An American wine fraud expert has called into question the authenticity of a treasure trove of the world`s most expensive wine after it went under the auctioneer`s hammer in Geneva.

Six lots of vintage bottles from the mythical Romanée Conti Domain in Burgundy were withdrawn from the multi-million pound auction at the last minute. The rest of the sale of 1,407 bottles – worth up to £11,000 each – proceeded as planned.

The auction house, Bagheera Wines, told The Independent that it would `urgently` verify the authenticity of all bottles in the sale. If any proved to be suspect, their sales would be cancelled.

`We take the protection of our customers` interest very seriously,` said Michael Ganne, director of Bagheera. `I am sure that the overwhelming bulk of the lots will prove to be genuine. If there is any doubt at all, the sale will be nullified.`

Mr Ganne told The Independent that he had ordered `five or six lots` to be withdrawn from the sale because of the allegations made on the site Wineberserkers.Com.

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