France’s esteemed Chateau Cheval Blanc is auctioning off rare vintages through Sothebys on June 17th at Sothebys London.
Château Cheval Blanc dates to 1832 when it was acquired from the Figeac estate; they have won medals in the London and Paris International Exhibitions between 1862 and 1867 which are still displayed on the labels today.
The auction will feature over 1,000 bottles from nearly a century of vintages including the 1921, 1928, 1947 and 1949; each comes in an original wooden case.
Older vintages (1900 to 1976) have recently been re-labeled and re-capsuled at Cheval Blanc. Some of the older bottles have been recorked and sometimes topped up with a wine of the same vintage over the past few decades.
International Head of Wine at Sotheby’s, Serena Sutcliffe MW, is quoted as saying: “We are honored to be offering this unique collection of Cheval Blanc that has never before left the cellars at the Château. Cheval Blanc is a wine like no other; it has opulence, finesse and enormous originality.”
I suspect wine collectors will be coming out of the wood work for this one.
Via Luxist.