Liquid Gold Collection: Three Centuries of Chateau d'Yquem set for auction
Christie's, the world's first fine art auctioneers, is to put a fantastic collection of Yquem wines up for auction, entitled the Liquid Gold Collection: Three Centuries of Chateau d'Yquem.
The organisation believes the collection is the finest and most extensive in terms of both bottles and magnums ever to appear at auction, according to David Elswood, head of the wine department at Christie's London operations.
Almost every bottle and magnum included in the collection has been seen and approved by the staff at Chateau d'Yquem in recent times, he explained.
It comes in custom-built individual wooden cases, carrying the Liquid Gold Collection logo and vintages for each 12 bottle or six magnum outer case, Mr Elswood noted.
The lot also includes a limited-edition etched decanter from Chateau d'Yquem. These are normally given away on rare occasions by the owners of the chateau to notable collectors, according to Christie's, which was founded in 1766 by James Christie.