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French wine restored after decades under castle floor

The sweet Sauternes wine made by the iconic Chateau d’Yquem survived decades hidden under castle floorboards. (Photo: AFP)

BECOV NAD TEPLOU, Czech Republic - Eight bottles of a legendary French wine that survived World War II and decades of communist rule hidden under a Czech castle floor have been lovingly restored by the chateau that produced them 130 years ago.

The bottles of Chateau d’Yquem — one of the world’s most expensive, highly-prized sweet white wines — are a part of a collection of 136 bottles discovered at the western Czech castle of Becov nad Teplou in the 1980s, scheduled to go on display in the future.

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