FoodBanter.com - View Single Post - TN Chateau Petrus 1973

(Cwdjrx _) wrote:

> This wine cost me a bit under $US 15. shortly after release. How
> the world of wine has changed since then.

I remember the price back in 1976 at Mövenpick in Zurich (the
general agents for Moueix in Switzerland which also had 3 big
retail supermarkets in CH): CHF 99, quite more expensive in a
generally cheap country for buying Bordeaux.

I had a budget of 100 Swiss francs to spend, and a maximum
allowance of 3 bottles to bring back duty free to Austria. If
memory serves me right, this is what I bought on advice of the
staff (my first true claret purchase):

1971 Branaire Ducru (CHF 29.00): Way over the hill 15 years ago.
1970 Gruaud-Larose (CHF 35.00): A dumb bottle 10 years ago.
1970 Trotanoy (CHF 39.00): Still lying firmly at 10°C/50°F ...

M.