A Saudi millionaire splurged $136,000
on a bottle of champagne at Dubais
glitzy Cavalli club over the weekend, a
UAE newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Saudi Arabian and his friends
guzzled a bottle of Louis Roederer
Cristal in the early hours of Saturday
morning, the 7DAYS newspaper said,
citing the clubs manager David
Lescarret, The vintage bottle was one of just
three believed to be available
worldwide, the paper added. Lescarret said the other two were for
sale at nightclubs in New York and
London. He described the unidentified Saudi
national as a well educated
gentleman... who spoke several
languages and ordered the bottle in
French. According to 7DAYS, the Cristal bottle
was from a batch made in 1990 in
Champagne, France, originally
intended for the Millennium
celebrations. Lescarret would not divulge the Saudis
total bill for the night, saying only that
it was very high and included a
luxurious dinner. The manager said the Cavalli club
bought the champagne at a Christies
auction house in London at a cost of
around $93,000. Saudi nationals often travel to
neighboring Dubai for entertainment
since alcohol is forbidden in the ultra-
conservative kingdom and unrelated
men and women are banned from
socializing in public.
Saudi man splurges $136,000 on vintage bubbly in Dubai
on a bottle of champagne at Dubais
glitzy Cavalli club over the weekend, a
UAE newspaper reported on Tuesday. The Saudi Arabian and his friends
guzzled a bottle of Louis Roederer
Cristal in the early hours of Saturday
morning, the 7DAYS newspaper said,
citing the clubs manager David
Lescarret, The vintage bottle was one of just
three believed to be available
worldwide, the paper added. Lescarret said the other two were for
sale at nightclubs in New York and
London. He described the unidentified Saudi
national as a well educated
gentleman... who spoke several
languages and ordered the bottle in
French. According to 7DAYS, the Cristal bottle
was from a batch made in 1990 in
Champagne, France, originally
intended for the Millennium
celebrations. Lescarret would not divulge the Saudis
total bill for the night, saying only that
it was very high and included a
luxurious dinner. The manager said the Cavalli club
bought the champagne at a Christies
auction house in London at a cost of
around $93,000. Saudi nationals often travel to
neighboring Dubai for entertainment
since alcohol is forbidden in the ultra-
conservative kingdom and unrelated
men and women are banned from
socializing in public.
Saudi man splurges $136,000 on vintage bubbly in Dubai