This week in wine: Opus One leads as US buying share rises to 30%
Two vintages of Opus One featured amongst the top wines by traded value. Both the 2019 & 2013 have seen their trade prices rise in…
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- Bordeaux narrowly maintained its lead of the market; Tuscany moved ahead of Champagne into third place.
- Two vintages of Opus One featured amongst the top wines by traded value. Both the 2019 and 2013 have seen their trade prices rise in recent months, increasingly frequent trade backing their new found upward trends.
- US and EU buyers both upped their purchasing by c.10% while, with Vinexpo taking place in Hong Kong this week, UK and Asian buyers took a backseat.
Though its share of traded value fell to 26.7%, Bordeaux continued to lead the market. Pauillac and Pomerol led, with Le Pin and Mouton Rothschild the top-traded wines by value.
Burgundy followed in second place, taking a 22.1% share of traded value. Though Domaine Louis Latour’s Corton-Charlemagne 2023 was the top-traded wine overall, Domaine de la Romanee-Conti prevailed as the top producer, accounting for c.20%. of the region’s traded value.
Tuscany overtook Champagne to claim third place with a 13.2% share of traded value. Brunello di Montalcino has traded actively in May, but yielded this week to the Super Tuscans, Tignanello, Soldera Case Basse and Sassicaia the top-traded wines.
Champagne’s share fell to 11.1%, though the likes of Dom Perignon and Krug continued to trade actively.
The US had a strong week, taking a 10.7% share of traded value. Opus One and Screaming Eagle led, together accounting for 60% of the region’s traded value. European members took the lion’s share, with buyers in France, Germany, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
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