001
DRC
Romanée-Conti 1945
"Only 600 bottles produced from a phylloxera-stricken vineyard. The last vintage before the vines were torn out."
The most coveted bottle on Earth. Less a wine, more a relic.
Last Known Hammer
$558,000
Tier
Ascended
◇ Vault 002 — Beyond Currency
Priceless.
A small chapel of bottles whose value cannot be honestly written on a price tag. Myth, scarcity, and provenance compound here. The Wine God catalogues, but does not appraise.
002
Mouton
Château Mouton Rothschild 1945
"The 'Victory Vintage.' Painted by Philippe Jullian to commemorate the end of WWII."
Where history, art, and Bordeaux meet in one cellar-aged statement.
Last Known Hammer
$310,700
Tier
Ascended
003
Penfolds
Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Cabernet
"Released in a single ampoule with a hand-blown glass plumb-bob. Twelve bottles in existence."
Ritual object as much as wine. Ampoule openings happen on-site, by appointment, with a Penfolds winemaker.
Last Known Hammer
$168,000
Tier
Ascended
004
Screaming Eagle
Screaming Eagle 1992
"The first commercial release. Six magnums sold at the 2000 Napa Valley Wine Auction for charity."
California's myth-bottle. A founding scripture of the cult-cab movement.
Last Known Hammer
$500,000 (magnum)
Tier
Ascended
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