For many, champagne is an ordinary alcoholic drink, an attribute of celebrations and a number of events. But for some people, champagne is a collector’s item and rich collectors are ready to shell out tens of thousands of dollars at auctions for rare varieties of wine. Various publications publish their ratings of expensive champagnes, paying attention not only to the drink itself, but also to the container in which it is bottled.
Vzboltay has collected the most up-to-date information for you, using not only the above criteria, but also the history of the presented sparkling wines.
most expensive champagne brands
Heidsieck ($270)
Champagne, destined for the Russian Emperor Nicholas II.
Due to the wreck of the ship carrying the drink, it stayed at the bottom of the sea until 1997.
Divers still managed to get 200 bottles, which were purchased at auction by wealthy Russian businessmen.
Pernod-Ricard Perrier-Toy ($50)
A set of twelve bottles of champagne sold together.
The buyer himself can choose the grape variety from which he would like to get sparkling and store it in the cellars of Pernod-Ricard for 8 months.
Dom Perignon White Gold Jeroboam (40 000$)
In 2005, one bottle of the drink, bottled in exclusive designer packaging, was given $40 at auction.
The price of Dom Perignon White in regular packaging, for example, is $350.
Louis Roederer Cristal «Medalion» Limited Edition
Champagne with an ultra-modern bottle design created by Philippe di Meo in 2002.
The batch of sparkling wine is limited, the containers are covered with a geometric binding of 24-carat gold, so that the bottles have a sophisticated and expensive look.
Round 1928 ($ 21)
The champagne was made from the 1926 vintage and bottled in 1938. A drink for high connoisseurs of sparkling wines.
Crude Crystal 1990 ($ 17)
In 2005, at an auction in New York, one 6-liter bottle of champagne was sold for more than $17. The buyer-collector is unknown.
Dom Pérignon Rosé By David Lynch 1998 (11$)
The sparkling drink is produced by Moet & Chandon. The bottle was designed by Hollywood director David Lynch.
The taste of the drink is rich with hints of dried fruit. The price of a 3 liter bottle is $11.
Armand De Brignac Brut Gold ($ 6)
This champagne combines such grape varieties as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The result was a rich and at the same time delicate taste of the drink, which is estimated at $ 6 for a 500-liter bottle.
Perrier-Toy ($6)
Champagne is made by mixing grape varieties from different years.
The refined taste of the drink has fruity notes, which are so fond of collectors.
Dom Perignon Charles and Diana 1961 (4500$)
A limited edition 1961 champagne for the 1981 wedding ceremony between Princess Diana and Prince Charles.
Krug Clos d’Ambonnay 1995 (3 500$)
Elite champagne from the Krug winery. The brand belongs to the Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy holding, as a result of which the price is high.
The taste of the wine is rich, created by the Pinot Noir grape variety.
Armand De Brignac Brut Gold ($ 2)
Champagne, has the perfect taste, rich and delicate at the same time, which combined the grape varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
For 3 liters of a drink of exclusive wine, they ask for $ 2.
Dom Perignon 1966 (1 900$)
Quite rare champagne, which was accidentally discovered in the cellars of one of the Belgian mansions.
This find is the desire of many collectors.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Beam Ostrich Limited (1 600$)
Winemakers have created only 3,2 thousand bottles of this champagne with a volume of 3 liters.
Moet & Chandon Bi Centenary Cuvée Dry Imperial 1943 (1 400$)
A batch of champagne was released in 1943 to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Moet & Chandon.
Pol Roger Sir Winston Churchill 1988 (1 200$)
The champagne house produces less than 120 bottles annually, with most of them created to order.
Sparkling wine was named after Winston Churchill, who inspired winemakers to create the drink.
Champagne Circle Vintage Brut 1988 ($ 950)
Before bottling this sparkling wine, it was subject to aging in oak barrels for more than ten years.
Connoisseurs note that the drink has an incredible taste, where notes of figs and quince are noticeable.
Salon Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger 2002 ($900)
Champagne has an unusual taste, in which the nuances of orange and honey are perceptible.
In addition, the drink is the only sparkling wine of the brand, for the production of which Chardonnay grapes are used.
Clos Du Mesnil ($750)
Another rare sparkling wine from the Krug winery.
The champagne was bottled in 1995. It has a rich nut-honey taste.
Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Old French Vines ($650)
Refers to the exclusive champagnes of the 1997 vintage.
It is made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes.
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Relevance: 14.05.2018
Tags: Wine and vermouth, Champagne brands