July is the month when we add the latest vintage of Bordeaux to a number of our benchmark indices: the Liv-100 Fine Wine Index, Liv-ex Claret Chip and our newly launched Liv-ex Fine Wine Investables Index.
The latest Bordeaux vintage is added to our indices only when it becomes physically available. As such, it is the turn of the 2006 vintage this year.
The changes will become active from tomorrow and are outlined below:
Liv-ex 100 Fine Wine Index: Mouton Rothschild 2006 and Lafite Rothschild 2006 were selected by the Liv-ex Index Committee for inclusion, with Grand Puy Lacoste 1995 and Talbot 1986 making way for reasons of liquidity (the index concentrates only on the most actively traded wines).
Liv-ex Claret Chip Index: four wines met the index criteria for inclusion — First Growths that have scored 95 points or above from Robert Parker— with only Margaux failing to make the cut.
Liv-ex Fine Wine Investables Index: 14 wines from 2006 met the index criteria. These are all the First Growths, Cheval Blanc, Petrus and Ausone, plus Angelus, Leoville Las Cases, Mission Haut Brion, Pavie, Pichon Lalande and Pontet Canet.
Full details of each index’s components and the criteria for inclusion are available on the main website, under the analysis drop down menu.
