- Though Bordeaux remained in the lead of market, Burgundy and Champagne both saw increased shares
- Cristal 2006, Petrus 2000 and Armand Rousseau Chambertin-Clos de Beze 2001 were the week’s top traded wines.
- This week, Liv-ex members were sent a comparative analysis of the Grand Marques by score and vintage. With the Bordeaux trade at Vin Expo, this week marked a pause in the 2024 En Primeur campaign, with only Trotanoy and Brane-Cantenac released. All members can review our coverage of the campaign so far here.
While remaining in the lead Bordeaux’s share of traded value fell to 33.6%. Beychevelle and La Conseillante were the top traded wines by volume; by value, Petrus and Chateau Lafite Rothschild took first and second place.
Burgundy’s share of trade increased from 22.7% last week to 27.8% this week. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, bolstered by trades of 2019, 2016 and 2013 assortment cases, took close to a third of the region’s trade.
Champagne had a stronger week, the region’s share of trade increasing from 12.3% to 14.2%. While Cristal 2006 was the week’s top-traded individual wine, Dom Perignon came in as the top-traded producer.
Tuscany’s share of trade has remained consistent around the 8% mark. This week, alongside good volumes of both Sassicaia and Tignanello 2022, several Brunellos, including Biondi-Santi 2018 and 2019, saw trade.
Piedmont closed with a 4.6% share of traded value. Giacomo Conterno (Barolo Francia and Monfortino Riserva) accounted for over half of the region’s trade.
The USA’s share fell from 8.1% last week to 4.9% this week. Opus One traded actively across vintages, while Continuum 2019 was the top traded individual wine by value.
Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real-time activity of Liv-ex’s 620+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £140m of bids and offers across 20,000 wines.
