Chateau Lafite, 1869: $233,972
At the time the 1869 Chateau Lafite sold for $233,972 it was the most expensive bottle of wine in the world and sent shockwaves through the wine industry. The Sotheby’s auction was held in Hong Kong and featured 2,000 bottles from Lafite’s cellars, which produced over $8 million in sales, with some prices hitting triple the U.S. market rate. The 1869 vintage was sold to anonymous Asian bidder.
