The 20 most expensive champagne brands in the world

For many people, champagne is an ordinary alcoholic beverage, 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 pay tens of thousands of dollars at auctions for rare varieties of wine. Various publications publish their ratings of the most expensive champagnes, paying attention not only to the drink itself, but also to the container in which it is poured.

Vzboltai has collected the most relevant information for you, using not only the above criteria, but also the history of the presented sparkling wines.

The most expensive brands of champagne

Heidsieck ($270 000)

Champagne intended for Russian Emperor Nicholas II.

Due to the accident of the ship carrying the drink, it stayed at the bottom of the sea until 1997.

The divers were still able to get 200 bottles, which were purchased at auction by wealthy Russian businessmen.
Pernod-Ricard Perrier-Jouet ($50,000)

Champagne set of twelve bottles sold together.

The buyer can choose the grape variety from which he would like to get sparkling wine and store it in Pernod-Ricard cellars for 8 months.
Dom Perignon White Gold Gold Jeroboam ($40 000)

In 2005, one bottle of the drink, bottled in exclusive packaging designed by David Lynch, was auctioned for $40,000.

The price of Dom Perignon White in a regular package, 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 made of 24-carat gold, so the bottles look exquisite and expensive.
Krug 1928 ($21 000)

Champagne was produced from the 1926 vintage and bottled in 1938. A drink for high connoisseurs of sparkling wines.
Cristal Brut 1990 ($17,000)

In 2005, at an auction in New York, one 6-liter bottle of champagne was sold for more than $17,000. The buyer-collector is unknown.
Dom Pérignon Rosé By David Lynch 1998 ($11 000)

Sparkling drink produced by the house of Moet & Chandon. The bottle design was created 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 $11,000.
Armand De Brignac Brut Gold ($6,500)

This champagne combines such grape varieties as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.

The result is a rich and delicate taste of the drink, which is estimated at $6,500 for a 6-liter bottle.
Perrier-Jouet ($6,000)

Champagne is made by mixing grape varieties of different years.

The exquisite taste of the drink has fruity notes, which is so loved by collectors.
Dom Perignon Charles and Diana 1961 ($4500)

Champagne released in a limited batch in 1961 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, which is why the price is so high.

The taste of the wine is rich, created by the Pinot Noir grape variety.
Armand De Brignac Brut Gold ($2,200)

Champagne with a perfect taste, rich and delicate at the same time, which combines Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grape varieties.

For 3 liters of the exclusive wine drink, 2 200$ are asked.
Dom Perignon 1966 ($1 900)

Quite a rare champagne that was accidentally discovered in the cellars of one of the mansions in Belgium.

This find is the desire of many collectors.
Veuve Clicquot Yellow Beam Ostrich Limited ($1,600)

Only 3.2 thousand bottles of this 3 liter champagne were created by winemakers.
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 annually produces less than 120 thousand bottles, and most of them are created to order.

The sparkling wine was named in honor of Winston Churchill, who inspired the winemakers to create the drink.
Champagne Krug Vintage Brut 1988 ($950)

Before this sparkling wine was bottled, it was aged in oak barrels for more than ten years.

Connoisseurs note that the drink has an incredible taste, with notes of figs and quince.
Salon Blanc De Blancs Le Mesnil-Sur-Oger 2002 ($900)

The champagne has an unusual taste, with nuances of orange and honey.

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. Has a rich nutty honey flavor.
Bollinger Blanc de Noirs Vieilles Vignes Francaises ($650)

Belongs to the exclusive champagnes of the 1997 vintage.

It is made exclusively from Pinot Noir grape variety.