{"id":17297,"date":"2026-03-02T14:15:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T14:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/sparkling-wine\/champagne\/expensive-champagne\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:51:13","slug":"expensive-champagne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/sparkling-wine\/expensive-champagne\/","title":{"rendered":"Expensive Champagne"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"cover-image gsbp-028c943 alignfull\">\n<div class=\"gsbp-3801e9c\">\n<h1 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-6927069\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-6927069 \"><strong>Expensive Champagne: luxury bottles and price guide (2026)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-bdd52ab\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-bdd52ab \">The most expensive Champagnes represent the pinnacle of Champenoise craftsmanship, from bottles aged in underground cellars to rare prestige cuv\u00e9es. We blind tasted Champagne from legendary houses, with Dom P\u00e9rignon winning the top spots with the 2012 Champagne and the 2009 Brut Ros\u00e9, both rated 5\/5.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-ab1572d\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-ab1572d\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-greenshift-blocks-container gspb_container gspb_container-gsbp-aab5060\" id=\"gspb_container-id-gsbp-aab5060\">\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-ae7a61a\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-ae7a61a \">By<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><img src=\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/31731e2920e8d462d62fa6b336ff0210b7274532184d607cdb9e19571d2d92c1?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g\" alt=\"Malvina Demaj\" class=\"wc-author-avatar\" width=\"28\" height=\"28\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/author\/malvina-demaj\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Malvina Demaj<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p id=\"gspb_text-id-gsbp-91e3f29\" class=\"gspb_text gspb_text-id-gsbp-91e3f29 \">Last updated:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-03-02T14:15:49+00:00\">March 2, 2026<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n\/* Anchor spans injected before headings \u2014 invisible, no layout impact *\/\n.wcp-toc-anchor {\n\tdisplay: block;\n\theight: 0;\n\tmargin: 0;\n\tpadding: 0;\n\tborder: 0;\n\tline-height: 0;\n\tfont-size: 0;\n}\n\n\/* ====== WCP Table of Contents \u2014 Figma ====== *\/\n.wcp-toc {\n\twidth: 100%;\n\tbackground: #fff;\n\tborder: 1px solid #E5E5E5;\n\tborder-radius: 24px;\n\tpadding: 22px 26px;\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n\tfont-family: 'Montserrat', sans-serif;\n\tmargin: 24px 0;\n\tmin-height: 160px;\n\tcontain: layout style;\n}\n.wcp-toc *,\n.wcp-toc *::before {\n\tbox-sizing: border-box;\n}\n\n\/* Header row *\/\n.wcp-toc-header {\n\tdisplay: flex;\n\talign-items: center;\n\tjustify-content: space-between;\n\tpadding-bottom: 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Dom P\u00e9rignon 2009\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"2\" data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2009\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-rose-1-5l-magnum-dom-perignon-2009\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2009\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrut Ros\u00e9 (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2009\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">5.0\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIntensely pink in colour with amber and copper highlights, it offers aromas of wild strawberries, violet and hints of vanilla on a wide, structured palate with a spicy finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a31,396.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-rose-1-5l-magnum-dom-perignon-2009\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2009\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/La-Cote-aux-Enfants-Grand-Cru-Blanc-de-Noirs-Bollinger-2013-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"3\" data-wine=\"La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLa C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 90%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.9\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLively and complex, with fresh, balanced acidity and aromas of menthol, ripe citrus fruits, acacia honey and toasted hazelnuts leading to a persistent finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a31,155.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-1-5l-magnum-krug\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173eme-Edition-Grande-Cuvee-1.5L-Magnum-Krug-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Krug\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"4\" data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Krug\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-1-5l-magnum-krug\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Krug\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Krug\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 90%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.9\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tPrecise and structured, showing layered notes of toasted bread, brioche, verbena, ripe stone fruits and vanilla custard. The palate is rich and creamy, supported by vibrant freshness along with syrupy peach and a clean lemon finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3820.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-1-5l-magnum-krug\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Krug\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-1-5l-magnum-dom-perignon-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Champagne-1.5L-Magnum-Dom-Perignon-2013-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Champagne (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2013\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"5\" data-wine=\"Champagne (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2013\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-1-5l-magnum-dom-perignon-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Champagne (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2013\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2013\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 80%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.8\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tCreamy, full bodied and complex, displaying notes of sweet almond, bread crust, bitter cocoa, white flowers and flint. It possesses vibrant acidity, as well as a long and slightly spicy aftertaste.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3761.