Weekly trade breakdown
Bordeaux maintained its dominance, increasing to 43.0% of trade by value compared to the previous week’s 41%. Burgundy also saw an increase, reaching 21.7%, primarily driven by trading in Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru from the 2008 and 1996 vintages. A singe 75cl bottle of the 1996 traded for £15,533 last week, marking a 21% gain from the last time this bottle was traded back in December 2020 for £12,838.
The Rhône region experienced a surge to 3.3%, buoyed by Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Hermitage, La Chapelle Rouge from the 2016, 2011, 2006, and 2003 vintages. Tuscany’s trade share rose to 10.0%, partly due to Sassicaia 2019’s which was one of the top 5 most traded wines of the week.
Despite featuring Louis Roederer, Cristal 2015 also making an appearance in the top-traded wines, Champagne experienced a decline to 11.0% from 12.1% last week. Other regions, including Piedmont, the USA, and the ‘Others’ category, also experienced declines, with the USA recording the most significant drop, falling to 3.9% from 7.5% last week.
Last week’s most traded wines
The top three most traded wines this week were all from Bordeaux, including Pétrus 2020 and Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2020 from Pomerol and Château Pontet-Canet 5ème Cru Classé 2018 from Pauillac.
Tuscany’s Sassicaia, Tenuta San Guido, Bolgheri 2019 also featured in the most active wines list, receiving high praise from Antonio Galloni.
Louis Roederer Cristal 2015 secured the 5th position