The 10 most expensive champagnes in the world and their real prices
The auction record belongs to a magnum of Château Avenue Foch 2017. It sold in 2022 for $2.5 million, largely because of the NFT that came with it. Without that added extra, historic bottles lead the way: a Baltic Sea Veuve Clicquot fetched €30,000 and a Krug 1928, $21,200.
We reviewed this list in November 2026. Each price comes with context: auction, sale price or estimate. Many figures circulating online have no source, and we point that out here. If you're looking for a bottle to celebrate with rather than display, explore our selection of champagne.
| # | Champagne | Price | Price type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Château Avenue Foch 2017 (magnum with NFT) | $2.5 million | Auction | 2022 |
| 2 | Goût de Diamants, Alexander Amosu edition | £1.2 million | Announced price | 2013 |
| 3 | Dom Pérignon 1961 from Charles and Diana's wedding (magnum) | €67,000–80,000 | Estimate; not sold | 2025 |
| 4 | Custom Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque 2000 (case of 12) | €50,000 | Sale price | 2008 |
| 5 | Heidsieck & Co Monopole 1907 from the shipwreck | About $35,000 | Sale price in Moscow | No exact date |
| 6 | Baltic Sea Veuve Clicquot (early 19th century) | €30,000 | Auction | 2011 |
| 7 | Krug 1928 | $21,200 | Auction | 2009 |
| 8 | Cristal 1990 Millennium Cuvée (Methuselah, 6 l) | $14,730 | Auction | 2005 |
| 9 | Dom Pérignon 1995 White Gold (Jeroboam, 3 l) | About $11,000 | Sale price in Japan | 2007 |
| 10 | Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1996 | About $3,660 | Market price | 2024 |
1. Château Avenue Foch 2017: $2.5 million
In 2022, a magnum of Château Avenue Foch 2017 sold at auction for $2.5 million. The press reported it as a record for a sparkling wine.
The value lies not in the wine. The bottle came with an NFT granting rights to the Bored Ape Mutant artwork printed on it, created with Bored Ape Yacht Club. Designed by artist Mig, it features Swarovski crystals and pewter.
Behind the project was British businessman Shammi Shinh. The buyers were cryptocurrency investors Giovanni and Piero Buono. The champagne is made from Premier Cru grapes grown on a family estate in Chamery.
2. Goût de Diamants: £1.2 million
Shinh had already played this card in 2013. At 29, through his company Prodiguer Brands, he launched Goût de Diamants, meaning “taste of diamonds”.
It is made by Champagne Chapuy in Oger, using 100% Grand Cru grapes from an 8-hectare family vineyard. Each bottle features a Swarovski crystal set on a diamond-shaped pewter emblem.
The million-pound bottle is a special edition created with designer Alexander Amosu. The emblem was upgraded to 18-carat white gold and the crystal to a 19-carat white diamond. Its announced price was £1.2 million. Many lists put it at $2.07 million, a figure not supported by the original source.
3. Dom Pérignon 1961 from Charles and Diana's wedding: estimated at €67,000–80,000
In 1981, Dom Pérignon bottled twelve magnums of its 1961 vintage for the wedding of then-Prince Charles and Diana Spencer. 1961 was Diana's birth year.
In December 2025, Danish auction house Bruun Rasmussen offered one of these magnums, consigned by a Danish collector. It was estimated at €67,000 to €80,000. Bids did not reach the reserve, and the bottle remained unsold.
The house also released a small number of commemorative bottles from the same vintage. Today, they go for around $5,300, according to Vinovest.
4. Custom Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque: €50,000 per case
In 2008, Perrier-Jouët offered 100 buyers around the world a case of 12 bottles of Belle Epoque 2000 for €50,000. That worked out at around €4,166 per bottle.
What buyers were paying for was the experience. They travelled to Épernay and, alongside cellar master Hervé Deschamps, created their own liqueur d’expédition—in other words, they chose the final sweetness of their bottles, as we explain in Cava or Champagne: the real differences. The house then kept the bottles in its cellars for eight months.
If you’re looking for the current Belle Epoque, you can find Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque at Licorea for around €195.
5. Heidsieck & Co Monopole 1907: the shipwreck Champagne
On 3 November 1916, the German submarine U-22 sank the Swedish schooner Jönköping off the coast of Finland. It was carrying Heidsieck & Co Monopole 1907 Champagne bound for Russia. Its exact destination is disputed: the Russian market, the army or the Tsar’s court.
In 1997, a Swedish team located the wreck. According to Quill & Pad, around 3,000 bottles were recovered, although some 500 were not in good condition.
It is often said that one bottle sold for $275,000. There is no clear source for that figure. What is documented is more modest: up to $4,000 at a London auction in 1999, and around $35,000 per bottle at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow.
6. Veuve Clicquot from the Baltic: €30,000 at auction
Another treasure was discovered beneath the sea in 2010. It was a schooner that had sunk in the Åland archipelago, between Finland and Sweden, sometime between 1825 and 1830. It was carrying 168 bottles of Champagne.
In June 2011, Acker Merrall & Condit auctioned two of them in Mariehamn, the capital of Åland. A bottle of Veuve Clicquot fetched €30,000, paid by a buyer from Singapore. A bottle from the house of Juglar reached €24,000.
