10,000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine found in a derelict house in China

Very interesting story in the Telegraph this morning. Police in China found about 10 000 bottles of Chateau Lafite Rothschild red wine in an abandoned house. Police are yet to determine whether the wine - one of the most expensive reds in the world - is fake or genuine but if they are the real they could be worth up to £10 million. The home owner denied knowing anything about it. No kidding!

However, as there are only 50,000 bottles of genuine Chateau Lafite Rothschild imported into China each year, police believe it may be a fake stash and are now searching for the illicit workshop where it may have been produced.

As of March, Chateau Lafite Rothschild has won six lawsuits against Chinese companies over fake wine and was awarded at least £80,000 in compensation. Chateau Lafite Rothschild is a wine estate in France, owned by members of the Rothschild family since the 19th century.