In anticipation of this year’s en primeur releases, Wine Lister has published Part 1 of its annual in-depth Bordeaux Study. In collaboration with the world’s most visited wine website, Wine-Searcher, our market overview examines the region’s price performance and comparative popularity progression. Drawing upon valuable insight from 47 leading trade survey respondents, the study also identifies which properties have benefited from a rise in trade confidence over the past year, and explores recommendations for châteaux and merchants to see a successful 2021 en primeur campaign.
Please see our key findings below:
You can download the study digest here: Wine Lister 2022 Bordeaux Study – Digest. The full report can be purchased on our Analysis page, while Pro subscribers can access their free copy here. For further information on the data source, please see the Wine-Searcher website here.
Going the (quality) distance
As we prepare for the Bordeaux 2020 en primeur releases to really pick up pace, Wine Lister has published Part II of its annual Bordeaux Study.
With contribution from two of our partner critics, Antonio Galloni and Neal Martin (Vinous), Part II looks at how the latest vintage compares to recent years, considers which wines have seen the greatest step up in quality in 2020, and evaluates the leading Bordeaux bottles for long-term price performance and presence at auction.
Please see a handful of our key findings here:
This week some of the Wine Lister team attended the Institute of Masters of Wine‘s Annual Claret Tasting, which this year focused on Bordeaux’s 2014 vintage. Though still young, it is a vintage that is tasting beautifully.
Throughout Wine Lister’s coverage of this year’s en primeur campaign, we found ourselves referring frequently to the 2014 vintage for comparative (and sometimes better) quality, and crucially, better prices. Below we explore the vintage in more detail, looking at Quality and Economics scores by appellation. (Note that this analysis was produced based on the basket of wines represented at the IMW Tasting).
Wine Lister’s holistic and dynamic approach allows us to not only see which appellations produced the vintage’s best wines, but also demonstrates if and how the market has since reacted to each appellation’s relative quality.
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister IMW 2014 vintage overview
Ducru-Beaucaillou 2017 released at €120 ex-négociant (14% down on 2016), with a UK release price of £124 (13% down on 2016), and a lower Quality score: 921 (vs 971).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Ducru-Beaucaillou 2017
Léoville Poyferré 2017 released at €54.00 ex-négociant (18% down on 2016), with a UK release price of £55.50 (17% down on 2016), and a lower Quality score: 910 (vs 966).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Léoville Poyferré 2017
Cos d’Estournel 2017 released at €108 ex-négociant (10% down on 2016), with a UK release price of £109 (7% down on 2016), and a lower Quality score: 926 (vs 969).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Cos d’Estournel 2017
D’Issan 2017 released at €42 ex-négociant (10% down on 2016), with a UK RRP of £42.85 (also 10% down on 2016), with a lower Quality score: 768 (vs 898).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet D’Issan 2017
Pichon Comtesse de Lalande 2017 released at €90 ex-négociant (25% down on 2016), with a UK RRP of £93 (22% down on 2016), and a lower Quality score: 911 (vs 979).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Pichon Comtesse de Lalande 2017
Pape Clément Rouge released at €61.20 ex-négociant, (7% down on 2016), with a UK RRP of £63.24 (9% down on 2016), and a lower Quality score: 868 (vs 926).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Pape Clément 2017.
Malartic-Lagravière Rouge released at €32.40 ex-négociant, (21% down on 2016), with a UK RRP of £33.25, 20% down on 2016, and a lower Quality score: 839 (vs 904).
You can download the slide here: Wine Lister Factsheet Malartic-Lagravière Rouge 2017.