Does anyone know the value of this bottle that a friend has brought to my attention.
Answer From Expert Roger Bohmrich MW
I don't have all the current auction prices at my fingertips, but there are retail listings in the US for 1989 Lafite Rothschild in early 2014. The standard bottle (750 ml) is being offered by a few prominent Bordeaux merchants at $800 to $1,000. There is one listing for the jeroboam at $14,000. The Liv-ex Index from The Fine Wine Exchange in England indicates the auction price of a case (12 x 750 ml) is GBP 5,170 (December 2013), if that is any help. The prices of rare large format bottles, however, may be only partly related to the value of a standard bottle.