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-1-5l-magnum-dom-perignon-2013\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"5\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Champagne (1.5L Magnum) &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2013\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/les-maillons-blanc-de-noirs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2018\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Les-Maillons-Blanc-de-Noirs-Extra-Brut-Ulysse-Collin-2018-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Les Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2018\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"6\" data-wine=\"Les Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2018\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/les-maillons-blanc-de-noirs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2018\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Les Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLes Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2018\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 80%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.8\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFull bodied, fleshy and seamless, with a satiny texture and scents of sweet mirabelle plum, honeycomb, bee pollen, spices and orange oil. On the palate, it is well structured and generous, with balanced intensity and fruit freshness.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3666.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/les-maillons-blanc-de-noirs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2018\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"6\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Les Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2018\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-rose-armand-de-brignac\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brut-Rose-Armand-de-Brignac-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Armand de Brignac\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"7\" data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Armand de Brignac\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-rose-armand-de-brignac\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Armand de Brignac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Armand de Brignac\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 70%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.7\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRich and complex flavours of red currant, cherry, citrus, ginger, bread crust and aromatic herbs give way to a soft and complex sip and a lengthy finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3450.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-rose-armand-de-brignac\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"7\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Armand de Brignac\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-plenitude-2-dom-perignon-2006\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brut-Plenitude-2-Dom-Perignon-2006-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brut Pl\u00e9nitude 2 &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2006\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"8\" data-wine=\"Brut Pl\u00e9nitude 2 &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2006\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-plenitude-2-dom-perignon-2006\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Pl\u00e9nitude 2 &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2006\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrut Pl\u00e9nitude 2 &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2006\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 70%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.7\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe bouquet reveals hay and brioche, followed by alluring notes of bergamot, peach and apricot. It is refined and mineral on the palate, with smoky nuances, liquorice and toasted malt.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3443.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-plenitude-2-dom-perignon-2006\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"8\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Pl\u00e9nitude 2 &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2006\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/alexandra-brut-rose-laurent-perrier-2012\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Alexandra-Brut-Rose-Laurent-Perrier-2012-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Alexandra Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2012\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"9\" data-wine=\"Alexandra Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2012\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/alexandra-brut-rose-laurent-perrier-2012\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Alexandra Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAlexandra Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2012\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 60%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.6\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMineral, silky and fresh, with clear notes of crushed strawberries, redcurrants, raspberries and a subtle bitter orange finish, with a distinct mineral undercurrent.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3357.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/alexandra-brut-rose-laurent-perrier-2012\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"9\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Alexandra Brut Ros\u00e9 &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2012\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/cristal-brut-louis-roederer-2016-4\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Cristal-Brut-Louis-Roederer-2016-Champagne-France-200x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cristal Brut &#8211; Louis Roederer 2016\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"10\" data-wine=\"Cristal Brut &#8211; Louis Roederer 2016\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/cristal-brut-louis-roederer-2016-4\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Cristal Brut &#8211; Louis Roederer 2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCristal Brut &#8211; Louis Roederer 2016\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; color:unset; margin: 8px 0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 60%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">4.6\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEnveloping and juicy on the palate, with a silky texture and notes of white flowers, candied citrus, peach, mirabel plum and subtle saline and smoky nuances.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3283.