This week in wine: Bordeaux En Primeur kicks off, US buying rises
With much of the trade’s focus on Bordeaux En Primeur, the region’s share of secondary market trade value climbed back above Burgundy’s
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- Bordeaux En Primeur kicked off, with reports of differing levels of success so far for Pontet-Canet and Batailley.
- On the secondary market, Bordeaux regained its lead of trade value.
- US buying rose 19.4% week on week, with US buyers taking a 25.2% share of purchase value.
- Pavie was the week’s top-traded producer.
With much of the trade’s focus on Bordeaux En Primeur, the region’s share of secondary market trade value climbed back above Burgundy’s. Pavie was the region’s top-traded producer, with the 2017 the overall second top-traded wine of the week by value.
Burgundy’s share of trade fell back (20.1%), with DRC the region’s top-traded producer.
Tuscany had a stronger week, taking 15.3% of trade value. Guado al Tasso and San Guido were Tuscany’s top-traded producers, with Guado al Tasso 2023 the week’s top-traded wine by both value and volume.
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