(TDB) - The fine wine world is rife with elite collectors keen to get their hands on a choice vintage – but which wines command the highest value?

In recent years bottles wines from some of the best Chateaux and wineries across the world have sold for astronomical prices, with others, despite selling more than 20 year’s ago, still holding their own among the top 10.

Judging by this list, it seems the value of a fine wine depends not only on a respectable vintage, but on its historical value, age and propensity to get smashed…

Scroll through to see some of the most expensive wines ever sold at auction..

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10. Massandra Sherry de la Frontera 1775 – £25,000 ($43,500)

Massandra’s Sherry de la Frontera 1775, known as the Massandra Sherry 1775, is the oldest wine to appear on this list at 239-years-old. It also holds the record as the world’s most expensive bottle of sherry, after a single bottle was sold at a 2001 Sotheby’s auction in London for $43,500. The bottle came from the  Massandra Winery in Ukraine, known for its large collection of more than a million vintage wines.

9. Chateau d’Yquem 1787 – £65,000 ($100,000)

In 2006 a rare bottle of 1787 Chateau d’Yquem was bought for $100,000 by American collector, Julian LeCraw. At the time it was hailed as the most expensive white wine in the world, however its sale has since turned sour becoming the subject of an ongoing law suit over claims it was fake.