Historic Bordeaux Goes on Sale at Sotheby’s in London This Month
- Latour from 1908 features in sale along with Mouton 1945
- Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes from 1874, 1921 is also on offer
The cellar master as he's topping up the wines to avoid any contact between the wine and the air.
Photographer: Marlene Awaad/BloombergHistoric Bordeaux wines from a private collection including a bottle of Chateau Latour from the 1908 vintage and Chateau d’Yquem Sauternes dating back to 1874 go on sale at Sotheby’s in London this month, according to an e-mailed statement from the auction house.
The Latour 1908 carries an upper estimate of 2,600 pounds ($3,373), while the Yquem 1874 may fetch as much as 5,000 pounds, according to Sotheby’s. Other wines more than half a century old in the sale include a bottle of Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945, which may sell for as much as 8,000 pounds, a magnum of Latour 1959 with an upper estimate of 5,000 pounds and an Yquem 1921 priced at up to 3,600 pounds.