- Bordeaux led the market, followed by Champagne, Burgundy, Tuscany and Piedmont.
- Giacomo Conterno, Barolo Monfortino Riserva 2019, Sassicaia 2022, Valdicava, Brunello di Montalcino 2019 and Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2020 were the top-traded wines by value.
- This week Liv-ex members were sent a deep dive into the market share and preferences of UK buyers over time, and a look at Screaming Eagle – how much is on the market? Where does stock lie? Who’s buying?
Bordeaux led the market with a 32.1% share of traded value. Chateau Lafite Rothschild and Chateau Mouton Rothschild were the top wines by trade value, both accounting for c.9% of traded value. This week saw the 2021 vintage slip down the ranks, buyers favouring highly regarded recent vintages – 2020, 2019, 2016, 2010 and 2022 in the top positions.
Champagne took 17.3% of trade value, surpassing Burgundy to claim third place. Though Pol Roger 2015 was the top-traded individual wine by value, Jacques Selosse was the top-traded producer, accounting for 20.3% of traded value. Buyers hailed from Denmark, France, Singapore and the UK.
Burgundy’s share of the market fell from 16.4% last week to 14.7% this week. UK buyers drove trade, accounting for over half of the region’s traded value.
Italy had a very strong week, with Tuscany and Piedmont claiming 13.4% and 9.9% of traded value respectively. Giacomo Conterno and Tenuta San Guido were the country’s top-traded producers, though Masseto, Valdicava and Antinori followed not far behind.
The US’s share of trade fell from 6.1% last week to 4.2% this week. Hundred Acre was the top-traded producer, displacing Opus One and Screaming Eagle.
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.
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