Hermitage La Chapelle 1961 (Paul Jaboulet)

Paul Jaboulet Aine's Hermitage La Chapelle 1961 is the most celebrated wine ever produced in the Rhone Valley, and one of the greatest bottles produced anywhere in the world in the 20th century. A case of 12 sold at Christie's in 1997 for $57,600, and individual bottles have since fetched over $6,000. The wine comes from a granitic hill above the town of Tain-l'Hermitage and is made almost entirely from Syrah. Parker awarded the 1961 a perfect 100 points and described it as approaching "perfection in a glass." It put the Northern Rhone on the global fine wine map permanently.