History was made when Russian Buyan Haute Cuisine & Caviar Bar located in the Singapore Republic, won the most expensive Champagne in the world in a fierce bidding war. Buyan, which offer good market fare Russian traditional and Russian high cuisine means for the Czars, paid 30 €000 (SGD43, 630) for a bottle of Veuve Clicquot, which is supposed to be 170 years.
He also paid 24 €000 for the Juglar, an extinct House of champagne who was one of the Favorites of Napoleon I. He was awarded a gold medal, Juglar House in 1810 19 years before the estate was purchased by Jacquesson.
The bottles, which have been sold in an exclusive auction sale of two bottles of best tasted of the wreck, by the Prime Minister the Acker Merrall & Condit wine auction house. They were part of a treasure of bottles of wine 145 found by divers last year in a shipwreck of the 19th century to the Åland Islands, part of the autonomous region of Åland in Finland. It is believed that the ship was bound for St. Petersburg, Russia, and the precious cargo meant for the Russia Tsar, Nicholas I.
These two bottles will be added to the existing collection of the Buyan of seven bottles of 1907 Charles Heidsieck & Monopole champagne found in another sinking in the Baltic Sea. They were part of a Swedish cargo by a German submarine during the second world war in 1916. These bottles are also on the way of the Court of the last Tsar Nicolas II, rear grandson of Nicholas I.
Another historic wine in possession of the Buyan is the oldest drinkable wine in Asia, a yellow wine of 1821, which will not be put on sale. Buyan currently has also 20 bottles of rare wines vintage of the world - some preceded the two world wars and are actually available on wines from the restaurant, including an 1877 château Margaux, a Lafite Rothschild 1854 and 1883 and a Mouton Rothschild of 1859.
All 145 bottles found in the wreck were opened, tasted and re-corked with two best bottles acquired by Buyan. These historical bottles which were still bubbles - indicative of their fine quality - will be actually drunk one day, but not in the very near future. Champagne Veuve Clicquot itself would have "notes of linden flowers and lime peels" and was delivered by world-class Champagne expert Richard Juhlin, who tasted some of the bottles last year, "... great... wonderful... with an intense flavour...". "
Buyan provides a grand unveiling of bottles and other Russian souvenirs in September, and only in fine dining restaurant customers will be able to view their later, (but step taste them of course).
Appreciation of wine is a pastime which is gathering serious and passionate Singapore, prosecutors so "Buyan Wine Museum" of sorts will allow its fine access for patrons to eat and the view of these sought after possessions. The Buyan team is thrilled to acquire two bottles as additions to their collection and can't wait to show these jewels to the public.
Proceeds from the sale auction generated by the sale of Champagne bottles will be channeled to charitable causes organised by the Government of Åland, namely, environmental solutions to improve the quality of water in the sea and Marine archaeology.
This is also consistent with the ecological approach to the Buyan production methods used in the restaurant and Buyan is known as the first restaurant without paper Singapore that it uses for menus iPad rather than those printed on paper of livestock.
NOTE to the editor in Chief: Res images can be selected and downloaded in a zip file of http://visitaland.com/en/press/image_bank?categoryid=31. For discussions with the owner of the Buyan Julia Sherstyuk and Buyan head sommelier Indra Kumar, please contact Marina Mathews at marina (at) chryslercommunications (dot) com
High gastronomy & Caviar bar Russian Buyan
9/10 Duxton Hill
Singapore 089593
Hours of operation are:
Level 1 - Vodka & Caviar Bar: noon to midnight
Level 2 – Fine Dining: noon to 14: 30 and 6: 30 to 10:
Level 3 - casual dining: noon to midnight
Open Monday to Saturday. Closed on Sunday.
For bookings, phone 6223 7008 (65) or by e-mail: booking (at) Buyan (dot) sg
For more information, please visit http://www.buyan.sg.
For interviews, res images and other media related inquiries:
Marina Mathews
PR Consultant
E-mail: pr (at) Buyan (dot) sg
Mobile: (65) 9631 1670
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