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The highest-valued wines of the sale, however, hail from France, with a “rare full case” of La Tâche 1990 from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti leading the auction with a price estimate of US$42,000-US$65,000. The lot includes two original six-bottle wooden cases with consecutive bottle numbers. Other highlights include seven bottles of DRC La Tâche 1983 (estimate: US$14,000-US$19,000), five bottles of DRC Romanée-Saint-Vivant 1990 (estimate: US$9,000-US$14,000), and two bottles of Chambertin 1991 from Domaine Armand Rousseau (estimate: US$14,000-US$19,000), which Munro says is particularly rare, as only a couple of barrels were produced. https://lnkd.in/gBiaH8Rx

Still a few bottles left of the exclusive 2008 Dom Pérignon for investment 🍾   The 2008 Dom Pérignon is back and available at a rare price drop, offering a unique investment opportunity! Here’s why you should invest:   Exceptional Quality: Rated as “the finest Dom Pérignon of the decade” by Wine Advocate and scored 97+ points by top critics.   Demand: 2008 Dom Pérignon stands out among few legendary vintages and is among the most traded wines of the year. A bucket-list wine for future wine lovers.   Price Correction: A recent market shift means this vintage is available at an 18% discount compared to last year, making now an ideal time to invest in a champagne icon.   And with the next top champagne vintage years away, demand for 2008 Champagnes rises. Read more below.

Chateau d’Armailhac 2009 & 2012: The colour is in both cases medium ruby. On the nose also pretty similar. Both display an aroma of herbs, red and black berries, with the addition of leather and tobacco for the 2009, and coffee and chocolate for the 2012. In the mouth they are both very elegant. The tannins of the 2012 are edgier. The aftertaste medium long in both cases. This the first impression, with the bottles just opened. After a while, the superiority of the 2009 vintage clearly shows off. In fact, 2009 was a great year for Bordeaux, while the 2012 is considered a classic vintage. The 2009 vintage is a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot. The 2012 is a blend of 54% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot. Château Mouton d’Armailhacq was classified as a Fifth Growth in the famous 1855 classification drawn up by Bordeaux wine brokers. Count Adrien de Ferrand, "son-in-law of Armailhacq", acquired the estate in 1878. Following the difficulties created by mildew, phylloxera, WWI and the 1929 crash, in 1930 some Médoc’s Chateaux were auctioned or sold off cheaply. In this financially difficult context for the entire vineyard, in 1931 the Count of Ferrand created the “Société anonyme du Domaine de Mouton d'Armailhacq”. A back then young Baron Philippe de Rothschild became a minority shareholder. In 1933 he bought all the shares. In 1956 Mouton d’Armailhacq was renamed Mouton Baron Philippe, then Mouton Baronne Philippe until the vintage 1988. In 1989 Baroness Philippine decided to restore Mouton d’Armailhacq to its original identity and renamed it Château d’Armailhac. I bought both wines En Primeur. I paid 39.20 EUR for the 2012 and 46.80 EUR for the 2009. Nowadays they sell for 60 EUR (+50%), respectively 80 EUR (+70%). An appreciation of roughly 3.8% a year each.

2004 Krug Vintage – Attractive pricing on magical wine🍾 With a fresh upgrade to 98 points and a drinking window that extends to 2050, this 2004 stands as a top cuvée with great investment potential.   The price is currently 18% lower than just a few years ago, making it an attractive investment opportunity - especially considering that the last ten vintages of Krug Vintage that have been on the market for at least five years have yielded an average return of 48.7% in five years.   This equates to an average annual return of 8.3%. And this is a performance that also includes the last year and a half of price corrections in the wine market.   Want to secure an investment in this champagne legend? Read more below!

A new era for Cape Fine Brandy? ... and SEVEN reasons why you should take a look. https://lnkd.in/dt7SUWCB 1 - This is the first set of Strauss & Co single cask bottlings from the top brandy distillers in South Africa. We we see good potential price growth, much like the single cask whisky revolution. 2 - These are some of the finest spirits I have tasted in my life! Oh, the depth of the Kaapzicht, precision of the Van Ryns, intensity of the Boplaas, richness of the Sydney Back, fragrance of the KWV and incredible balance of the Joseph Barry... 3 - If you like wine, then you should like Cape Fine Brandy. Its made from wine, is dry, fruity and savoury and follows on well after dinner. 4 - Cape Brandy is extremely affordable compared to Cognac, which is similar in style. 5 - At up to 25 years of age, these capture South African history and can keep for many generations. 6 - These cask bottlings could have been lost in large blends and less than 200 bottles of each were produced. 7 - The larger lots offer a relative discount, enticing trade buyers. See the lot line-up here https://lnkd.in/d5CNFb7w

The 747 is the new release for Jacquesson's 2024 'Programme,' as they call it. The 700 series represents an interesting approach to non-vintage Champagnes, aiming to release the best cuvée each year anew and no longer adhering to a specific style. The logic behind this decision is apparently that the 700 series represents the best cuvée produced in a given year, and therefore, another cuvée with the same vintage cannot be released. Champagne has a terroir character, which, as a natural product, varies from vintage to vintage, origin, and growing conditions. It focuses on the distinct personality of a vintage, which is then stylistically complemented by noble reserve wines from older vintages. The 742 DT is the second new release for Jacquesson's 2024 'Programme. The 700 series Dégorgement Tardif DT : Since Jacquesson has moved to the philosophy of only releasing the 700 series wine every year, they decided to hold some back each year for an extended aging period on the lees with natural cork (sous-liège) and to release this wine as "Dégorgement Tardif" 5 years later.  Dizy Terres Rouges 2015 is the only lieu-dit new release for Jacquesson's 2024 'Programme. The lieu-dit (single-vineyard) line-up: Jacquesson also produces tiny quantities of its terroir-based cuvées, each from a unique parcel of vines. These Champagnes showcase some of the region’s finest terroirs and is a must buy for collectors and anyone interested in the terroir of Champagne, demonstrating an extraordinary vinosity and expression of place. Now available at the-champagne.ch Zürcher-Gehrig AG since 1987

