An historic document : 1947 wines VanderMeulen. How much did a barrel of top wine cost in 1948 ?

WINE TALK
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I got my eyes on a flyer with offerings from the famous Belgian negotiant Vandermeulen from Oostende . This document is probably from 1948 or 1949 .
It offers a barrel of wine , defined in the document as 225 liters or 314 bottles . Extra cost of putting the wines in barrel , corks , labels , capsules and delivery in your cellar : 2 Belgian Francs per bottle ( 5 cents ) .
Offer
la Conseillante 1947: 20.000 bf ( = 500 $ )
Cheval Blanc 1947 :22.000 bf
Petrus 1947 : 23.000 bf
Chateau Margaux 1947 : 24.000 bf
“ great white dry Bordeaux “ 1945 : not defined ) : 20.000 bf
1er Grand Cru chateau Coutet 1945 : 30.000 bf
Corton 1947 : 26.000 bf
Vosne Romanee 1947 : 28.000 bf
Chambertin 1947: 30.000 bf
Meursault Charmes 1947 : 30.000 bf
Montrachet 1947 : 32.000 bf

So , 1 bottle of Petrus 1947 was approximately $ 1,85 ! A barrel was $ 575 plus change …

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I was born too late and lived in Belgium way too late to ever take advantage of an offer like that!

Thanks for sharing, really interesting.

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VanderMeulen had excellent taste in pricing.

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I’ll have one of each please.

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Very cool…

Thanks for sharing.

Even way back when, Burgundy was more expensive than top Bdx! neener

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Not surprising since Burgundy was always smaller than Burgundy.

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Thanks for posting. Interesting to see what they offered and relative pricing back then.

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Makes it VERY rare, indeed! neener