Talking Trade 27th of March: US and Asian buyers both increase market share; Lafite leads
Bordeaux maintained its lead in the market, claiming 34.0% of traded value. Lafite led the region, commanding c.20% of its traded value.
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- Bordeaux maintained its lead in the market, claiming 34% of traded value.
- Dom Perignon 2013 was the top-traded wine of the week by value, followed by Romanee-Conti 2008 and Lafite 2017.
- Traded value fell overall, with UK and EU buyers buying 15+% less than last week.
Bordeaux maintained its lead in the market, claiming 34.0% of traded value. Lafite led the region, commanding c.20% of its traded value. While the 2017 featured amongst the top five wines overall, ten other vintages, ranging from the 2006 to 2023, also changed hands.
Burgundy also kept its share steady on last week, accounting for 24.4% of traded value. Domaine de la Romanee-Conti’s Romanee-Conti was the top-traded wine by value; Domaine Dujardin’s Monthelie Les Vignes Rondes led by volume.
Champagne performed better this week than last week; its share up from 7.9% to 10.9%. Dom Perignon led, but was closely followed by Jacques Selosse, with Lieux-dits assortment cases, Substance and the flagship Millesime changing hands.
Tuscany’s share rose to 12.0%, shy of its February share of 14.0%, but up from 8.5% last week. Super Tuscans accounted for most of the region’s traded value, though Biondi-Santi also traded actively, taking a c.17% share of Tuscan trade.
Piedmont had a better week, its share rising from 3.5% to 5.5%. Gaja, Roagna and Giacomo Conterno led by value, while Produttori del Barbaresco led volume.
The US’s share fell from 15.0% last week to 5.0% this week. While Opus One, Promontory and Harlan Estate traded actively, this week saw a notable lack of action around Screaming Eagle.
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