Is the R1.8 million 1835 Vin de Constance South African wine a practical pleasure or mere status symbol?

Is the R1.8 million 1835 Vin de Constance South African wine a practical pleasure or mere status symbol? Auction houses Strauss & Co, Christies and others suggest it might be a bit of both.

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