Shipwrecked bottles of 1865 Château Gruaud-Larose

In 1871 a ship carrying a load of 1865 or 1869 Gruaud-Larose wines crashed near Borneo. David Launay tells the story of finding the wines and the tasting that occurred at the Chateau.

The Drinks Business recapped the auction of 12 of the bottles:
The two six bottle lots of the salvaged Bordeaux both doubled their high estimates and sold for £5,405 apiece.
The bottles were salvaged from the wreck of the Marie-Thérèse off the coast of the Philippines in 1991 and are believed to be from either the 1865 or 1869 vintage. Once brought to the surface they were re-corked and labelled at the château.

David Launay is the Commercial Director at Château Gruaud-Larose in St.Julien, Bordeaux and has extensive experience helping in the cellar and in the vines.

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