Top 10 most expensive red wines in the world

Wines have topped the charts of best performing luxury assets claiming Cabernet Sauvignon as the
hero of long-lasting red wines. Listed here are the top 10 most expensive red wines in the world. With
price tags enough to buy a luxurious home, these wines are a good investment, really.

10. Domaine Leroy Musigny Grand Cru 2012 - $14,436
Described as magical and a sumptuous cornucopia of floral scents, gentle and delicate with silky
tannins, this wine is no doubt worth its every drop.

9. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru 1990 - $21,216
This is one of the only two wines that were granted Class A status in the Classification of
Saint-Emilion wine. From 110,000 bottles produced, only a few have survived to this day.

8. Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon 1941 – $24,675
Considered as the best wine variety ever produced in Napa Valley, this wine has a dark, deep, vibrant
flavour and is owned by Francis Ford Coppola since 2004.

7. Penfolds Grange Hermitage 1951 - $38,420
Known to have only about 20 other bottles left in existence today, this is Australia's most iconic and
expensive wine.

6. Massandra 1775 - $43,500
It is the oldest-known and most expensive bottle of sherry in the world. Hailing from Russia's
Massandra winery, it was sold at auction at Sotheby's London in 2001 for $43,500.

5. Chateau Mouton Rothschild 1945 - $114,614
Considered as one of the great vintages of the last century, this red wine batch was sold to an
anonymous bidder at Christie's, London in 1997 with a $114,614 price-tag which equates to almost
$23,000 per 750ml.

4. Cheval Blanc 1947 - $135,125
One of only two wines enjoying the Class A status in the Classification of Saint-Emilion wine, this
three-litre bottle was bought at Vinfolio in San Francisco in 2006 for the price tag above.

3. Chateau Lafite 1787 - $156,450
Though not drinkable, it is the most expensive standard bottle of wine sold to Publisher Malcolm
Forbes in 1985. The wine is believed to be from the late President Thomas Jefferson's cellar and has
the initials “Th. J.” etched in the glass.

2. Chateau Margaux 1787 - $225,000
It is the most expensive wine which was never sold and tested. A bottle, also from Thomas Jefferson's
collection, the wine was valued at an astronomical $500,000 by its owner William Sokolin. But the
bottle was accidently knocked by a waiter in the Four Season Hotel, for which insurers has to pay out
$225,000.

1. Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 1992 - $500,000
With a monstrous price tag of $500,000 gained in a charity auction, this wine is, definitely, the Grand
Royale when it comes to red wines. Remarkably striking and sensational, this red is a gem in top 10
most expensive red wines.