In this article, we are going to discuss the 5 wines that aren’t cheap but are worth the price. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the global wine market, wine tourism in the United States, and the rise of non-alcoholic wine, head to 20 Wines that aren’t Cheap but are Worth the Price.
5. GAJA Barbaresco 2007
Insider Monkey Score: 5
Price: $292
From the estate of Angelo Gaja, this Barbaresco is bold and beautiful. Soft and seamless on the palate, this wine shows wonderful integrity in its fruit in an opulent, yet midweight style.
GAJA Barbaresco is an icon, as well as being a marque that even non-wine industry people recognize as something exceptional, as with Dom Perignon or Château Lafite-Rothschild. Each Barbaresco produced by GAJA is an expression of the respective year and has a great maturation potential.
4. Krug Grande Cuvée 171ème Édition NV
Insider Monkey Score: 5
Price: $250
Krug Grande Cuvée 171ème Édition is a blend of 131 wines from 12 different years, the youngest of which is from 2015, while the oldest dates back to 2000. A stay of around seven years in Krug’s cellars gives this Édition its remarkable expression and elegance. The final composition of this bottle is 45% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, and 18% Meunier.
The Krug maison, which is synonymous with the elegance and charm of sparkling wines, is one of the most important and well-known Champagne houses in the world. Since their inception in 1843, Krug Grande Cuvée has been their signature wine, and the most important offering they produce each year.
3. Marchesi Antinori Tignanello 2015
Insider Monkey Score: 5
Price: $213
Tignanello was the first Sangiovese to be aged in barriques, the first contemporary red wine blended with untraditional varieties (specifically Cabernet) and one of the first red wines in the Chianti Classico region that didn’t use white grapes. The 2015 is an expression that opens, like a fully bloomed rose, right in front of you. This vintage will surely flesh out and gain focus with more bottle age, but one of the best qualities of the 2015 is just how beautiful the wine tastes also straight out of the gate.
The Antinori family has been committed to the art of winemaking since 1385, producing some of the Best Rated Wines in the World.
2. Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 2001
Insider Monkey Score: 6
Price: $203
A very successful effort for this vintage in the Medoc, this deep ruby/purple-colored Pauillac exhibits class/nobility/breed along with black currant liqueur, licorice, and incense notes. Composed of 75% Cabernet Sauvignon and 25% Merlot, this Bordeaux vintage was aged for a total of 18 months in two different barrels.
The wines of Château Pichon Baron embody the purest expression of Pauillac, harmoniously combining finesse and elegance, as well as purity and depth.
1. Penfolds Bin 169 Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Insider Monkey Score: 7
Price: $294
Hailing from Coonawarra in South Australia, this wine was created to reflect a Penfolds contemporary wine making approach, emphasizing both regionality and maturation of Cabernet Sauvignon in fine-grained French oak. The palate is bright, long, and powerful with an elegant core of fine, assertive tannins in play.
Owned by Treasury Wine Estates, Penfolds are one of Australia’s most famed and respected producers.
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