What Happened In Fine Wine This Week: Lafite drives Bordeaux trade
Lafite and Carruades account for 10% of weekly trade as Bordeaux strengthens share.
Lafite Rothschild and its second wine, Carruades de Lafite, together accounted for around 10% of total traded value this week, highlighting continued demand for the First Growth and its wider range.
Overall trading volumes were lower week-on-week, with UK participation seeing the most notable decline. Despite this, Bordeaux increased its share of traded value, rising from 33.2% last week to 35.6%.
Within the region, Lafite featured prominently among the most actively traded wines by value, while Petrus ranked second in terms of Bordeaux trade. Activity was also influenced by the release of several 2025 vintages, although UK buyers were relatively subdued, accounting for 15.5% of Bordeaux trade during the period.
Burgundy held its position as the second most traded region, though its share fell from 25.6% to 20.2%. Trading focused on the 2023 vintage, with wines from producers including Joseph Faiveley, Sylvain Cathiard and Claude Dugat seeing consistent volumes.
Champagne’s share increased slightly to 9.3%, although it remains below levels seen in May. Jacques Selosse 2008 was the region’s top-traded wine by value, with transactions reported at £22,800 per 12×75 case.
Tuscany recorded one of the more notable increases in share, rising from 8.6% to 13.5%. Sassicaia was the leading wine by value both within the region and across the wider market, accounting for a significant proportion of Tuscan trade.
Piedmont remained broadly stable, representing 4.4% of total traded value. Activity was concentrated among established producers including Giacomo Conterno, Produttori del Barbaresco and Gaja, which together made up around half of the region’s trade.
A concentrated week for top names
While overall activity declined, trading continued to focus on a relatively small number of regions and producers. Bordeaux’s increased share, supported by strong demand for Lafite and Carruades, was a key theme, alongside steady interest in Burgundy 2023s and continued liquidity for leading Italian wines.
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