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By Guy Collins Severe frost hit Bordeaux vineyards during the night of Tuesday April 6 into Wednesday morning April 7 and over the following 48 hours through to Thursday April 8, according to Bordeaux newspaper Sud Ouest citing local producers. It was part of a wider cold snap that brought sub-zero temperatures to vineyards acrossContinue reading “Bordeaux Growers Assess Damage as Frost Hits Vines”

By Guy Collins Bottles of Pauillac first-growth Chateau Latour from the landmark 1961, 1959 and 1945 vintages are going on sale at a Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. auction this month, according to its online catalog. A single bottle of the 1961 vintage (lot 384), with the wine level described as “very high shoulder” andContinue reading “Latour From ’61, ’59 and ’45 Vintages in Hart Sale”

By Guy Collins Bordeaux remained above 30% of the trading on the Liv-ex online wine market by value for the second consecutive week as the 2018 vintage became physically available, according Liv-ex’s Talking Trade market blog. While trade for physical Bordeaux 2018 is now greater than that seen during the en primeur period, buyers’ focusContinue reading “Bordeaux Holds Above 30% of Liv-ex Trading”

By Guy Collins Chateau Fleur Cardinale, a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, is starting a three-year conversion to organic farming and will complete the process by 2024, according to an email from the estate. The vineyard, which has been owned by the Decoster family since the 2001 vintage, comprises 49 plots spread over about 23.5 hectares (58Continue reading “Fleur Cardinale Starts Organic Conversion”

By Guy Collins A 12-bottle lot of Petrus 1989, from the Pomerol appellation of Bordeaux, sold for HK$375,000 ($48,400) at a Sotheby’s online wine sale in Hong Kong which ended Jan. 22, according to the auction house’s website. A further 12-bottle lot of Petrus 2004 sold for HK$237,500 and 12 bottles of Petrus 1988 forContinue reading “Petrus ’89 Sells for HK$375,000 at Sotheby’s”

By Guy Collins The 2008 vintage of top Sauternes dessert wine producer Chateau d’Yquem traded at 1,862 pounds ($2,552) per 12-bottle case in bond on the London-based Liv-ex online wine exchange, a gain of more than 40% since 2016, according to Liv-ex’s “Talking Trade” market report. It was the second most traded Bordeaux wine onContinue reading “Yquem 2008 Shows 40% Gain Since 2016 on Liv-ex”

By Guy Collins The 2015 vintage of Chateau Lafite-Rothschild traded at 5,400 pounds ($7,400) per 12-bottle case in bond on the London-based online wine exchange Liv-ex this month, its highest level for three years, according to Liv-ex’s “Talking Trade” market report. It also had the highest share of trade by value on the exchange ofContinue reading “Lafite ’15 Climbs to Three-Year High on Liv-ex”

By Guy Collins The Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Index gained 3.5% over the past year, bringing its five-year advance to 34.1%, according to a market blog post from the London-based online wine market. That was slightly below the 2.0% gain for the broader Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 during 2020, taking its five-year climb to 44.8%. TheContinue reading “Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Gains 3.5% Over Past Year”

By Guy Collins An historic bottle of the 1865 vintage of top Bordeaux wine estate Chateau Lafite sold for $31,070 at a Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. auction on Dec. 18 and 19, well above its presale estimate of $11,000 to $17,000, according to an email from the Chicago-based auction house. The wine was madeContinue reading “Bottle of Lafite 1865 Fetches $31,070 at Hart Auction”

By Guy Collins Historic bottles of Bordeaux, stretching back to the mid-19th century, are on offer as part of Hart Davis Hart Wine Co.’s auction of the personal estate of Napa Valley winemaker Joseph Phelps, scheduled for Friday. A single bottle of Chateau Lafite Rothschild 1865, recorked in 1953 and 1986 and bought at aContinue reading “Historic Bordeaux on Offer at Hart’s Phelps Sale”