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Ten Most Expensive Champagnes in the World

Whether you are buying champagne for a special someone or just a family get-together, it is very important that you make a wise investment. There are many misconceptions on what good champagne is one of the major being that price is only factor to look for. Wines are made in a portion of France with the same name hence anything else you buy can just be sparkling wine or something else. Coming back to making price the issue, spending more money gives more certainty of better champagne. Making champagne is very time consuming, involving and tedious. Some of them are made from a single grape harvest in the farms of France which makes these vintage drinks more than just costly. However if you are the one with the rich taste.

Here is the list of  Ten most expensive champagnes in the world:

  • Bollinger Blanc de noirs Vieilles Vignes Francaises 1997

This comes from the house of Bollinger and is made from the finest Pinot Noir grapes. The price is around $650 a bottle and the color is fine golden and not red, the gold color of this champagne being a little darker than the regular champagne color. It has an intense flavor because of the highly concentrated juice.

  • Krug Clos Du Mesnil 1995

This exquisite bottle costs around $750 a bottle and was initiated by Johann Joseph as back as 1843. It is one of the most famous champagnes world has ever seen. It is also a gold colored has a very fresh acidity. This one is excellent champagne and will surely live up to your expectations.

  • Dom Perington 1966

This champagne was found in the private cellar cellar of a collector and hence is valued at a staggering $1950 a bottle. It’s exclusivity makes it this expensive. If you are a person who is looking to show off in front of major client or about to propose to someone special then this is the one for you.

  • Krug Clos d’Ambonnay 1995

If you want to taste this, you should be willing to spend $3500. Louis -Vuitton Moet- Hennessy currently owns Krug Champagne House. This luxury goods house promises it to be one the best champagnes you would have ever tasted.

  • Perrier-jouet

For mixing various liquors this comes with a 12-bottle set for making amazing combination of fruity and rich flavor. This cost a staggering $6,485 a bottle but flavor will make up for the price tag.

  • Cristal Brut “Methuselah 1990

This six liter limited edition has an amazing gold label and comes with a price tag      $17,625. This was sold to an undisclosed buyer in 1995 in an auction New York’s Sotheby’s.

  • Krug 1928

Made from grapes as back as 1926 and being bottles around 1928 these priceless beauties come with a price, a rather astonishing $21,000. The grapes used in these bottles are some of the finest harvest in France. This is the 4th most expensive champagne in the world.

  • Dom Perington White Gold Jeroboam

A standard Champagne bottle may be bought for around $350 but at a particular auction an anonymous and assumingly very rich buyer bought it for a lump sum amount $40,000.This is the 3rd most expensive champagne bottle in the world.

  • Pernot-Ricard Perrier-Jouet

Now coming closer to the top price we have reached the silver medal winner. A set of only 12 bottles costs $50,000. There are only 100 sets available. This has an amazing aroma and texture. This is exclusively sold only in the United States, France, Britain, Russia, Japan, and Switzerland. After spending 8 months in the storage nest adding to the cost this one is worth the price.

  •   1907 Heidsieck

Now, it’s time for the most expensive bottle in the world. This is the holy grail of champagnes costing a breath-taking $275,000. This is every penny worth as it is a treasure, literally. Only 200 hundred bottles were discovered in the shipwreck of a German boat. These are only sold to guests at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel located in Moscow.

If you are one with a rich taste make sure to drink from one of these bottles in list because you will not get anything costlier and luscious than these.

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2 comments

  1. Disappointed Champagne Connoiseur

    What is Dom “Perington”? The label you show reminds me of “Dom Perignon”.

  2. ranking kantorow online

    I have not checked in here for some time because I thought it was getting boring, but the last several posts are good quality so I guess I will add you back to my everyday bloglist. You deserve it my friend :)

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