Pantheras stated in part: "Anders there was a time not that long ago
when the DRC could actually be purchased by humans."

This is true of most wines. The DRCs in the 60s mostly cost under US$ 20
per bottle. Even the 1970 Romanee-Conti itself (decent, but not their
best year) cost under $50 and now sells for well over the equivalent of
US$ 1000. per bottle in London auctions, according to the most recent
Decanter. The much more recent, but very high quality and highly sought,
Romanee-Conti 1985 now brings 34100 Pounds per case of 12 bottles at the
London auctions, if you can find it at all. Even the 1985 DRC La Tache
is selling for well over the equivalent of $1000 at the same auctions. I
believe Chateau Palmer was going for around $US 5 in the early 60's. The
1959 Yquem cost me about $11 per bottle when it first came on the
market, and 1961 Lafite-Rothschild also cost about $11 per bottle. In
the 1960s and part of the 1970s it was no great burden for most people
with a high middle income to have very good wines all of the time and
top wines several times a year. Even a school teacher could afford some
decent wine. Most of my best wines were bought before there was such
extreme inflation in wine prices.

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