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/cristal-brut-louis-roederer-2016-4\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"10\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Cristal Brut &#8211; Louis Roederer 2016\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p>Our selection of the top 10 expensive Champagnes highlights vintage cuv\u00e9es, single cru rarities and investment worthy collector bottles that have earned 90+ point scores from critics such as Robert Parker. Standouts include the single vineyard Ulysse Collin Les Maillons Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut 2018, aged on its lees for over three years and priced around \u00a3664, alongside show stopping prestige formats like the Dom P\u00e9rignon Champagne Jeroboam 2012, a dazzling three litre statement bottle rated 5\/5 and valued at roughly \u00a33,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/strong> A six litre bottle of Champagne is called a Methuselah (also spelt Mathusalem), a grand format equal to eight standard 750 ml bottles, or about 48 servings. Named after the longest living biblical patriarch, this impressive size is typically reserved for milestone celebrations, gala evenings and collector showcases where scale is part of the spectacle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"expensive-champagne-brands-and-their-flagship-bottles\"><\/div><h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-caef48c\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-caef48c \">Expensive Champagne brands and their flagship bottles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"the-most-luxurious-champagne-brands-are-considered-grande-marque-great-brands-with-rich-histories-and-exceptional-craftsmanship-some-of-the-best-are-dom-perignon-krug-louis-roederer-and-armand-de-brignac-these-expensive-champagne-brands-are-renowned-for-their-exceptional-rare-champagne-bottles-which-often-cost-hundreds-or-thousands-of-dollars-depending-on-how-prestigious-they-are-here-s-a-closer-look-at-some-of-the-best\">The most luxurious Champagne brands are considered \u201cGrande Marque\u201d, great brands with rich histories and exceptional craftsmanship. Some of the best are Dom P\u00e9rignon, Krug, Louis Roederer and Armand de Brignac. These expensive Champagne brands are renowned for their exceptional, rare Champagne bottles, which often cost hundreds or thousands of dollars, depending on how prestigious they are. Here\u2019s a closer look at some of the best:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dom P\u00e9rignon &#8211; \u00c9pernay, Champagne, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dom P\u00e9rignon is a premier Champagne brand named after the Benedictine monk who refined Champagne production. The brand releases only vintage wines in the best years, well known for their signature balance of finesse, age worthiness and complex taste profile. Each bottle is aged for at least 7 years before release to develop deeper notes of spice and dried fruits. The house pioneered the \u201cPl\u00e9nitude\u201d series, which are evolutions of the same vintage aged for 15+ (P2) or 25+ (P3) years before release.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gsbp-5dd6a39\" id=\"screaming-eagle\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-6061 {\n\t\t\t--wcpro-primary: #d13a3a;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-bg: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-text: #333333;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-padding: 20px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-gap: 24px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-border-radius: 8px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-6061 a {\n\t\t\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wcpro-shortcode-6061\" class=\"wcpro-grid-wrapper wcpro-template-horizontal-ecommerce\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wine-horizontal-ecommerce-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-brut-dom-perignon-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Champagne-Brut-Dom-Perignon-2017-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Champagne Brut &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"1\" data-wine=\"Champagne Brut &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-brut-dom-perignon-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Champagne Brut &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tChampagne Brut &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">5.0\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA brilliant straw yellow in colour, with golden highlights and bouquet of toasted cocoa, spices and flowers, as well as fruity freshness supported by velvety creaminess.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3205.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/champagne-brut-dom-perignon-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Champagne Brut &#8211; Dom P\u00e9rignon 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most expensive bottle of Champagne ever sold:<\/strong> Dom P\u00e9rignon Ros\u00e9 Gold Methuselah 1996, which sold for \u00a335,000 at a bar in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Krug &#8211; Reims, Champagne, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph Krug founded this Champagne house in Reims in 1843, with the vision of creating the finest and richest Champagne every single year, regardless of climate variations. He blended reserve wines and emphasised terroir to create his signature wines. Krug mainly produces Krug Grande Cuv\u00e9e alongside rare older vintages, a non vintage ros\u00e9, vintage blanc de blancs from Clos du Mesnil and blanc de noirs from Clos d\u2019Ambonnay. All bottles of Krug feature a six digit \u201cKRUG ID\u201d located on the left hand side of the back label, which serves as a reference for collectors and provides more information about the particular bottle on a mobile application.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most expensive bottle of Champagne ever sold:<\/strong> 1928 Krug Collection, sold for \u00a314,800 at a 2009 auction.