A collection of 130-year-old wine was recently unveiled after being covertly hidden beneath a chapel floor in a medieval castle. The wine cache was found at Bečov Castle in the western Czech Republic, a nearly-700-year-old medieval fortress dating to the early 14th century.
Discovery and Restoration
The collection consists of 133 bottles dating from 1892 to 1899, and the alcohol was likely hidden there at the end of World War II. After careful restoration by the prestigious French winery Château d’Yquem, the bottles were put on display at the castle earlier in June.
The wine was stored in an old underground chapel with thick walls that was very humid and very cold — conditions that were ideal for preserving it. The restoration was so careful that preservationists even kept the dust that had accumulated on the bottles.
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