Collection Gift Guide: Essential Imbibing

Jessica Taylor

12/01/2006

Face it: there are some things you simply must have—cost is no object. For the serious wine collector, it is arguably the 1945 Mouton Rothschild. A case of this rare liquid, which is still very drinkable and will likely stay that way for another 50 years, is available through K&L Wine Merchants, which will arrange a guided trip for two to France with the store’s knowledgeable Bordeaux buyer. The package includes two nights at the Source de Caudalie Spa in the vineyards of Château Smith Haut Lafitte, a tasting at Château Mouton-Rothschild, and lunch at the Mähler-Besse wine cellar, where you will pick up your case, which has remained untouched for 61 years. One offer available at $150,000.

K&L Wine Merchants, www.klwines.com