As we have heard from many people older the wine, the better it gets, and only a true wine connoisseur knows the value of an older wine. Some of the super-expensive wines may not even be drinkable at all, but it is a delight for many to collect such wines. The rarest bottles in the world lie in collector’s bar and some pass through auction. So, for the avid wine collectors, below is the list of 10 most expensive wines. Of the most expensive bottles many are not normal bottles. They are Balthazar 12 L. Normal bottles comes in 750 ml only.
1. D’Amalfi Limoncello Supreme liquor
With $44 million price it has been marked as the world’s most expensive wine bottle we should say instead of wine because of it exceptionally created bottle. This wine is created in association with Liverpool-based Stuart Hughes and Italian distillery Antica Distilleria Russo is called D’Amalfi Limoncello Supreme. The flawless design of the bottle that is adorned with three single cut diamonds (13 carats) on the neck has made it one of the most expensive wines in the world. One of the rarest diamonds is set on the body of the bottle that alone weighs 18.5 carats and the bottle costs whooping $ 44 million.
2. Isabella’s Islay
The other one I am going to explain is not a wine but a non alcoholic drink but of very much shock to people why it is so costly??? The company behind the world’s most expensive non- alcoholic drink Ruwa has come up with Isabella’s Islay, is one of the world’s most luxurious whisky that is available in two editions. Each bottle of the drink is handcrafted and is encrusted with beautiful and dazzling 8500 diamonds, almost 300 rubies. The bottle is completely covered with very old single malt cask strength Islay whisky inside and English Crystal decanter. Each Isabella’s Islay costs $6.2 million and the bottle is also available in special edition that retails for $740,000 and is encrusted with gold and diamond lettering.
3. Master of Malt
A $ 1.4 million wine which is 105-Year-Old wine has set a new record of being one of the finest wines in the world. The wine is produced by the well known company Malt whiskey and was discovered by Scottish historian. The hard fetched whiskey was distilled on February 17, 1906 at the Aisla T’Orten distillery in the Highlands. The cask that was used was a sherry butt and was kept in the basement for about a century by Aberdeen-based historian, Allie Sisell. It was sold to Master of Malt in 2010 by Mr. Sisell and was bottled on March 8, 2011 after it spent 105 years in cask. That is the reason this exclusive drink is worth $1.4 million.
4. 1992 Screaming Eagle Wine
$ 5000,000 wine prepared in 1992 Screaming Eagle very well known by people has a beautiful opaque purple color with elegant fruity flavors that linger in the mouth for hours. This exclusive wine was sold at a charity event called Auction Napa Valley 2008 and fetched a whopping $500,000! Although it is one of the most expensive wines ever sold but, later some of the price was discounted as it was meant for the charity purpose. The wine was purchased by Cisco Systems executive Chase Bailey.
5. Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947
$304,375 wine Chateau Cheval Blanc 1947 that has been given A class status in the Classification of Saint-Emilion wine. The exclusive colossal Cheval Blanc 1947 has set a record of single bottle sold at an auction. According to the Christie’s wine expert, Michael Ganne, this is the only known bottle in the Imperial format and can be kept for another 50 years without any problem. One of the greatest Bordeaux of all time the bottle was owned by an anonymous Swiss collector. The wine was sold at an auction at Christie’s in Geneva and was sold for $304,580.