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French wine made in late 1890s and hidden under Czech castle lovingly restored

The sweet Sauternes wine made by iconic Chateau d'Yquem survived decades hidden under castle floorboards
The sweet Sauternes wine made by iconic Chateau d'Yquem survived decades hidden under castle floorboards. © Michal Cizek, AFP

Eight bottles of Chateau d'Yquem – one of the world's most expensive white wines – were among a collection of 136 bottles discovered under a Czech castle floor that were hidden by the owners after the end of World War II. They have now been restored by the original French winemakers in what the cellar master called a "magical experience" of preserving "liquid memory".

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 some 130 years ago.

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