7. Krug 1928: $21,200
In 2009, Acker Merrall & Condit sold a 75 cl bottle of Krug 1928 from the Krug Collection in Hong Kong. It went for 164,560 Hong Kong dollars—around $21,200 or €15,900 at the time.
According to Decanter, it was the world auction record for a bottle of Champagne at the time. It is a good example of an old vintage: very few bottles remain, and every one that comes onto the market commands a price.
8. Cristal 1990 Millennium Cuvée: $14,730
Cristal is Louis Roederer’s prestige Champagne. To mark the turn of the millennium, the house bottled its 1990 vintage in 2,000 Methuselahs—6-litre bottles equivalent to eight standard bottles.
In September 2005, Bonhams sold number 1,333 in London for $14,730, including the buyer’s premium. Many lists cite a $17,625 sale in New York, but we have not found a source to support it.
The current vintage available in our shop is Louis Roederer Cristal 2016, priced at around €290. If you’re interested in the house, we also look at the new release of Cristal 2008.
9. Dom Pérignon 1995 White Gold Jeroboam: $11,000 to $40,000
In 2007, Dom Pérignon released its 1995 vintage in a 3-litre jeroboam, encased in white gold and designed by Chaumet. Just 100 bottles were made worldwide.
At Matsuzakaya department store in Nagoya, Japan, it cost 1.26 million yen, around $11,000. In US nightclubs, it sold for more than $40,000. The difference came down to the venue, not the wine.
For something more accessible, Licorea has Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 for around €236.
10. Krug Clos d'Ambonnay 1996: around $3,660
Rounding out the list is a Champagne you can buy on the market, not just at auction. Krug makes Clos d'Ambonnay from grapes grown in a walled vineyard plot in Ambonnay.
It is a blanc de noirs: a white Champagne made exclusively from pinot noir, a black grape. In its 2024 buying guide, Vinovest puts the 1996 vintage at around $3,660.
Boërl & Kroff falls just outside the top 10, having featured in an earlier version of this list. Its 1995 Brut Millésime costs around $3,510, according to the same guide.
What makes a Champagne so expensive
Looking at the list as a whole, prices come down to four factors:
- History: a royal wedding or a shipwreck can multiply the value of a bottle.
- Age: vintages such as Krug 1928 are now almost impossible to find.
- Format: Methuselahs and Jeroboams are made in small quantities and sought after by collectors.
- Packaging: gold, diamonds or an NFT. For the top two bottles, the packaging is worth more than the wine.
The most expensive bottles you can buy at Licorea
We don’t sell bottles from auctions, but we do stock the prestige Champagnes released by the major houses each year. Here are the most expensive in our range:
| Champagne | Approximate price |
|---|---|
| Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque Rosé | Around €310 |
| Louis Roederer Cristal 2016 | Around €290 |
| Armand de Brignac Brut Gold | Around €289 |
| Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 | Around €236 |
| Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque | Around €195 |
| Bollinger La Grande Année 2015 | Around €190 |
Looking for a gift? Find more options in our gift ideas for Cava and Champagne.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most expensive Champagne in the world?
By auction price, it’s a magnum of Château Avenue Foch 2017 with an NFT, which sold for $2.5 million in 2022. By asking price, it’s Alexander Amosu’s Goût de Diamants, listed at £1.2 million. Without jewels or NFTs, the standout is the Baltic Sea Veuve Clicquot, which sold for €30,000 in 2011.
How much does a bottle of Dom Pérignon cost?
At Licorea, Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 costs around €236. Special editions and older vintages can cost many times more: the 1995 White Gold Jeroboam sold for over $11,000.
Which Champagne was served at the wedding of Charles and Diana?
Dom Pérignon 1961, the vintage from Diana’s birth year, in magnum format. One of these magnums went up for auction in December 2025 with an estimate of €67,000–€80,000, but it did not sell.
Why is Champagne from a shipwreck so valuable?
Because of its history and rarity. These bottles are more than a century old, each with a story behind it, and they cannot be replaced. In 2011, a Baltic Sea Veuve Clicquot reached €30,000 at auction.
Cristal or Dom Pérignon?
Both are prestigious Champagnes: Cristal is made by Louis Roederer, while Dom Pérignon is from Moët & Chandon. At Licorea, Cristal 2016 costs around €290 and Dom Pérignon Vintage 2015 around €236.
Sources
- Fine Dining Lovers: Château Avenue Foch 2017 magnum sold for $2.5 million (2022).
- The Drinks Business: launch of Goût de Diamants (2013).
- Wein.plus: Charles and Diana’s 1961 Dom Pérignon fails to sell at Bruun Rasmussen (2025).
- Mail & Guardian: bespoke Perrier-Jouët Belle Epoque (2008).
- Quill & Pad: Heidsieck & Co Monopole 1907 from the Jönköping.
- Decanter: auction of Baltic Sea champagne (2011) and Krug 1928 record (2009).
- Antiques and the Arts Weekly: Cristal 1990 Methuselah at Bonhams (2005).
- Haute Living: Dom Pérignon 1995 White Gold Jeroboam (2007).
- Vinovest: most expensive champagnes: 2024 buying guide.