| For years, this group included a stable of classics -- Bordeaux
 first growths (Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Haut-Brion, Petrus),
 Grand Cru Burgundies (Romanee-Conti and La Tache) deluxe
 Champagnes (Dom Perignon or Roederer Cristal), rarefied sweet
 wines (Chateau Yquem or Trockenbeerenauslesen Rieslings from
 Germany, and Biondi-Santi Brunello Riserva from Tuscany).
 
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