Everything feels (and is) more expensive these days, and wine certainly isn’t immune to that trend — especially as consumers increasingly opt for premium bottles over bulk juice. But even above what most of us would consider the highest end, there’s another echelon of luxury wines with shockingly high prices. These coveted, collectable bottles easily break the $5,000-mark and come from the top winemakers and regions in the world.
A new report by Wine-Searcher shared the 50 most expensive bottles of wine this year, revealing which producers and grapes are considered the most desirable right now. Digging into the list, it’s clear that — unsurprisingly — most of the world’s most expensive wines come from France’s historic Burgundy region. And within those wines, two producers, Domaine d’Auvenay and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, dominate the rankings with bottles from across the region’s most prestigious vineyards. Within France, only one bottle from outside of Burgundy landed a spot on the list, a wine from Jean-Louis Chave from the Northern Rhône.
Beyond that, only six wines on the list come from outside of France, with three from Portugal, two from Germany, and one bottle from the U.S. (Hint, it’s from Napa.) The wines from Portugal and Germany are all sweet or fortified wines, proving that even though dessert wine might not feature in the habits of daily drinkers, the category still holds considerable weight in the world of collectors. Age is also a factor with these wines, as all of the Ports on the list are designated under the “Very Old Port” categorization. Most notable is the Quinta do Vallado “ABF” bottling from 1888.
Read on to discover the 50 most expensive wines of 2024, according to Wine-Searcher.
Position
Wine Name
Average Price
Max Price
50
Leroy Les Vignerondes, Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru, France
$5,226
$22,992
49
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Auxey-Duresses Les Boutonniers, Côte de Beaune, France
$5,428
$9,454
48
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Auxey-Duresses Les Clous, Côte de Beaune, France
$5,530
$11,078
47
Quinta do Vallado ‘ABF’ 1888 Very Old Port, Portugal
$5,588
$6,300
46
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Auxey-Duresses, Côte de Beaune, France
$5,789
$9,060
45
Domaine Jean Yves Bizot Vosne-Romanee Les Paisseaux, Côte de Nuits, France
$5,840
$8,654
44
Ghost Horse Vineyard ‘Premonition’ Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, USA
$6,000
$7,987
43
Leroy Les Combottes, Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru, France
$6,099
$14,265
42
Leroy Les Charmes, Chambolle-Musigny Premier Cru, France
$6,126
$19,275
41
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Auxey-Duresses La Macabree, Côte de Beaune, France
$6,177
$11,078
40
Leroy Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$6,432
$25,093
39
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti La Tache Grand Cru Monopole, Cote de Nuits, France
$6,442
$89,231
38
Coche-Dury Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$6,471
$13,161
37
Domaine Jean Yves Bizot Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$6,591
$14,428
36
Ramos Pinto Vinces Very Old Tawny Port, Portugal
$6,721
$11,953
35
Leroy Latricieres-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$6,801
$23,084
34
Leroy Chambolle-Musigny Les Fremieres, Cote de Nuits, France
$6,911
$25,110
33
Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Beerenauslese, Mosel, Germany
$6,975
$9,990
32
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair La Romanee Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$7,237
$44,300
31
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$7,288
$24,859
30
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Meursault Les Narvaux, Cote de Beaune, France
$7,478
$19,833
29
Leroy Aux Brulees, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, France
$7,624
$11,935
28
W & J Graham’s ‘Ne Oublie’ Tawny Port, Portugal
$7,824
$16,320
27
Leroy Corton-Renardes Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$7,875
$20,073
26
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Les Folatieres, Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru, France
$8,181
$28,754
25
Leroy Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$8,212
$55,447
24
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Les Gouttes d’Or, Meursault Premier Cru, France
$8,364
$17,371
23
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Puligny-Montrachet en La Richarde, Cote de Beaune, France
$8,374
$15,030
22
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Meursault, Cote de Beaune, France
$8,375
$12,061
21
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Puligny-Montrachet Les Enseigneres, Cote de Beaune, France
$8,978
$13,605
20
Domaine Jean-Louis Chave Ermitage ‘Cuvee Cathelin’, Rhone, France
$9,454
$18,264
19
Leroy Romanée-Saint-Vivant Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$9,526
$25,091
18
Henri Jayer Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$9,757
$19,716
17
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Les Petits Monts, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, France
$9,859
$14,631
16
Leroy Richebourg Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$10,581
$42,214
15
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Meursault Chaumes des Perrières, Côte de Beaune, France
$11,099
$18,723
14
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$11,249
$25,498
13
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Les Bonnes-Mares Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$11,551
$27,742
12
Leroy Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$11,751
$26,587
11
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$11,987
$26,981
10
Leroy Chambertin Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$13,100
$32,322
9
Domaine Georges & Christophe Roumier Echezeaux Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$14,325
$28,580
8
Egon Muller Scharzhofberger Riesling Trockenbeerenauslese, Mosel, Germany
$16,576
$45,035
7
Domaine Georges & Christophe Roumier Musigny Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$17,404
$38,871
6
Domaine Leflaive Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$18,231
$29,110
5
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$19,078
$28,951
4
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$23,025
$33,803
3
Leroy Domaine d’Auvenay Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru, Cote de Beaune, France
$23,331
$68,839
2
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Romanee-Conti Grand Cru, Côte de Nuits, France
$24,235
$248,652
1
Leroy Musigny Grand Cru, Cote de Nuits, France
$37,15
$226,743
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