Taylor’s Vintage Port 1927, Douro, Portugal
The facts
Number of bottles produced N/A
Composition of blend N/A
Yield (hl/ha) N/A
Alcohol content 21%
Release price £0.20 a bottle (in today’s money)
Auction price today £773 a bottle
Hugel, Riesling Sgn 1976 Alsace, France
The facts
Bottles produced 5,500
Composition 100% Riesling
Yield about 15 hl/ha
Alcohol 12.8%
Release price 130 French Francs
Price today £209 (on a Dutch restaurant wine list)
Ridge, Monte Bello 1970, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, USA
The facts
Bottles produced 5,544
Composition 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Yield 25hl/ha
Alcohol 13.5%
Release price $10
Price today $500
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Château Rayas, Réserve 1990, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhône, France
The facts
Bottles produced about 16,000
Composition 100% Grenache
Yield 18 hl/ha
Alcohol 14.5%
Release price About 250FF per bottle (about
€53/£44.50 in today’s money)
Price today £1,194 per bottle
Conterno, Monfortino Barolo 1978 Piedmont, Italy
The facts
Bottles produced N/A
Composition 100% Nebbiolo
Yield N/A
Alcohol 14%
Release price N/A
Price today £1,650
Salon, Le Mesnil 1985, Champagne, France
The facts
Bottles produced 20,000
Composition 100% Chardonnay
Yield varied from grower to grower
Alcohol 12%
Release price (in 1999) €150
Price today £780
Château Haut-Brion, Blanc 1989, Graves, Bordeaux, France
The facts
Bottles produced 8,400
Composition 54% Sémillon, 46% Sauvignon Blanc
Yield 23 hl/ha
Alcohol 13.2%
Release price N/A
Price today £1,410
Lindeman’s, Bin 1590 Shiraz 1959 Hunter Valley, AustraliaThe facts
Bottles produced 6,000 approx
Composition 100% Shiraz
Yield N/A
Alcohol N/A
Release price AUD$26
Price today last sale price (2012) was £1,477
Jayer, Cros-Parantoux, Vosne-Romanée 1990 Burgundy, FranceThe facts
Bottles produced 3,500 bottles
Composition 100% Pinot Noir
Yield N/A
Alcohol N/A
Release price N/A
Price today £7,440 per bottle
Santa Rita, Casa Real 1989, Alto Maipo, Chile
The facts
Bottles produced 12,000
Composition 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
Yield 40hl/ha
Alcohol 12.5%
Release price £9.99
Price today n/a
Egon Müller-Scharzhof TBA 1976, Scharzhofberger, Mosel-Saar-Ruwer, GermanyThe facts
Bottles produced N/A
Composition 100% Riesling
Yield N/A
Alcohol 5.5%
Release price DM1,510 (at Grosser Ring auction, Trier)
Price today N/A (1989 TBA is £2,621 per half bottle)
Château Palmer 1961, Margaux 3CC, Bordeaux, France
The facts
Bottles produced 36,000 bottles
Composition 52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet
Sauvignon, 13% Petit Verdot, 5% Cabernet Franc
Yield 11.8 hl/ha
Alcohol 12.2%
Release price 7 Francs a bottle (release price to
Bordeaux trade)
Price today £1,980-£2,940 a bottle
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