Fine Wine News: US buyers maintain lead; DRC top-traded overall
US buyers maintained their lead of purchasing, upping their purchasing on last week. While EU buyers pulled back after a strong week last week, UK…
- Bordeaux led the market with a 30.7% share of traded value, followed by Burgundy with 24.8% and Champagne with 12.4%.
- Two vintages of Romanee-Conti – the 2011 and 1988 – featured amongst the top five wines by traded value, alongside Opus One 2018, Cristal 2008 (Late Release) and Giacomo Conterno’s Barolo Francia 2022.
- US buyers maintained their lead of purchasing, upping their purchasing on last week. While EU buyers pulled back after a strong week last week, UK buyers held strong and claimed second place.
While maintaining its lead of the market, Bordeaux’s share of traded value fell slightly from 33.0% last week to 30.7% this week. Lafite and Cheval Blanc led the region, claiming a combined 26% of its traded value.
Burgundy, keeping second place, also saw its share fall – from 28.5% last week to 24.8% last week. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti was by far the region’s top-traded producer, with Romanee-Conti 1988, 2011, 2017 and La Tache 2015 comprising the region’s top four wines by traded value.
Champagne claimed third place with an 11% share of traded value. Non-vintage wines were the top-traded by value and volume (Bollinger’s Special Cuvee and Veuve Cliqueout’s Yellow Label most popular), though Cristal 2008 Late Release was the top-traded overall.
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