Regions Archives

July 22, 2013

What’s in a point?

Montrose 2009 was released in bottle to great acclaim. In February 2012 James Suckling declared that he was rendered ‘speechless’…

July 19, 2013

Profile Owner: Cordier family Appellation: Saint-Julien Classification: Fourth Growth Vineyard area: 102 hectares Average annual production: 25,000 cases Standard blend: 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 28% Merlot…

July 17, 2013

Spotlight on… Calon Segur

Profile Owner: Suravenir Appellation: Saint-Estephe Classification: Third Growth Vineyard area: 95 hectares Average annual production: 240,000 bottles Colour: Red Standard blend: Cabernet Sauvignon (60%), Cabernet Franc…

July 12, 2013

A golden opportunity?

Since the 2005 vintage, high release prices for Cheval Blanc have prevented its wines from subsequently rising in price. The…

July 11, 2013

Solaia falls behind

Last month we observed that Liv-ex’s Super Tuscan index – which tracks the movements of Italy’s most powerful wine brands…

July 2, 2013

Two years on

June 2011 was the point at which the fine wine market peaked. Asian demand for fine wine had driven the…

June 27, 2013

Flogging a dead horse?

Despite being a Premier Grand Cru Classe A, Cheval Blanc’s recent vintages are failing to rise in price. As…

June 26, 2013

中国与葡萄酒分道扬镳

如下图所示，中国股市和一级酒庄显示出中期的相关性。在今年早些时候，我们想知道这关系是否开始减弱。在最近几周，两者却完全分道扬镳：宏观经济的担忧使上海综合指数自6月起急跌15％，而Liv-ex 50却一直保持平稳。市场如要站稳脚跟，必需较少倚赖中国。然而, 下图的迹象是否表明中国的需求对优质葡萄酒已不再像以前的重要，或只是市场滞后？

June 25, 2013