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An unassuming 750-mL bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon has set a serious record. The Setting recently sold for US$350,000, making it the most expensive bottle of wine ever auctioned, according to the Emeril Lagasse Foundation. “Winemaker to the stars” Jesse Katz created the 2015 vintage especially for Hollywood agent Shep Gordon.

Gordon, who was the subject of Mike Myers’ 2013 documentary Supermensch, donated the bottle to chef Emeril Lagasse’s annual charity wine auction, Carnivale du Vin. According to trade publication The Drinks Business, the fact that it was the sole bottle available for purchase only added to its allure as a collector’s item.

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“The Setting breaks the record for most expensive single bottle ever sold at auction at $350,000! The money went to a great cause. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation,” Gordon wrote in an Instagram post of the bottle. Proceeds from the auction went to non-profit youth education organizations.

A private collector from Mississippi reportedly chipped in with a group of friends to buy the bottle. Katz – the youngest head winemaker in the U.S. – counts celebrities such as Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel and NFL player Von Miller as clients. Katz previously told The Drinks Business that he has been “blessed to work in some of the world’s best wineries and appellations.”