Traditional markets shun Bordeaux futures
Jun 9, 2008
Picture: Partial view of Bordeaux’s Haut Brion’ wine storehouse.
Picture: A woman tastes wine at the prestigious Haut Brion’ winehouse, in Pessac, Bordeaux.
With the majority of chateaux owners refusing to cut prices by any significant amount and as demand remains soft, the 2007 Bordeaux wine “primeurs,” or futures, campaign is […]
Yquem, Cheval ‘tricky’ to sell?
June 20, 2008
Sophie Kevany in Bordeaux
Chateau d’Yquem and Cheval Blanc are on the market with mixed messages from the trade as to their saleability.
Yquem was released yesterday at €330 euro ex-chateau, up about 9% on the €300 ex-chateau price for 2006.
Cheval Blanc 2007, released earlier this week at €320 ex-chateau, was […]
May 7th 2008
Sauternes in sweet position this year
by Sophie Kevany
In a breakaway move, Bordeaux’s 2007 sweet white wines from the Sauternes and Barsac regions have all released prices on average 10% to 15% higher than the 2006’s, while to date, most reds are coming out only marginally lower, despite calls for significant cuts.
“These wines going […]
2007 Bordeaux: prices from Quinault, Beychevelle, Rieussec
May 6, 2008
Jane Anson in Bordeaux
Above: A young woman tastes wine on March 31, 2008 at Bordeaux prestigious Haut Brion’ winehouse, in Pessac, southwestern France, during the weeklong tasting of the 2007 Bordeaux vintage that officially began this weekend. The selling of wines ‘en primeur’ — which means first […]
2007 Bordeaux: Who’s Next
Who Will Buy Them and at What Price?
Above: Robert Parker’s annual review is always eagerly awaited in Bordeaux.
After a mediocre summer season, particularly June, July, and August, September was gorgeously sunny, and, more importantly, dry. It saved 2007 from becoming a poor vintage (1992). What resulted appears to be an improved, modern-day […]
Influential US critic pans Bordeaux 2007
Sophie Kevany | Bordeaux, France
06 May 2008
Above: This file taken in 1997, in Bordeaux shows US wine critic Robert Parker. Parker, known as the ‘pope of the vineyards’ for his ability to make or break a vintage’s sales potential.
Influential United States wine critic Robert Parker has drawn long faces in […]