- Bordeaux led the market, followed by Burgundy, Champagne and Tuscany.
- Two vintages of Sassicaia (the 2022 and 2017) dominates featured alongside Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2019, Cristal 2014 and Opus One 2022 as the week’s top-traded wines.
- Both US and Asian buyers took a higher share of traded value than last week – 19% and 18% respectively.
- This week, Liv-ex members were sent two market updates: a deep dive into the Rhone 100’s price performance and investment potential of Chateau Rayas, and a look at the Left Bank 200’s most sought-after wines. An analysis of this week’s release of Cristal Rose 2015 was also
Bordeaux led the market, taking 32.5% of traded value. Though falling short of the overall top five, Mouton Rothschild 2010 was the region’s top wine by traded value, this week’s trades bouncing up from the 2020 low it reached in September.
Following a strong close last week, Burgundy’s share of traded value fell from 35.5% to 16.4%. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti was the top-traded producer, accounting for 20% of the region’s traded value.
Champagne followed close behind with 14.5%. Cristal 2014 featured amongst the week’s top-traded wines by both value and volume, leading Louis Roederer to a 28.7% share of the market. Jacques Selosse and Dom Perignon followed with c.10% each.
Tuscany reclaimed its foothold on the market, its share of traded value rising from 7.7% last week to 13.5% this week. Nevertheless, Sassicaia dominates, coming in as by far the top-traded wine of the week overall.
Claiming 8.3% of traded value, Piedmont had its strongest week in recent memory, with healthy demand from the UK, Switzerland and the US. Giacomo Conterno, several cuvees and vintages trading, accounted for 45.6% of traded value.
The US took 6.1% of traded value, up from 4.3% last week. Opus One continues to dominate the market, demand driven by US buyers.
In the realm of spirits, a single bottle off Macallan, Highland Single Malt Genesis 72YO Lalique traded for £31,000 – almost half the price of its last trade in 2020 at £60,000.
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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.
