robert Drouhin's personal wine cellar, achieved the record price at its La Paulée auction over the weekend. The previous most expensive bottle of wine sold at auction was set at $558,000 in 2018, the Telegraph reports.
A single 750 millilitres of French wine Domaine de la Romanée-Conti 1945 was sold at the end of the last week by US$ 812.500 (about R$ 4.2 million) during the traditional leión La Paulée, organized by the house Acker, the largest wine leiaire in the world and the oldest trader in the United States, based in New York.
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The Economic TimesWhat makes a single bottle of French wine Sell for $812,500? The 1945 DRC mystery
A rare bottle of 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti wine fetched a record-breaking $812,500 at auction. This vintage is highly sought after by collectors. The previous record was held by a similar bottle sold in 2018. The wine comes from the personal cellar of Robert Drouhin. This sale highlights the immense value placed on exceptional historic wines.
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