In 2018, at Sotheby’s sale, in New York, an Asian collector paid $558,000 for the 1945 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru.
Eyes popped and jaws dropped. But also, the world record for the highest amount paid for a 750 ml bottle of Burgundy was smashed. Not just that, it also became the most expensive bottle of wine in the world.