Record price paid for Yquem collection

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Record price paid for Yquem collection
Maggie Rosen

A unique collection of 150 years of Château d'Yquem vintages has been purchased for £775,000.

The seller, London-based Antique Wine Company, claims the as yet unidentified buyer outbid 26 other parties for the 135-bottle collection, and set a record price.

'The buyer is an existing contact of Antique Wine Company,' managing director Stephen Williams told decanter.com. 'The wine will be shipped outside the UK, into continental Europe.'

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