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ボージョレ解禁、「お祭り消費」は減少 輸入量減る
フランス産ワインの新酒「ボージョレ・ヌーボー」の販売が２０日午前０時に始まった。東京のイオン品川シーサイド店ではタレントや来店客らが乾杯し、新酒の解禁を祝った。催しに参加したソムリエの高野豊さんは「ことしは豊作。味に厚みと深さを感じる」と話した。
ただ、お祭り消費はかつてほど見込めない。酒類大手によると、今年のボージョレの輸入量は前年より８％減の７２０万本（７５０ミリリットル換算）の見込み。昨年の１５％減に続く大幅減。ピークの２００４年より４割強少ない。
チリ産やスペイン産など人気産地が多様化。「ワインが国内で日常的に飲まれるようになった」（メルシャン）影響もありそうだ。ワイン全体の近年の売り上げは右肩上がり。１３年の国内市場は４・７億本で０４年より４割多い。
ディスカウントストア大手ドン・キホーテの最安値は、５００ミリリットル入りで５００円（税抜き）。サイズが違うため直接は比べられないが、円安の影響もあって昨年より若干の実質値上げになっている。
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1978 Montrachet: $24,000(01 of12)
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1865 Chateau Lafite: $27,000(02 of12)
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Royal DeMaria: $30,000 (03 of12)
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1775 Massandra: $43,500(04 of12)
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1945 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild: $47,000 (05 of12)
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1787 Chateau Yquem: $100,000(06 of12)
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1811 Chateau d'Yquem: $117,000(07 of12)
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Romanée Conti 1945: $123,900 (08 of12)
This wine was produced during WWII -- before the outbreak of phylloxera -- and only 600 bottles were created. Quite a rare wine, a U.S. collector paid $123,900 for this bottle. It was sold in record breaking time at Christie\'s fine-wine auction.
1787 Chateau Lafite: $160,000 (09 of12)
Sold in 1985 to Malcolm Forbes, this bottle was said to be a part of Thomas Jefferson\'s collection and features his initials on the bottle. Forbes paid $160,000 for it, which today equates to about $315,000. This wine is no longer drinkable, and was purchased solely as a collectors item.\r\n\r\n
1869 Château Lafite: $233,972(10 of12)
Estimated to reach $8,000 in value, this bottle ended up selling for $233,972 in 2010 to an anonymous Asian bidder. The auction house was absolutely stunned. Prices for Lafite are stratospheric in Asia; it is considered a luxury purchase and a much sought-after gift item.\r\n (credit:Sotheby)
1947 Château Cheval Blanc: $304,375(11 of12)
This bottle sold for $304,375. Known to be one of the greatest Bordeaux of all time, it was previously owned by an anonymous Swiss collector and was sold at an auction at Christie\'s in Geneva. It can still be enjoyed today and can even be kept for another 50 years without any problems.
1907 Heidsieck: $275,000(12 of12)
Lost in a shipwreck, this bottle was part of a shipment to the Russian Imperial family in 1916 and was discovered by a ship driver in 1997. Each bottle sold of Heidsieck sold for $275,000.