Lot 117
ROI DE ROME DE CLERMONT COGNAC GRANDE CHAMPAGNE 1811
Auction: 5 December 2018 at 18:00 GMT
£2,500
Description
grande reserve maturation
Dimensions
no volume stated
Footnote
Note: 1811 was accepted as being the best vintage of the 19th century, hence the number of surviving bottles. Napoleon when he visited the region was presented with a barrel of cognac for his son. Another event that made the date memorable was the appearance of a comet, often the bottles or labels acknowledge this event. The reason behind 'Roi de Rome' King of Rome was the only son born to Napoleon and Marie-Louise