A 12-liter bottle of 2009 Chateau Margaux is being touted as one of the best vintages in the winery’s history to justify its $195,000 price tag and make it the most expensive bottle of wine to be retailed. After a little number crunching, based on the assumption that a standard bottle of wine yields five five-ounce (150 ml) glasses of wine, that works out to be a jaw-dropping
US$2,437 a glass. This marks the first time that the French winery has bottled
Balthazars (12-liter bottles). Only six have been produced, three of which will be offered for sale through luxury wine
merchant Le Clos , whose flagship outlet is located at the Dubai International Airport, Terminal 3. Their virtual store
is open 24/7. The Balthazar is housed in an oak case which has been raised on steel legs and the bottle itself engraved in gold by a master craftsman. Winemakers describe the wine as having “finesse, balance and freshness” with a flavorful finish of “astonishing”
length which can be aged for a century.
In addition to claiming the landmark vintage, the owner will be flown first class to France to visit the estate in Bordeaux. They will also get a private tour of its cellars and vineyard before sitting down to dinner with chateau
winemaker and managing director Paul Pontallier.
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