It has been suggested that the schooner was on its way to Saint Petersburg, carrying a cargo destined for a local merchant or even for the Imperial Russian Court.
95 of them are bottled by Juglar, a defunct champagne house merged 1829 into Jacquesson, 46 by Veuve Clicquot and four by Heidsieck, known as Piper-Heidsieck since 1838.
Two bottles were opened in a press conference held in Mariehamn, the capital of Åland Islands in November 2010.
[3] A member of Veuve Clicquot's winemaking team described the champagne as "a toasted, zesty nose with hints of coffee, and a very agreeable taste with accents of flowers and lime-tree.
[7] The Government of Åland will donate the surplus to marine archaeological research, maritime history and environmental measures of the Baltic Sea.