Pursuits
Pre-World War I Champagne to Go on Sale at Christie’s in London
This article is for subscribers only.
Six bottles of Moet & Chandon 1911 champagne are estimated to fetch as much as 40,000 pounds ($63,200) at a Christie’s International Plc sale in London this month, according to the auction house’s online catalog.
The champagne, labeled Grand Vintage, is part of a series of 200 bottles disgorged in January 2011. Michael Broadbent, founder of Christie’s wine department and a senior consultant to the company, describes 1911 in his book “Vintage Wine” as the best year for Champagne between 1874 and 1921.