Daily Management Review

In Search of Chartreux’s Secrets


12/04/2021


This sale of French wines and liqueurs in Beaune, Burgundy, was focused on a secret recipe that is closely guarded by the monks of the Isère monastery.



by Philippe Dufour

Bottle of yellow chartreuse, "Les Liquidatreuses", 1904-1929 period Result: €13,170
Bottle of yellow chartreuse, "Les Liquidatreuses", 1904-1929 period Result: €13,170
No less than 620 lots of fine wines and spirits were sold in the Burgundian town for a total of €597 000. For once, highly sought-after vintage Chartreuse liqueurs broke records, starting with a bottle of the precious yellow nectar called "Les Liquidatreuses" that fetched €13,170—even though it was partly empty. Click here to read more.