A 750ml bottle of Lafite-Rothchild will go on auction on Sunday May 9^th until 6 PM. The starting bid is $1,775 and the high estimate is $2,130.

Winebid.com has found the perfect wine for any significant occasion. This 1959 Lafite-Rothchild is a Bordeaux has been slated the “best beverage” to be released in 2010. It is from France, the Bordeaux region and sub region Pauilac. This infamous wine is said to last for 30 or more years.

Chateau Lafite – where the wine was produced – has one of the largest vineyards in the Medoc and provides about 35,000 cases of wine a year. Jacques de Segur cultivated the vineyard in about 1680 and it soon became known as the Kings wine by the early 18^th century. It is also reported that Thomas Jefferson often bought bottles of Lafite for President George Washington. Currently, Eric de Rothchild is the president administrator.

This luxurious wine has been described as seeping out like a bouquet of flowers with black truffles, cedar, lead pencil and red fruits. It is delectable and described as medium to full bodied, velvety-textured, rich and pure, with a hint of acidity.

The bottle has a lightly stained capsule with a low shoulder fill, which is not unusual for wines 40 years of age; this simply means the wine is at the midpoint of the bottle.

This extravagant wine is priced for its rarity and desirability. There is one bottle available and the lucky bidder has a short time to fight for this highly profitable investment.

The 750ml bottle is currently on auction until Sunday May 9^th at 6 p.m.

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