1926 Chateau Lafite $4.50 a bottle?



Locke-Ober has maintained one of the finest wine cellars in Boston for more than 100 years. Originally known as “Ober’s Restaurant Parisien”, Mr. Ober a native of Alsace France hand selected his wines in France and introduced them to Winter Place in conjunction with his Oyster Counter and specialty French cooking in 1875.

In 1892, Mr. Frank Locke joined Winter Place by opening Frank Locke’s Wine Rooms next store to Mr. Ober. Concentrating on the service of fine wines Locke made his mark on Winter Place. Many a patron of Ober’s fine cuisine would frequent Locke’s Wine Rooms before and after dining next store. The original storage cellars utilized by Locke are being remodeled by the current owners, into a private dining area for customers interested in dining in a historic but state of the art wine cellar.

Needless to say prices have changed, but Locke-Ober continues to maintain an exciting wine list concentrating on French, American and Italian wines that compliment the history of the dining room and dynamic cuisine served. Currently the list consists of five hundred plus labels and more than seven thousand bottles, maintained in the original wine cellar, beneath the Main Dining Room.

A reprint of the 1939 list (available at the restaurant) will make all wine lovers envious, with selections such as the following: Chateau Lafite 1926 $4.50, Chateau Leoville-Las Cases 1928 $4.00, Chateau Yquem 1928 $5.75.