Anthony Hoare wrote:


> When the premier tranche of '61s were released en primeur, Lafite
> caused a storm, because they had broken the £2 a bottle price!! Sigh.
> What a pity I wasn't interested in wine in those days. Mind you, my
> weekly wage was around £6 so it's not clear I could have bought much
> even if I had been interested

Now I feel like I was ripped off paying $8 us per bottle for the
61 La Tour when it hit the market.
The Lafite prices were always high in the US while the other top
wines rose slowly.