The Guardian reports that a strong climate and an auspicious visit from the Great Comet make the 1811 vintage of an already highly prized sweet white even more valuable.
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The buyer is private collector Christian Vanneque, formerly head sommelier at the Michelin-starred La Tour d'Argent restaurant in Paris. Vanneque said he has no intentions of simply keeping the wine as a showpiece. After exhibiting the vino in a bullet-proof, temperature-controlled display case for six years at his Bali restaurant, the SIP Sunset Grill, Vanneque plans to uncork the bottle.
"I will open it in six years to mark the 50th anniversary of when I began work in Paris and share it with my wife, brothers and friends — I already know what the menu will be," Vanneque told theGuardian. "It was not just purchased as an investment — it is also going to be an enjoyment."
Other foods that have gone for a fortune:
Most expensive chocolate bar sold at auction: A 100-year-old Cadbury's chocolate bar from Captain Robert Scott's first Discovery expedition (1901-1904) to the Antarctic. In 2001, it sold for $687 at Christie's in London.
Most expensive champagne: In June 2011, professional gambler Don Jonson purchased a massive magnum of Armand de Brignac Midas champagne for $190,000. The bottle weighed 100 pounds (the equivalent of 40 regular-sized bottles) and required three men to pour.
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Most expensive fortune cookie: Sold in 2006 for £10,000 ($17,473) at an auction at London's Chinese New Year Gala Dinner to aid Kids at the Banqueting House.
Most expensive whiskey: A 64-year-old Macallan single-malt scotch bottled in a one-of-a-kind Lalique crystal decanter sold last November at Sotheby's New York for a record-breaking $460,000.