Landmark Paris Restaurant Auctions Off Epic Wine Collection

One of Europe's oldest restaurants—La Tour D'Argent in Paris, established 1582 (think about that)—is slightly strapped for cash, so with the hope of raising a million Euros or so, it will be auctioning off 18,000 bottles from its insane, world-famous wine cellar that currently encompasses, oh, about a half million bottles. For reference, this is what the wine list looks like.

The auction will take place on December 7-8, and bottles on the block range from some that could go for 10 euros each to a magnum of 1983 Château Petrus to a 1788 cognac that's estimated to be worth at least 2,500 euros. There's even a website dedicated to the epic firesale, including a full catalog of the offerings. Wine geeks and somms, go ahead and freak out.
· Official Auction Site [Piasa.fr]
· Historic Paris restaurant auctions thousands of bottles of wine [Guardian via Daily Beast]