For comparison, the merchant provided some figures for recent en primeur sales. The only vintage that was really comparable was , since it was also a great vintage and at the time considered very, very expensive.
Pontet-Canet came in just under the Haut-Brion, which shows that the Pauillac fifth growth is in great demand in the market now. The top-selling wine by case volume was the Lynch-Bages—one of my favorites of the vintage for the quality you get for your money. Demand has been extraordinarily high, and sales records have been broken on a regular basis. To soften the blow, serious wine collectors and merchants with deep pockets often purchase Bordeaux en primeurs, using what are commonly called Bordeaux futures.
The buyer thus enters into a contract to purchase the latest vintage of Bordeaux at the earliest and theoretically the lowest price for delivery of the wine in two to three years. In a normal world, would be no exception. Bordeaux from this vintage is outstanding across the board.
First of all, it appears the emerging Chinese wine market is eager to participate. Evidence of that surfaced in March, when the Bordeaux Primeurs were on display for a full week of tastings from the barrel. A record 6, members of the trade and press attended, and the Chinese contingent matched the United States delegation, coming second in size only to the group from the United Kingdom. Much obliged for the help! I'm long on research and short on tasting-- trying to lose weight for my wedding doesn't make opening a bottle on a random weeknight happen very often , so my tendency is to revert to my nerdish roots and study.
I was by far the least experienced taster in my WSET advanced class, but I happened to go to college with the instructor and she encouraged me to take the class.
I feel like my palette has a long way to go, but it's cool to start noticing the nuances of flavor and aroma that used to be a complete mystery. Need to keep practicing though : And the more people with advice on thoughts on how, who and where to purchase, the better! Buy now, as it hasn't made it to bottle yet. Overnight, my futures of Pontet-Canet almost tripled in price from where I bought them thanks to a pt score from Parker. This happened back at the end of February the reviews, that is.
Similar things are anticipated for ' With lesser vintages, there's less of a need to buy during EP because the likelihood of big Parker scores in-bottle is so much lower. No need to tie your money up for two years if there's no big chance of a price spike upon release.
Right now, some are even back-filling on older vintages because '09 is already in bottle, '10 prices were highest ever for EP, and '11 seems to be a run-of-the-mill vintage. Highly recommend JJBuckley as your retailer. Where are you located???
Depending on where you are at you will find different retailers who offer futures, as well as those outside of your state who may, or may not, be able to ship the wine direct to you depending on your state laws.
Thank You! We've received your email address, and soon you will start getting exclusive offers and news from Wine Enthusiast. That was the last year I bought Bordeaux futures. Or maybe I was just saving every penny possible, trying the scrape up enough for a down payment on a house. In retrospect, I probably should have invested that down payment money in Bordeaux.
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