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gsbp-62ba72b\" id=\"screaming-eagle\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-2124 {\n\t\t\t--wcpro-primary: #d13a3a;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-bg: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-text: #333333;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-padding: 20px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-gap: 24px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-border-radius: 8px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-2124 a {\n\t\t\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wcpro-shortcode-2124\" class=\"wcpro-grid-wrapper wcpro-template-horizontal-ecommerce\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wine-horizontal-ecommerce-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-with-gift-box-krug-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/173eme-Edition-Grande-Cuvee-with-Gift-Box-Krug-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e with Gift Box &#8211; Krug &#8211; Champagne, France\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"1\" data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e with Gift Box &#8211; Krug &#8211; Champagne, France\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-with-gift-box-krug-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e with Gift Box &#8211; Krug &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e with Gift Box &#8211; Krug &#8211; Champagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">5.0\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tRich, creamy and generous, with aromas of toasted bread, brioche and vanilla pastry cream, as well as a brilliant freshness that culminates in a crisp lemon finish.&nbsp;&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3316.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/173eme-edition-grande-cuvee-with-gift-box-krug-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"173\u00e8me \u00c9dition Grande Cuv\u00e9e with Gift Box &#8211; Krug &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Louis Roederer &#8211; Reims, Champagne, France<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Founded in 1776 in Reims, Louis Roederer is a prestigious and independent family owned champagne house. It first gained renown in 1833, when Louis Roederer started purchasing Grand Cru vineyards to control the quality of their grapes. He created the first prestige cuv\u00e9e, Cristal, for Tsar Alexander II in 1876, now recognised as one of the world\u2019s oldest luxury Champagnes. Today, Louis Roederer produces the flagship non vintage Brut Premier, the Carte Blanche Cuv\u00e9e and other vintage champagnes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Most expensive bottle of Champagne ever sold: <\/strong>1990 Cristal Brut Mill\u00e9nnium Mathusalem, priced at ~\u00a310,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gsbp-52729ed\" id=\"screaming-eagle\">\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-1124 {\n\t\t\t--wcpro-primary: #d13a3a;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-bg: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-text: #333333;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-padding: 20px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-gap: 24px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-border-radius: 8px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-1124 a {\n\t\t\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wcpro-shortcode-1124\" class=\"wcpro-grid-wrapper wcpro-template-horizontal-ecommerce\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wine-horizontal-ecommerce-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-horizontal-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Left: Wine Image -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-blanc-de-blancs-louis-roederer-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Brut-Blanc-de-Blancs-Louis-Roederer-2017-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wine-card size-wine-card wp-post-image\" alt=\"Brut Blanc de Blancs &#8211; Louis Roederer 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\u00a0\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"1\" data-wine=\"Brut Blanc de Blancs &#8211; Louis Roederer 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\u00a0\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Center: Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wine-h-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-blanc-de-blancs-louis-roederer-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Blanc de Blancs &#8211; Louis Roederer 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBrut Blanc de Blancs &#8211; Louis Roederer 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\u00a0\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Additional Wine Details -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country\/Region -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Rating - Stars and Score with Decimal Support -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-stars\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wine-h-score\">5.0\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description\/Excerpt -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThe nose reveals a bouquet of white flowers and jasmine, with hints of citrus peel, smoke, chalk dust and toasted almonds. The palate is creamy, with a concentrated marine freshness and a tangy finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<!-- Right: Price & Button -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-sidebar\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wine-h-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-label\">From:<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"price-value\">\u00a3106.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/brut-blanc-de-blancs-louis-roederer-2017-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wine-h-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Brut Blanc de Blancs &#8211; Louis Roederer 2017 &#8211; Champagne, France\u00a0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"why-is-expensive-champagne-worth-its-price\"><\/div><h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-cb9d075\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-cb9d075 \">Why is expensive Champagne worth its price?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Expensive Champagne represents more than just indulgence; it is a combination of heritage, rarity and premium artistry that sets it apart from regular Champagne bottles. What determines the price of the best luxury Champagnes for investment?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Classification:<\/strong> prestige cuv\u00e9es represent the best that any Champagne house has to offer, often costing five to ten times more than standard vintage Champagnes.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Producer reputation:<\/strong> brands like Krug, Dom P\u00e9rignon and Louis Roederer Cristal have spent centuries building their reputation as luxury brands associated with royalty and celebrations. Therefore, they command premiums due to their market positioning.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Terroir:<\/strong> grapes sourced from highly rated Grand Cru and Premier Cru vineyards cost significantly more than average grapes.