- Bordeaux led the market with a 34.8% share of trade value, with Burgundy trade returning to more normal levels this week (21.2%)
- Petrus was the top-traded producer, with Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2013 this week’s top-traded wine
- This week, Liv-ex members on advanced+ level packages were sent personalised July Market Reports, providing insight into their trading activity and list price performance as well as the wider fine wine market. An H1 report was also published for members on advanced+ level packages.
Bordeaux took a 34.8% share of trade this week. By value, the 2009 was Bordeaux’s top-traded vintage, and by volume the 2020. Petrus was the region’s top traded brand, with the 1986, 1995, 2009, 2012, and 2016 changing hands.
After a quieter week last week, Burgundy rebounded to take a 21.2% share of trade. Joseph Drouhin, 4th in this year’s Power 100, was the region’s top traded producer, courtesy of the 2018 vintage of flagship Montrachet Marquis the Laguiche.
Champagne, which has seen its trade dwindle as US buyers have withdrawn over recent months, took a 15.9% share of trade, well up on the June level (10.3%) and also above the 2024 average (11.8%). Demand was driven by European buyers. Taittinger was the region’s top traded producer.
Tuscany had a stronger week, closing with a 9.7% share. Tenuta San Guido was the region’s top traded producer, accounting for 31.6% of all Tuscan trade value.
Breakdown of buyer geography
This week’s expected announcement on tariffs between the US and EU failed to materialise, with the decision pushed out. US buyers continue to hold back, with a weak Dollar a significant contributing factor to low demand.
What were the week’s top-traded wines?
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Blanc de Blancs 2013 was this week’s top traded wine. It last traded at £988 / $1,342 per 12×75 (equivalent to €95.3 per bottle), its lowest ever trade price and 30.9% below its ex-London release price (£1,430). Receiving 98-points from Antonio Galloni (Vinous), trade and Market Prices have drifted down and are closing in on the equally rated 2006. Meanwhile the 2008, hailing from a standout Champagne vintage and awarded 100-points by James Suckling, now sits at a 45.7% premium to the 2013.
Taittinger Comtes de Champagne Market Prices and Antonio Galloni ratings
Note that the 2011 has been omitted due to an 80-point score from Antonio Galloni
Petrus was this week’s overall top-traded producer. While trading relatively infrequently, this year’s trade prices for the 2009 display a significant spread (£29,268 to £40,500 per 12×75). Its most recent trade price sits right in the middle.
Liv-ex trades of Petrus 2009
Top-traded wines by volume
Weekly insights recap
This week, Liv-ex members on advanced+ level packages were sent personalised July Market Reports, providing insight into their trading activity and list price performance as well as the wider fine wine market. An H1 report was also published for members on advanced+ level packages.
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.
