In 2018, a 73-year-old bottle of French Burgundy, specifically the 1945 Romanee-Conti, claimed the title of the most expensive wine ever sold at auction. Fetching an astounding $558,000 (approx £439,300) at Sotheby’s, the wine surpassed its initial estimate by over 17 times, significantly exceeding the original valuation of $32,000.