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ageing:<\/strong> expensive champagne requires years of maturation before it is ready for sale. Premium bottlings like Dom P\u00e9rignon Pl\u00e9nitude and other late release bottles spend 15\u201325+ years ageing on lees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rarity:<\/strong> many luxury houses produce limited quantities of their top cuv\u00e9es, particularly in exceptional years. They\u2019re often in large formats (magnums, Jeroboams) and exceed \u00a31,000.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In the table below, you will find some of the <strong>best luxury Champagnes that are collectable, including limited edition bottles to buy this year.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<style>\n\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-1617 {\n\t\t\t--wcpro-primary: #d13a3a;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-bg: #ffffff;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-text: #333333;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-padding: 20px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-card-gap: 24px;\n\t\t\t--wcpro-border-radius: 8px;\n\t\t}\n\t\t\n\t\t\t#wcpro-shortcode-1617 a {\n\t\t\t\ttext-decoration: none;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t<\/style>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wcpro-shortcode-1617\" class=\"wcpro-grid-wrapper wcpro-template-ordered-list\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wcpro-ordered-list-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Image Section (LEFT) - Small, Simple -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/non-vintage-nv-pn-tx20-champagne-brut-bollinger-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/PN-TX20-Champagne-Brut-Bollinger-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"wcpro-ol-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"1\" data-wine=\"Non Vintage (NV): PN TX20 Champagne Brut- Bollinger &#8211; Champagne, France\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Content Section (RIGHT) - Everything stacked vertically -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title: \"1. Dry red wine. Wine Name - California\" -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wcpro-ol-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/non-vintage-nv-pn-tx20-champagne-brut-bollinger-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Non Vintage (NV): PN TX20 Champagne Brut- Bollinger &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1. 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Dry red wine. Wine Name - California\" -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wcpro-ol-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/vintage-champagne-letincelante-brut-nature-tarlant-2002-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Vintage Champagne: L\u2019\u00c9tincelante Brut Nature &#8211; Tarlant 2002 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2. Vintage Champagne: L\u2019\u00c9tincelante Brut Nature &#8211; Tarlant 2002 &#8211; Champagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description - Regular paragraph, NOT italic -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFirm, structured and intense, with vibrant acidity and a blend of yellow and green apples, combined with toasted hazelnuts, almonds and mineral notes.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Wine Metadata - Only show fields that are filled -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Producer -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Region (from meta, not taxonomy) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grape Variety -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Star Rating - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-stars-display\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 90%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-ol-score-display\">4.9\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom: <span class=\"price-amount\">\u00a3200.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button - BLACK, below price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/vintage-champagne-letincelante-brut-nature-tarlant-2002-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"2\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Vintage Champagne: L\u2019\u00c9tincelante Brut Nature &#8211; Tarlant 2002 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Image Section (LEFT) - Small, Simple -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/single-vineyard-single-cru-les-pierrieres-blanc-de-blancs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2016-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Les-Pierrieres-Blanc-de-Blancs-Extra-Brut-Ulysse-Collin-2016-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"wcpro-ol-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"3\" data-wine=\"Single Vineyard Single Cru: Les Pierri\u00e8res Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2016 &#8211; Champagne, France\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Content Section (RIGHT) - Everything stacked vertically -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title: \"1. Dry red wine. Wine Name - California\" -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wcpro-ol-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/single-vineyard-single-cru-les-pierrieres-blanc-de-blancs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2016-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Single Vineyard Single Cru: Les Pierri\u00e8res Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2016 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t3. Single Vineyard Single Cru: Les Pierri\u00e8res Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2016 &#8211; Champagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description - Regular paragraph, NOT italic -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMedium to full bodied, with intense chalky minerality and notes of waxy citrus peel, Mandarin orange, crisp green apple, almonds and flint.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Wine Metadata - Only show fields that are filled -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Producer -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Region (from meta, not taxonomy) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grape Variety -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Star Rating - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-stars-display\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-partial-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; display: inline-block;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-empty\" style=\"color: #e0e0e0;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\" style=\"position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; overflow: hidden; width: 90%; color: #f39c12;\">\u2605<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-ol-score-display\">4.9\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom: <span class=\"price-amount\">\u00a3500.