Chateau d'Yquem 1811

A bottle of Chateau d'Yquem from the legendary 1811 comet vintage sold at Acker Merrall & Condit in 2011 for $117,000 — the most ever paid for a half-bottle of dessert wine. The 1811 is among the oldest wines ever sold at public auction and coincided with the year the Great Comet was visible over Europe, considered an omen of great vintages. D'Yquem is the only Sauternes property ever awarded Premier Cru Superieur classification, producing approximately 65,000–85,000 half-bottles of intensely sweet botrytised Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc per year.