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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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