Bordeaux strengthens its market lead, mature vintages trading actively
Bordeaux strengthened its lead of the market, claiming 41% of traded value. Burgundy’s share also rose compared to last week.
- Bordeaux strengthened its lead of the market, claiming 41% of traded value. Burgundy’s share also rose compared to last week while Champagne’s fell.
- Calon Segur 2006, Leflaive Puligny-Montrachet Les Pucelles 2023 and Lynch-Bages 1996 were the top-traded wines by value.
- Both UK and US buyers, who drove purchasing last week, decreased their spend by over 20%. Asian buying also fell slightly, while EU buyers upped their purchasing slightly.
Bordeaux again strengthened its lead of the market, claiming 41% of the week’s traded value. The 2019 and 2020 vintages were top-traded by value, though more mature vintages such as the 2005, 2006 and 2009 also traded actively.
Burgundy’s share rose from 15.7% last week to 20.8% this week. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Domaine Leflaive were the top-traded producers by value, accounting for around a third of the region’s trade.
Champagne’s share fell from 13.0% last week to 8.5% this week. Belle Epoque 2018, Krug 1996 and Dom Perignon 2003 were the top-traded wines by value, Laurent Perrier the top-traded producer overall.
Tuscany had a strong week, claiming 11.6% of traded value. Soldera Case Basse and Sassicaia were the top-traded wines by value, purchasing driven by EU buyers.
Piedmont’s share fell to 4.0%, Giacomo Conterno and Gaja accounting for over half of the region’s trade (by value).
US wines took a smaller share of the market this week than last week, though Opus One, Colgin and Promontory continued to trade actively.
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