Divers find the world’s oldest Champagne in Baltic Sea

It is assumed that these bottles are Veuve Clicquot, Christian Ekström, the head of the diving mission, told the news agency AFP. “We have contacted Moët & Chandon, and they are 98 percent sure that it is Veuve Clicquot.” There is an anchor on the stopper and this producer was the only one in the Chamapgne region to have used this symbol.

“According to our records, the bottle dates back to the 1780s,” said Ekström. Veuve Clicquot was first produced in 1772; the first bottle was not delivered until 1782. ”So it cannot be before 1782 and even after 1789, because the French Revolution has shut down production.” If the age was confirmed, this would mean that the world record of the oldest drinkable champagne was broken. To date, a bottle of Perrier Jouët from 1825 holds the record.

As the champagne was perfectly chilled in the water, it tasted good, despite his advanced age, as the Aland oenologist Ella Grüssler Cromwell-Morgan stated. “The wine is absolutely faboulous,” she said. “Its bubbles are pretty and fine. “According to the wine expert, the bottles were a part of a consignment sent by the French King Louis XVI sent to the Russian czar that it is in the find probably a supply of French King Louis XVI to the Russian tsars, which, however, had never reached its destination. She estimated the value to at least 53.000 Euros per bottle.

The seven Swedish divers have already made the spectacular discovery in the sailing shipwreck on July 6th, but held it initially secret, because more than 30 other bottles were in the wreck. Ekström took a champagne bottle from the wreck in order to shed light on the ship’s era. (red.yoopress)