THE WORL’S MOST DESIRED WINES
WHICH WINES MOST ATTRACT THE INTEREST OF WINE LOVERS AROUND THE WORLD? MOUTON, LAFITE AND DOM PERIGNON
by Donatella Cinelli Colombini
Sassicaia San Guido sixth most desired wine in the world
Don Kavanagh delights us on Wine Searcher with always very “appetizing” news for wine enthusiasts. In this case it is the list of bottles that attract the most attention, the ones that lovers of the nectar of Bacchus look for the most online
The proof that it is a reliable source comes from the numbers: Wine Searcher has 240 million searches a year on a repertoire of 15.9 million wine, beer and spirit labels. Mind-boggling numbers where any bottle ends up disappearing in the multitude … except for some that for fame, qualitative excellence and prestige emerge like the tip of a huge iceberg. And they are more or less always the same ones: French (with some exceptions) and celebrated for dozens and dozens of years
ENTERING THE HEART OF WINE LOVERS IS DIFFICULT AND TAKES TIME
In fact, this is a race where rookies make an enormous effort. << Despite the changing times, research habits seem more resistant to change …>> comments Don Kavanagh with his delightful irony, noting that, this year too, “the usual suspects” are in control of the situation.
WORLD’S MOST DESIRED WINES
This is the list of the 10 wines most searched for online. This does not reflect exactly the most desired but it is very close.
Château Mouton Rothschild, Pauillac
Castello Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac
Dom Pérignon Brut, Champagne
Petrus, Pomerol
Château Latour, Pauillac
Tenuta San Guido Sassicaia, Bolgheri
Château Margaux, Margaux
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Romanée-Conti Grand Cru
Château Haut-Brion, Pessac-Léognan
Castello di Yquem, Sauternes
So, the 5 First Growths from Bordeaux plus the most famous French wines: Dom Perignon, Petrus, Romanée Conti, Yquem.
THE SURPRISES IN THE LIST OF THE 10 MOST DESIRABLE WINES IN THE WORLD
The real surprise is Sassicaia from Tenuta San Guido in sixth place. Another surprise is the absence of Opus One <<a wine that practically was equalled to First Growths>> in recent years’ research.
Another curious element is the price. Except for the Romanée Conti, which has an average price tag of $27,172, all the others cost affordable figures between 300 and a thousand dollars and have not increased enormously in recent years. It is therefore not the attempt to speculate that moves online searches, but just the healthy and normal curiosity towards the super known and perhaps the desire to buy a bottle.