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button - BLACK, below price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/single-vineyard-single-cru-les-pierrieres-blanc-de-blancs-extra-brut-ulysse-collin-2016-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Single Vineyard Single Cru: Les Pierri\u00e8res Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut &#8211; Ulysse Collin 2016 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-card\">\n\t\t\t<!-- Image Section (LEFT) - Small, Simple -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/prestige-cuvee-collector-bottles-la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-image-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/La-Cote-aux-Enfants-Grand-Cru-Blanc-de-Noirs-Bollinger-2013-Champagne-France-200x300-2.jpg\" class=\"wcpro-ol-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" data-cta-type=\"ranking\" data-position=\"4\" data-wine=\"Prestige Cuv\u00e9e Collector Bottles: La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013 &#8211; Champagne, France\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<!-- Content Section (RIGHT) - Everything stacked vertically -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-content\">\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Title: \"1. Dry red wine. Wine Name - California\" -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"wcpro-ol-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/prestige-cuvee-collector-bottles-la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-title-link\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Prestige Cuv\u00e9e Collector Bottles: La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t4. Prestige Cuv\u00e9e Collector Bottles: La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013 &#8211; Champagne, France\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Description - Regular paragraph, NOT italic -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tLively and complex, with fresh, balanced acidity and aromas of menthol, ripe citrus fruits, acacia honey and toasted hazelnuts leading to a persistent finish.&nbsp;\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Wine Metadata - Only show fields that are filled -->\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-metadata\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Vintage Year - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Producer -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Country -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Region (from meta, not taxonomy) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Grape Variety -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- ABV (Alcohol %) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Temperature - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Flavor - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Body & Structure - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Tasting Notes - Only if enabled and exists -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Star Rating - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-rating\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-stars-display\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span><span class=\"wcpro-star-filled\">\u2605<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wcpro-ol-score-display\">5.0\/5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Price - Match Product Cards Style -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wcpro-ol-price\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFrom: <span class=\"price-amount\">\u00a31,000.00<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Button - BLACK, below price -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/winescurated.com\/uk\/go\/prestige-cuvee-collector-bottles-la-cote-aux-enfants-grand-cru-blanc-de-noirs-bollinger-2013-champagne-france\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   class=\"wcpro-ol-button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   style=\"background-color: #000000; color: #ffffff;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   target=\"_blank\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-cta-type=\"ranking\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-position=\"4\"\n\t\t\t\t\t   data-wine=\"Prestige Cuv\u00e9e Collector Bottles: La C\u00f4te aux Enfants Grand Cru Blanc de Noirs &#8211; Bollinger 2013 &#8211; Champagne, France\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tBuy now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<!-- Frontend Edit Button (Admins Only) -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/strong> 2023 was a record year for Champagne exports, with over 326 million bottles shipped. Despite this high number, prestige cuv\u00e9es and luxury bottles made up <strong>less than 5% of total production<\/strong>, crafted by houses like Dom P\u00e9rignon and Krug.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-are-the-best-vintages-for-luxury-champagne\">What are the best vintages for luxury Champagne?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The best vintages for luxury Champagne include 2018, 2012, 2008 and 1996, highly regarded for their premium quality, aging potential and balance. Seeing as vintage Champagne is only produced in exceptional years, it accounts for less than 10% of total Champagne production. The best years are truly stellar, occurring when ideal weather, perfect harvest conditions and healthy grapes work together to yield investment worthy Champagne.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is our list highlighting the <strong>best luxury Champagnes for investment in 2026, <\/strong>from various vintage years, that you should consider adding to your collection.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wines-table-wrapper\"><table class=\"gsbp-a1f0bdb\">\n<tr>\n<th><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-efcc67cd-7fff-b0eb-ddda-8c242adecad4\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Vintage<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\n\n\n<th><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-82115645-7fff-d14c-bbe9-a4b70e3e5191\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Recommended Expensive Champagne<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\n\n\n<th><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;white-space: pre-wrap\">Price From<\/span><\/th>\n\n\n\n<th><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-57439055-7fff-01cc-5189-7b2e4521f700\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Rating<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\n\n\n<th><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-2306744e-7fff-1907-5e14-127f8876e01e\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Tasting Notes<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n\n\n\n<th><span style=\"font-weight:normal\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-01e546a3-7fff-3722-d9cc-d542e2a5bff7\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Vintage Characteristics<\/span><\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gsbp-55bf85c\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-be273861-7fff-4b5e-7552-5e034b50d25e\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">2018<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;white-space: pre-wrap\">Les Hauts d\u2019\u00c9pernay &#8211; Philippe Lancelot 2018 &#8211; Champagne, France&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-2cc28ec1-7fff-fbf8-8367-46ef6eccfc9c\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">\u00a3115.