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DRC breaks records

Published:  23 July, 2008

A new world record price for a single case of wine was set in New York last week.
At an auction at Christie's on 2 March a six-magnum case of 1985 Romane-Conti fetched $170,375 (97,365) or just
over $14,000 a bottle. In a mammoth $2.5 million sale, an unprecedented five other lots broke the $100,000 barrier, and 88% of all lots exceeded their pre-sale high estimate.
The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold, however, remains a 1787 Chteau Lafite, which reached $160,000, at Christie's London in 1985. A bottle of 1787 Chteau d'Yquem sold for $100,000 in February.

A new world record price for a single case of wine was set in New York last week.

At an auction at Christie?s on 2 March a six-magnum case of 1985 Romanée-Conti fetched $170,375 (£97,365) or just

over $14,000 a bottle. In a mammoth $2.5 million sale, an unprecedented five other lots broke the $100,000 barrier, and 88% of all lots exceeded their pre-sale high estimate.

The most expensive bottle of wine ever sold, however, remains a 1787 Château Lafite, which reached $160,000, at Christie?s London in 1985. A bottle of 1787 Château d?Yquem sold for $100,000 in February.

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