Bordeaux claims 40% of traded value, Lafite 2005 in the lead
Bordeaux led the market, claiming 39.6%, Lafite accounting for over a quarter of its trade.
- Bordeaux led the market, claiming 39.6%, Lafite accounting for over a quarter of its trade.
- Lafite 2005, Tignanello 2023 and Domaine Louis Latour, Corton-Charlemagne 2023 were the top-traded wines of the week by value.
- EU, UK and US buyers shared the stage this week, each buying geography accounting for 27-30% of traded value.
Bordeaux took a strong lead of the market, claiming 39.6% of traded value. Lafite was by far the region’s top-traded wine, accounting for over a quarter of its traded value.
Burgundy followed in second place, its share falling from 24.8% last week to 18.4% last week. Louis Latour, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti and Louis Jadot were the top-traded producers, with the 2022s and 2023s trading most actively.
Champagne’s share remained flat at 12.2%, coming in third place. Bollinger pulled ahead of Dom Perignon and Louis Roeder as the top-traded producer by value, with R.D. 2008 the region’s top-traded wine overall.
Tuscany’s share rose from 5.2% last week to 8.9% this week. UK buyers led purchasing of Super Tuscans – largely Tignanello and Tua Rita – while US buyers led purchasing of Brunello, focusing on Fuligni and Biondi-Santi.
Piedmont’s share fell to 5.5% following its strong close last week, with Gaja accounting for close to half of the region’s traded value.
The US claimed a 7.0% share of traded value, with Opus One, Promontory and Screaming Eagle the top-traded producers. US buyers accounted for 58% of region’s purchasing by value.
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