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td>5\/5<\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-a7476b59-7fff-36e4-099e-5ddaa82fb24b\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Full bodied, broad and enveloping, with a rich bouquet of peach, sweet orange and white fruits. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-bca0f20c-7fff-4e5a-0abc-e0a5c13b32ff\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">An exceptional year, characterised by a sunny and dry growing season and generous harvests. The perfectly ripe grapes produced harmonious, age worthy Champagnes.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gsbp-bd977b9\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-286610ad-7fff-5ff5-19a8-06446c7bcda5\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">2015<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;white-space: pre-wrap\">Champagne Brut &#8211; Laurent-Perrier 2015 &#8211; Champagne, France<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-e430fac0-7fff-0c59-b7f2-67ab244ed7ef\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">\u00a380.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td>5\/5<\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-e078c941-7fff-8690-a081-9537194a26f3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Complex aromas of beeswax, candied lemon, honeysuckle and hawthorn, followed by nuances of toasted bread and orange. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-c4a046fd-7fff-9748-cf82-0c984856fb96\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">A hot and dry summer in which Pinot Noir excelled, resulting in ripe, powerful and fruit forward wines with low acidity.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gsbp-84ff759\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-9f9fd985-7fff-6c8a-f892-45ac0e8f7d7a\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">2012<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-472a932a-7fff-abae-8c32-d2655daeb6fb\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Champagne Brut &#8211; Henriot 2012 &#8211; Champagne, France <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-344e468f-7fff-2037-c292-c33ae4e435a2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">\u00a381.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-6462703e-7fff-4afa-ff32-9c8f3283c09c\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">4.9\/5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-7ae9b591-7fff-3aeb-179d-041c27a4e422\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">A broad and enveloping sip, with aromas of pear, mango, citrus and bread crust on the nose, along with a long, aromatic finish.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-5a592938-7fff-1a98-565b-0a36c358cfff\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">A challenging season that yielded a small, yet intensely concentrated crop. The wines are powerful and structured with excellent acidity.<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n<tr>\n<td class=\"gsbp-707e77e\"><strong><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0d5cddfd-7fff-7890-8551-be4de2ffef9b\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-weight: 700;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">2008<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span style=\", sans-serif;font-size: 16px;white-space: pre-wrap\">L\u2019\u00c2me de la Terre Extra Dry Champagne &#8211; Fran\u00e7oise Bedel 2008 &#8211; Champagne, France&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0dac21aa-7fff-ad84-1017-9441f7da637d\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">\u00a3142.00<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-b73aa464-7fff-dc8a-3f4f-feaec713f2a1\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">4.9\/5<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-f12496d8-7fff-f014-b1ed-e9a20d31f004\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">Lively and balanced palate, with high acidity, creamy texture and flavours of ripe apple, caramel and lemon zest. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n\n\n\n<td><span id=\"docs-internal-guid-0b5ca311-7fff-00cd-820d-ab640ed0c4d9\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;, sans-serif;background-color: transparent;font-variant: normal;vertical-align: baseline;white-space: pre-wrap\">One of the greatest vintages of the 21st century, the year witnessed a damp spring followed by a warm September with cool nights that allowed for slow ripening. The resulting wines are vivid and perfect for ageing. <\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dom P\u00e9rignon 2008 is widely considered the greatest Champagne vintage of the 21st century, receiving 98 points from Vinous and 96 from Wine Advocate due to its exceptional balance and precision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/strong> The first ever Champagne vintage was introduced by Veuve Clicquot in 1810 to celebrate a successful planting year after five years of bad vintages, war and near failure!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"what-is-the-most-expensive-champagne-ever-sold\"><\/div><h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-e7c34f6\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-e7c34f6 \">What is the most expensive Champagne ever sold?