On Jul 27, 12:35*pm, Dickr > wrote:
> Question for the day:
> If you had way too much money and you could afford to
> purchase this bottle,
> Would you carefully place it in your cellar?
> Pull the cork and drink it?

I would not buy the 1811 d'Yquem in the first place. The year 1811 is
very famous for some wines and political events. Michael Broadbent has
tasted the 1811 d'Yquem multiple times, as recently as 1998, and rates
it as 4-star on a 5-star scale. He also has tasted many other bottles
of d'Yquem from the 1800s, and rates several of them as 5 star out of
5-star. However the 1847 stands out, and Broadbent calls 1847 the
greatest ever Sauternes vintage. He has tasted the 1847 d'Yquem
multiple times and gives it his rare 6-star out of 5-star rating. He
tasted it as recently as 2001. Others that tasted the 1847 along with
Broadbent also liked this wine very much. If I could not find the
1847, I would select the 1864, 1865, 1869, 1875, 1893, or 1896 which
Broadbent rates at 5-stars at best, but because of possible bottle
variation, I would want to taste a sample of any of these before
buying at auction.

I would store it in my cellar for at least a few years. If I won a
huge lottery amount, I would buy two bottles, drink one bottle in a
year or so, and then keep the other bottle as an investment.