On Tuesday 26th July 2011 a new Guinness World Record was set for the most valuable bottle of white wine ever sold. The bottle of 1811 Château d’Yquem was sold by London fine and rare wine specialists, The Antique Wine Company, to the wine connoisseur and private collector Mr Christian Vanneque, for his new restaurant in Bali, Indonesia, for a total of £75,000 ($US 117,000).

The quality of the 1811 is unparalleled and the vintage encapsulates all that Château d’Yquem epitomises. Chateau d’Yquem is one of the most esteemed and highly sought after Chateaux in the world and sits at the top of a hill near Sauternes, Bordeaux.