The unnamed customer was handed a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001 worth £4,500 ($5,772) while dining out at Hawskmoor, a luxury restaurant chain famous for its steaks and wines.

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...

Only 400-600 cases of the Chateau le Pin Pomerol were produced when the drink was bottled in 2001. Listed under the “Rarities” section on the menu, it is indeed the most expensive at Hawksmoor.

A 2007 case of Le Pin Pomerol, whose wines are among the rarest of the top Bordeaux vineyards, traded on the London-based Liv-ex exchange at a record 11,200 pounds ($17,700) this week, extending ...

The restaurant later tweeted that the customer, who has not been identified, “accidentally got given a bottle of Château Le Pin, Pomerol, 2001” and said it hoped they enjoyed their evening.

Near the medieval town of Libourne in southwestern France, the vineyards of Pomerol fan out northeast, covering the landscape like a quilted blanket of vines, an agricultural scene punctured only ...

To the customer who accidentally got given a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001, which is £4500 on our menu, last night – hope you enjoyed your evening! To the member of staff who ...

She served a bottle of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001 worth more than $5,000, when the customer had ordered a bottle that cost about $290. The two bottles look similar, if you squint.

Chateau Ausone in Saint Emilion and Pomerol producers Le Pin and Petrus were among the most-traded wines on the London-based Liv-ex market in the past week, with Le Pin 2009 reaching a record ...

The restaurant later tweeted that the customer "accidentally got given a bottle of Chateau Le Pin Pomerol, 2001" and said it hoped they enjoyed their evening.

Only 500 cases of Chateau le Pin Pomerol 2001 were made, according to the Cult Wines website, which described the wine as a "tremendous effort" and "even better in 2001 than it was in 2000".

Merlot is one of the most important Bordeaux varieties along with Cabernet Sauvignon. It's fleshier and ripens earlier than Cabernet, resulting in softer wines with plush tannins and fruit. Bordeaux ...