Imagine paying for the equivalent of two Alfa Romeos, only the cost of a bottle.
It’s a great idea, but coming across a unique bottle and spending excessive amounts for 750mls of the coveted liquid is exciting excitement anyone a wine enthusiast looks forward to!
This article explains what influences the price of wine and reveals several of the world’s highest-priced wine bottles in which you could put your money. If these prices aren’t enough to shock you, we’ll take to wines with broken records in auctions worldwide.
We’ll also discuss the reasons to invest in premium wines and give you an easy way to create an investment portfolio that includes expensive wines.
The 1869 label is the first vintage the Rothschild family produced in their chateau winery in Médoc. The Premier Grand Cru Classé wine was bottled in 1953 and 1983 and became the most expensive single wine bottle sold at an auction in 2010. This 1869 Bordeaux blend boasts aromas of cedar, oak, and leather. The palate retains its blackcurrant, plum flavors, and solid tannins.
2009 Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits ($96,910)
Domaine Leroy is a wine producer from Cote de Nuits, Burgundy, making a range of wines from Pinot Noir grapes grown in the world’s most iconic vineyards. The winery is known for its exquisite Chambertin Grand Cru wines or the Domaine Leroy Chambertin Grand Cru. The 2009 Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru is a genuinely spectacular wine with raspberry, rose, cherry, and spice aromas. This red wine has a multidimensional palate with satiny tannins.
1847 Chateau d’Yquem, Sauternes ($101,986)
Chateau d’Yquem produces prestigious Sauternes win, considered the world’s most excellent sweet wine. Wine Spectator gave this wine 99 points, while Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate gave it 100 points.
This stunning vintage has a fantastic aroma of ripe raspberries and luscious vanilla notes. The palate is sweet and delicious, with honey and plum notes.
2001 Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune ($42,894)
Domaine d’Auvenay is a wine estate based in Cote de Beaune , France. During the 1990s, Lalou Bize Leroy, the renowned owner of Leroy and a shareholder of Romanée-Conti, made an acquisition that would leave a mark in the wine world. Lalou Bize Leroy purchased the esteemed Auvenay winery, further cementing her reputation as a visionary. The 2001 white wine vintage has honey, white flower, and apricot aromas with a textured palate of light fruity flavors.
1959 Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese ($41,580)
Weingut Egon Muller works exclusively with Riesling and is based in the Saar Valley in Mosel, Germany.
The sweetness-based wine is awe-inspiring, with aromas of ripe citrus and minerality and rock and spices. It is light on the palate with myriad flavors that give it an endless final.
2017 Domaine Georges & Christophe Roumier Musigny Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits ($32,400)
Domaine Georges Roumier produces some of Burgundy’s most expensive and highly rated wines.
This French wine is scented with cherries, orange rinds, and candied peel. The flavors of cassis and black fruit dominate the palate.
1959 Dom Perignon Rose, Champagne ($26,636)
The 1959 vintage was the first Dom Perignon Rose to be produced. But it remained unreleased to the public. It was exclusively reserved for the Shah of Iran’s grand celebration marking the 2,500th anniversary of the Persian Empire, which took over a decade to plan and orchestrate.
The champagne is scented with tobacco, honey, coffee, and ripe fruit aromas with a warm sweetness and a robust structure.
2014 Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune ($25,758)
Batard-Montrachet is Domaine d’Auvenay’s Grand Cru vineyard, designated explicitly for producing exceptional Chardonnay white wines.
The 2014 vintage offers the full richness of the wine with delicious tangerine flavors, smooth texture, and honeyed nuances. The refined white tannins, dry extracts, and a long, oaky finish enhance it.
2015 Domaine Leflaive Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune ($23,441)
Domaine Leflaive makes Chardonnay wines from four premier cru and four grand cru sites.
This French wine is a delight to drink. It has a beautiful smell reminiscent of citrus, flowers, and toasted nut aromas. Its palate is apprehensive with minerality and a long end.
1992 Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ($500,000)
The wine produced by the Screaming Eagle winery in Napa Valley, California (Oakville appellation) has achieved cult wine status thanks to the small quantities produced by the Screaming Eagle Cabernet.
A charity auction took place in 2000; The 1992 Screaming the Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon shocked wine enthusiasts after it went under the auction for $500,000.
1945 Chateau Mouton Rothschild (Jeroboam), Pauillac ($310,700)
Chateau Lafite Rothschild produces some of the most valued and sought-after wines.
An avid wine enthusiast purchased a Jeroboam of this fantastic vintage in a 1997 Christie’s auction for an astounding $310,700. It is worth noting that it is worth noting that the “V” on the 1945 vintage wine bottle was designed in honor of the Allied Forces during the Second World War.
1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc St Emilion ($304,375)
Some wine connoisseurs consider the Chateau Cheval Blanc the best Bordeaux wine ever made. Chateau Cheval Blanc has the Premier Grand Cru Classe (A) rank in the Classification of Saint Emilion wine.
So it’s no surprise that just one bottle of 1947 vintage auctioned for $304,375 at Christie’s in 2010.
1907 Charles Heidsieck, Champagne ($275,000)
In 1998, 2,000 bottles of 1907 Charles Heidsieck were discovered in a Swedish Freighter shipwreck off the coast of Finland. Interestingly, the ship was headed to the Imperial Court of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia but was torpedoed during World War I by the Germans.