While he was Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995, French President Jacques Chirac built quite a wine cellar for a man known to prefer Corona beer over wine. Today and tomorrow Socialist Mayor Bertrand Delanoe will auction off nearly 5,000 bottles of Lafite-Rothschild, Petrus, Margaux and other high priced wines stored at Paris City Hall.
The fine French wines are what is left over from parties honoring the likes of U.S. President George H.W. Bush, Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev, Pope John Paul II and New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. The current regime in Paris has gone downscale, eliminating most of the dinner parties and fancy gifts for visiting big wigs.
Auction house SVV Giafferi is running the sale. Wines included in the sale are 1981 Chateau Lafite-Rothschild, 1989 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild, 1986 Romanee Conti, 1990 Chateau Petrus and 1976 Krug Champagne.
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Just out of curiosity, why do you suppose that... "The current regime in Paris has gone downscale, eliminating most of the dinner parties and fancy gifts for visiting big wigs."
I'm not trying to attack you (sorry), but maybe think that instead of claiming that the french are eliminating US, that we are disappointed and not accepting THEM? I am a wine enthusiast. I stopped buying French.... For a couple of reasons... I was going to explain myself... But just know that I don't buy French. And that the French can kiss my ass?!?!
This sale might be a good opportunity to get some rare shit for cheap! But it's french.
I think the decision has little or nothing to do with the United States and everything to do with the new Socialist Mayor's desire to appear to be more like the common French citizen.
As for obtaining bargains, most experts expected the wine to be selling at a premium. I've not seen anything on the results of the sale, which wrapped up on Saturday.
The sales earned $1.21 million, which is several hundred thousand dollars above original estimates.
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