💥 This Bordeaux 2023 En Primeur release as certainly brought a few surprises as the Chateaux have taken a step back on their pricing opening up strong buying opportunities for investors 💥 Looking at the First Growth releases so far through Liv-ex: 🔳 CHATEAU LAFITE ROTHSCHILD -31.7% £4,920 (12x75cl) / £7,120 (12x75cl) 2022 release. 🔳 1983 Mouton Rothschild -37.2% £4,068 (12x75cl) / £6,216 (12x75cl) 2022 release 🔳 Château Haut Brion -38.8% £3,780 (12x75cl) / £6,180 (12x75cl) 2022 release. This vintage is bringing back the reason investors need to consider and take advantage of buying en primeur. The last time prices were slashed in this fashion by Bordeaux owners was the release of the 2019 wines in Q2 2020 at the height of the impact of the Covid pandemic on financial markets. Taking into account these reductions, there is margin to be capitalised on buying in at this early stage however the greater significance is that the Chateaux do see the importance in sustaining the En Primeur system. https://lnkd.in/exBZT2NM

2024 has posed challenges to the fine wine sector, and as we navigate the uncertainties of 2025, here's some reassuring news to wrap up the year. Collectors and enthusiasts maintain a robust interest in acquiring a diverse range of the world's most sought-after wines, highlighting a steady demand for iconic wines in international markets. Furthermore, the single-owner collection aspect reinforces the ongoing trend of elevating the value of wines through establishing a secure and traceable lineage. #wine #winelovers #finewine #wineinvestment #alternativeassets

Champagnes always go up 🍾📈 This is a theory I have heard a lot in the wine trade, especially in reference to prestige cuvee… but can it really be that easy? I asked the WineFi 🍷 data. Champagne - as a region - has one of the highest price-age correlations at around 35%, as a Champagne gets older its price tends to increase. This alone is perhaps not all that interesting, until you see that Burgundy and Bordeaux have much lower price-age correlations. You’d think the wines from Burgundy and Bordeaux would have more reason to increase in value as they age and their flavour profiles develop. If it’s not age per se driving Champagne prices up, what is the causation, where is the squeeze on supply and demand? 🤔 I think there might be something to the idea that Champagnes are often drunk young, often before they reach their drinking window. By the time they are older there are very few left. Champagnes have sex appeal. Their brands — Dom Perignon, Louis Roederer, Veuve Clicquot, Bollinger, Salon — bridge the gap between fine wine and popular culture. 🥂 The discerning Burgundy connoisseur is much more likely to wait for a wine to reach its drinking window than a party-goer in Ibiza or the French Riviera. Expensive Champagne is a status symbol, even to those who pronounce the 'x' in Bordeaux. On the supply side, Champagnes aren’t produced every vintage. Even with NV (non-vintage) Champagnes increasingly being seen as investment opportunities, perhaps the supply of Champagne simply cannot meet demand. If this is the case, how good are Champagne returns and who are the best performers? We refined our dataset to a selection of the most liquid 600 investment-grade Champagnes. The average annualised returns (CAGR) was 11% and the highest-performing producers were Egly-Ouriet, Jacques Selosse, Salon and Krug. The Egly-Ouriet, Brut Millesime Grand Cru achieved average annualised returns (CAGR) of 33%. Its 2009 vintage for example traded at £1000 (per 12x75 case) in May 2020. Today the best price online is £5,100 📣. Jacques Selosse, Millesime — a grower Champagne with limited production quantities — saw an average of 20% returns across vintages. At least 15 Champagne labels out of 35 averaged annual returns (CAGR) of over 15%. Dom Perignon, Krug, Bollinger, Salon, Pol Roger, and Jacques Selosse all appear in this list. So maybe Champagne is a reliable region for long-term returns but to say they always go up is a bit of an overstatement. Without doing proper research, it is possible to bet on the wrong bottle or label. Follow @WineFi for more. Capital at risk. Fine wine is an illiquid asset class and should only form a small part of a well-diversified portfolio.

Live and online wine auctions achieved an annual revenue total of $524 million in 2022 with the top five houses collectively achieving 90 percent of the year’s annual figure. Unlike first hand wine auctions where wineries sell their own wine, second hand wine auctions tend to be where most of the excitement resides Live auction events held by major wine auction houses like Sotheby’s and Christie’s showcase the world’s most-prized wines while charity auctions are much more unpredictable as the bidders are often motivated by supporting a worthy cause. Online auctions take place via a website or app and usually include more lots than do live auctions. Internet auctions usually last for one to two weeks. Online auction is much more convenient as most sites allow you to enter a maximum bid, and then automatically increase your bid by the minimum increment but the most high end wines are rarely found here. Counterfeit experts report seeing fake wines for sale across nearly every type of auction. This is somewhat mitigated by auction houses employing experts to check the condition and provenance of the bottles. Nevertheless, great care must be taken for purchasing investment grade wine. . Image: The New York Times . . . . . #wine #redwine #whitewine #spirits #alcohol #luxurywine #nft #web3 #flavors #flavor #liquor #drinks #theartofdrinking #thirst #thirsty #fineliquor #digitalasset #christies #luxury #connoisseur #wineauction #taste #rare #foodie #toast #celebration #finewine #vino #winelover #sothebys