1774 vintage up for auction in Switzerland

A bottle of Vin Jaune (Yellow Wine) from 1774 is presented on February 5, 2011 in Arbois, eastern France, before being auctioned. AFP pic

GENEVA, April 23 A bottle of French wine dating back to 1774 and dubbed the wine of kings and the king of wines is expected to fetch between 40,000 and 50,000 Swiss francs (RM128,973 and RM161,246) at auction next month.

The Vin Jaune hails from Arbois in the eastern Jura region where it has been stored for generations in a vaulted underground cellar by the Vercel family, said auction house Christies.

A bottle from the same batch was tasted by wine experts in 1994 who deemed the vintage, with notes of cinnamon, curry and vanilla, as excellent.

Nicknamed the wine of kings and the king of wines, this extraordinary bottle is probably the oldest unfortified example of what is to be still an astonishing wine and another true rarity for wine lovers and connoisseurs, said Christies, which will auction the vintage in Geneva on May 15. AFP

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