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Mouton Rothschild 2000 leads weekly trade  

  • Bordeaux increased its share of trade this week. 
  • Château Mouton Rothschild and Petrus were among the top-traded wines. 
  • This week’s posts looked at English wines, the performance of white Burgundy and price performance of the leading Italian regions. 

Regional trade this week  

Bordeaux saw the largest increase to its share of trade this week, up from 34.9% to 43.8%. Champagne’s share fell from 25.3% to 18.7%. However, for the second time this month it accounted for a larger share of secondary market trade than Burgundy.  

Trade for other regions largely stayed the same week-on-week, though Piedmont’s share declined. 

Activity in the ‘Others’ category was led by Australia, which accounted for 1.4% on the back of demand for Penfolds Grange. 

This week’s top traded  

Demand for blue chip Bordeaux buoyed up the region’s trade share this week. Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 and Petrus 2015 and 2016 were among the headline trades. 

Mouton 2000 with its special edition bottle has been one of the best-performing vintages from the estate, rising over 800% since its release (see chart below). 

Château Mouton Rothschild 2000 trades 

Meanwhile, Champagne trade continued to be driven by Louis Roederer’s Cristal. The 2014 vintage which led trade last week remained in the top five once again. 

The 2008 rosé cuvée from Dom Pérignon’s Lady Gaga collaboration also made an appearance on the exchange this week. The performance of Dom Pérignon’s celebrity cuvées was examined in a post earlier this year. 

Weekly recap  

At the start of the week we assessed the performance of English wines in the market. Although the number of English wines being bid and offered on continues to grow, trade has not been as strong as in previous years. 

Other posts this week looked at the trade opportunities between Château Margaux and Château Palmer; how white Burgundies have been the best-performing wines from the region this year and how Tuscany has outperformed Piedmont

Next week we will be publishing an in-depth look at the secondary market in Asia-Pacific. 

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