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11 Most Expensive Bottles Of Champagne From France

By: Author Christine Rogador

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Do you want to know what are the most expensive bottles of Champagne in France?

Opening a bottle of champagne has become associated with celebration, especially at midnight on New Year’s Day. However, some of these champagne bottles are so expensive that you might want to avoid opening them. 

While they are exquisite, they are also more expensive than some cars, making them available only to the wealthiest.

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Like any authentic and antique collector’s dream, having the rarest and oldest champagne bottle in your possession is like a dream come true. But would you believe that the rarest and oldest champagne bottles can be auctioned for up to a couple of million dollars?

Keep scrolling to see our list of the most expensive bottles of champagne.

Top 11 World’s Most Expensive Champagne Bottles From France

11 Most Expensive Bottles of Champagne
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1. Magnum of Champagne Avenue Foch 2017 – sold for $2.5 million

Champagne Avenue’s Magnum Foch 2017 has set a new record for the most expensive champagne bottle sold – $2.5 million per bottle.

The $2.5 million bottle of fizz was purchased with an NFT attached, which grants the new owner the digital art and intellectual property rights to an image of the “Bored-Ape Mutant” and other collectible characters.

Shammi Shinh is the man behind the most expensive bottle. In 2013, the British entrepreneur made headlines when he released the Taste of Diamonds Champagne, which was purchased for $1.4 million by One Direction’s then-19-year-old Liam Payne.

2. 2013 Taste of Diamonds – $2.07 million

According to the champagne maker, this champagne bottle contains a blend of Grand Cru Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. It offers a floral, refreshing, and creamy consistency and ends with a light and exquisite finish.

Indeed, the dreamy flavors helped this wine gem win “best taste” in 2012, but that isn’t the only reason you wouldn’t want your mother or anyone else to carry this bottle. Ever.

The Taste of Diamonds’ Superman-style signature logo was handcrafted from 18-carat solid gold. It also features a single, flawless deep-cut white diamond weighing 19 carats at its center, which replaces the Swarovski crystal that is usually present.

Aside from the diamond and gold logo works, the one-of-a-kind bottle itself was crafted by none other than Alexander Amosu, a name familiar to those who have customized iPhones and BlackBerrys, making it one of the most expensive champagne bottles from France.

3. 2013 Armand de Brignac Rose 30-Liter Midas – $275,000

On the Hakkasan menu, this huge bottle of Rosé Midas Champagne costs $275,000, which doesn’t come as a surprise. It seems that the price reflects the fact that only eight people work on the bottle and that everything is done by hand.

Due to the labor-intensive way Armand de Brignac Champagne is made and the high level of skill needed to make their large format bottles, only a very small number of Armand de Brignac Rosé 30L Midas bottles will be available in the market. 

This 30-liter bottle contains 40 750ml bottles of Champagne. It weighs 100 pounds and is over four feet tall.

4. 2011 Armand de Brignac 15-Liter – $90,000

Rap music and champagne combine to create this 15-liter monstrosity, as Jay-Z, the brand’s owner, expands his business credentials with this one. 

With a whopping price of $90,000, it is labeled as one of the most expensive French champagne bottles. 

Consider the austere environment of champagne swaying to the rap rhythm of Armand de Brignac’s mega-bottle, aptly dubbed Ace of Spades by many.

Fifteen liters of sparkling wine in one massive bottle may appear excessive, but consider how long it will last during a posh pool party of a hundred or so people merry-making all night.

5. 1996 Dom Perignon Rose Gold Methuselah – $49,000

The new Dom Pérignon Rosé Gold Mathusalem 6-liter bottle passed as one of the most expensive champagne bottles. While it may not improve the wine’s already exquisite taste, it is adorned with petals and galactic pink gold to make a clear statement of its class.

While we are leery of the incomparable “charisma and eternal youth” that Dom Perignon claims it possesses, at $49,000 per bottle, the Dom Perignon Rosé Gold Mathusalem is unquestionably one of the most sought-after rosés of all time.

The price includes unique aromatic smoky accents. The 1996 Dom Perignon Rosé Gold Methuselah is also said to be strong, radiant, and sharp with a firm finish.

6. 1820 Juglar Cuvée – $43,500

Since the House of Juglar hasn’t been around since the 1840s, the people who found this champagne in a sunken ship knew it was ancient. 

This 1820 Juglar Cuvée has barnacles on it because it was at the bottom of the ocean for so long. But there was still drink in the bottle, and it wasn’t broken, so it was put up for auction and sold for a huge $43,500.

7. 1959 Dom Perignon – $42,350

There isn’t a single bottle of Dom Perignon that isn’t going to set you back a pretty penny. Still, the age of this particular champagne pushes its price tag well beyond $42,000 per bottle because it is now so scarce. 

The hunt for one can be compared to looking for a needle in a haystack. Still, this particular auction lot featured not one but two exquisite bottles of bubbly that have been carefully preserved. The pair went for a total of $84,700, which was the highest bid. 

It’s possible that now that they have two bottles of champagne, the person who won the auction will feel more inclined to drink one and put the other away.

8. 1841 Veuve Clicquot – $34,000

This is yet another bottle of champagne that was discovered thanks to a Baltic Sea shipwreck. The price for just one bottle of this champagne was $34,000. 

It is extremely unlikely to come across a well-preserved bottle of Veuve Clicquot dating all the way back to 1841, despite the fact that the brand is still extremely popular today. 

Due to champagne’s advanced age, one could say that it contains history in a bottle.

9. 1928 Krug – $21,200

This legendary, richly fermented vintage was made possible by a great summer in 1928 and a good harvest at the end of September, which made the conditions perfect for picking the grapes. 

This 1928 collection stayed in the Krug cellars for decades because of intelligent marketing, keeping the Nazis away at the height of World War 2, and other good luck. The fact that you were King George VI’s favorite also doesn’t hurt.

10. Louis Roederer, Cristal Brut 1990 Millennium Cuvee Methuselah – $18,800

The shipwrecked champagne was able to command such a high price of $18,800 due to its historical association and extreme rarity. 

However, the Cristal Brut 1990 Millennium Cuvee Methuselah managed to outdo it by its sheer size, which in this instance is the equivalent of six liters or eight standard bottles. 

There is also the element of scarcity, given that it is believed that only 2,000 bottles of this particular champagne were produced in the same style.

11. Shipwrecked Champagne – an average of $14,181.81 per bottle

This kind of champagne will likely never be found again, which is why a case of 11 bottles sold at auction in 2012 for $156,000. 

Divers found the bubbly in 2010 near the Baltic Sea. When they opened a box, they were surprised to find old champagne bottles with their contents still inside. 

Some of the wines were more than 200 years old, and the only reason they were still around was luck. If they hadn’t been lying flat and under low pressure, they would have been ruined long ago.