The World’s Most Expensive Wines! Get your cheque book out.

Someone once asked me what constitutes an expensive bottle of wine and not being much of a wine fundi the only answer I could give was “depends how much you can afford”. While my answer was 100% correct and backed scientifically by Einstein’s “Theory of Relativity” it did not really answer the question.

So what will an expensive bottle of wine set you back?

Here are a few examples of the worlds most expensive bottles of wine, most of which pass the $100 000 mark and way beyond our buying power.

Worlds Most Expensive Wine

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Chateau Yquem 1787
A $100,000 bottle of 1787 Chateau YquemChateau Lafite 1787
This 1787 Chateau Lafite is said to have been owned by Thomas Jefferson and features his initials on the bottle, it is no longer drinkable and cost $160,000 in 1985.Massandra 1775
This 1775 Massandra, Russian Sherry, was sold for $43,500 in 2001Chateau d’Yquem 1811
An 1811 Chateau d’Yquem (1811) became the most expensive drinkable bottle of wine for a while fetching $117,000. It is regarded as one of the greatest wines ever produced in Bordeaux. It is owned by a Mr Vanneque and he plans to open it in 2017.Chateau Lafite 1865
A European private collector bought this double magnum 1865 Chateau Lafite from a Florida based business man for $27,000Chateau Lafite 1869
This 1869 Chateau Lafite was estimated to fecth $8,000 at auction, it ended up at $233,972 in 2010 going to an anonymous Asian bidder.Heidsieck 1907
This 1907 Heidsieck was lost in a shipwreck in 1916, it was owned by the Russian Imperial family, the Romanov’s and only discovered in 1997. Each bottle in the shipment sold for $275,000.Chateau Mouton-Rothschild 1945
A 6 liter bottle of 1945 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild sold for $310,700 which equates to $47,000 per 750mlChateau Cheval 1947
Another bottle regarded as the greatest Bordeaux of all time is this drinkable 1947 Chateau Cheval Blanc which fetched $304,375 at auction. We are informed that it will still be good for another 50 years.Montrachet 1978
These bottles of drinkable 1978 Montrachet sold for $24,000 in 2001Romanèe Conti 1945
The thing about records is that they are meant to be broken and this 1945 Romanèe Conti hit $123,900 Royal DeMaria
The Royal DeMaria is an ice wine which is made from grapes that are frozen on the vine before fermentation begins. These bottles sold for $30,000 a pop in 2006.