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"the-most-expensive-champagne-bottle-ever-sold-is-the-2017-champagne-avenue-foch-bought-at-a-july-2022-auction-by-italian-crypto-investors-giovanni-and-piero-buono-for-approximately-1-2-million-2-5m-the-magnum-bottle-was-designed-by-shammi-shinh-and-artist-mig-who-offered-a-bored-mutant-ape-nft-alongside-the-bottle\">The most expensive Champagne bottle ever sold is the 2017 Champagne Avenue Foch, bought at a July 2022 auction by Italian crypto investors Giovanni and Piero Buono for approximately \u00a31.2 million ($2.5M). The magnum bottle was designed by Shammi Shinh and artist Mig, who offered a \u201cBored Mutant Ape\u201d NFT alongside the bottle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"shammi-shinh-was-also-involved-in-the-creation-of-gout-de-diamants-taste-of-diamonds-the-most-expensive-champagne-in-the-world-which-was-sold-for-over-1-2-million-in-2013-he-worked-with-designer-alexander-amosu-to-craft-the-iconic-bottle-featuring-an-18-carat-solid-white-gold-label-set-with-a-19-carat-white-diamond\">Shammi Shinh was also involved in the creation of Go\u00fbt de Diamants (Taste of Diamonds), the most expensive Champagne in the world, which was sold for over \u00a31.2 million in 2013. He worked with designer Alexander Amosu to craft the iconic bottle featuring an 18 carat solid white gold label set with a 19 carat white diamond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"at-auctions-historical-champagne-bottles-also-regularly-command-high-prices-in-2010-an-1841-veuve-clicquot-bottle-was-recovered-from-a-baltic-sea-shipwreck-alongside-167-other-bottles-including-some-1820-juglar-cuvee-champagnes-the-single-bottles-were-auctioned-at-18-130-27-843-each\">At auctions, historical Champagne bottles also regularly command high prices. In 2010, an 1841 Veuve Clicquot bottle was recovered from a Baltic Sea shipwreck alongside 167 other bottles, including some 1820 Juglar cuv\u00e9e Champagnes. The single bottles were auctioned at \u00a318,130-\u00a327,843 each.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"how-we-rate-and-score-the-most-expensive-champagne-bottles\"><\/div><h2 id=\"gspb_heading-id-gsbp-408f876\" class=\"gspb_heading gspb_heading-id-gsbp-408f876 \">How we rate and score the most expensive Champagne bottles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Our editorial team rates wines on a 5 point scale, assigning scores after evaluating their <strong>appearance<\/strong>, <strong>aroma\/bouquet<\/strong>, <strong>flavor<\/strong>\/<strong>palate <\/strong>and <strong>overall impression<\/strong>. Any Champagne we recommend has been tested by our expert tasting panel without bias. The scores are aggregated over 50 points, which we convert to the simple 5 point scale you see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The 5 point scale can be interpreted as:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>5 = Exceptional<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 = Excellent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 = Very Good<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 = Good<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 = Fair<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do we look for in the wine?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Appearance (up to 5 points)<\/strong>: we\u2019re assessing the wine\u2019s clarity, colour and brightness.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Aroma &amp; bouquet (up to 15 points)<\/strong>: next, we assess the intensity, complexity and clean, flaw free nose that the Champagne has to offer.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Flavour &amp; palate (up to 20 points)<\/strong>: we evaluate the expensive Champagne\u2019s balance of acidity, tannin, alcohol depth and its mouthfeel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Overall impression (up to 10 points)<\/strong>: here, we\u2019re looking at how it all comes together. We\u2019re considering harmony, complexity, typicity, finish and the wine\u2019s ageing potential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For expensive Champagne, we specifically assess:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Mousse quality<\/strong>: creamy and fine, persistent bubbles instead of coarse, fleeting fizz.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dosage balance<\/strong>: the sweetness must be integrated and balanced with the acidity and fruit notes.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ageing potential<\/strong>: complex, evolving flavours and a good acidity that can evolve over 10-30+ years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Complexity: <\/strong>layered primary, secondary and tertiary aromas that unfold on the palate and a long lasting finish.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To reflect quality without bias, we rate each expensive Champagne against bottles in its own category. Non vintage expensive Champagne is not stacked against vintage expensive Champagnes, while prestige cuv\u00e9es are compared to other top of the range bottles.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>A note from our team: <\/em><\/strong><em>we understand that wine preferences are determined by personal taste and our scores reflect the palate and opinions of our tasting team. 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Pink Champagne, in particular, is often more expensive than white versions due to its more complex production process, the increased time and labour, as well as the precise winemaking skills required for its creation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is the most expensive Champagne in the world?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most expensive Champagne in the world is Go\u00fbt de Diamants (Taste of Diamonds), sold for over \u00a31.2 million in 2013. Shammi Shinh, a British entrepreneur, collaborated with designer Alexander Amosu to craft the luxury bottle, featuring an 18 carat gold label and a 19 carat white diamond.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How long does expensive Champagne last?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Unopened high quality expensive Champagne can last for over 20 years when stored properly in a consistently cool and dark environment. Non vintage premium bottles typically last for 3-5 years. Once opened, you should reseal the Champagne with a wine stopper and place it in your wine fridge. Be sure to drink it within 1-3 days to retain the effervescence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>How much is the most expensive bottle of Champagne?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The most expensive bottle of Champagne you can potentially buy is the 2013 Taste of Diamonds (Go\u00fbt de Diamants), priced between \u00a31.5 million and \u00a31.8 million. Its bottle features a 18 carat gold label and a 19 carat white diamond. Other ultra luxury options you can purchase include the Armand de Brignac 30L Midas (~\u00a322,000) and historic shipwrecked collections.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-question\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>What is the most expensive Champagne?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"schema-faq-answer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dom P\u00e9rignon Champagne 2012 (3L) (5\/5, ~\u00a33000) is the most expensive Champagne to invest in. It is a legendary Champagne, known as the \u201cParadox\u201d vintage that achieved harmony despite the challenging 2012 growing season. 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