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Bordeaux En Primeur - 2023 Vintage preview
“The 2023 is really classic,” said Eric Kohler, the technical director of Chateau Lafite Rothschild
"I have seen a lot of young vintages of Bordeaux in my time. This year was my 41st vintage of young Bordeaux tasting from barrel. The first vintage I reviewed as a young taster for The Wine Spectator was 1982. I have never missed a vintage from barrel in Bordeaux since.
I think a few vintages of the past and present compare to 2023, such as 2019 or 2016 and something older like 2001 or 1996 or 1995. They all had ripe, balanced fruit and firm tannins with slightly lower alcohol and lower pH (strength of acidity) compared with hotter years. But 2023 is different not only because of its special growing season but also the advancements in viticulture and winemaking over the last decade. The top Bordeaux viticulturalist and winemakers are much more precise and thoughtful than in the past." - James Suckling
“People will fall in love with 2023” when they taste it, said Veronique Sanders, the head of Chateau Haut-Bailly. “It’s a bit like 2016 and 2019. They taste it and they want it.”
What is En Primeur?
En Primeur is a long-established system in the French wine market. Essentially, it offers customers the opportunity to purchase/invest in a vintage before the wine is bottled. Although historically and most famously associated with Bordeaux, the system has also been replicated in Burgundy, the Rhône Valley, Port, and some other New World regions.
Why Buy En Primeur?
Demand for some wines can exceed their supply, and it is possible that all of a grower’s wine is sold before it is bottled. It can then be very difficult or expensive to obtain that wine at a later stage. In addition, buying en primeur gives assurances about the provenance, as you are buying directly from the producer. You can also be certain of the conditions in which it is stored; buying at a later stage, perhaps when the wine is ready to drink many years later, does not enable control of these conditions.
It has been the case that fine wine, in limited supply, has increased in price. Customers have been able to sell at a profit. It must be said, however, that there is no guarantee of this, and the price of wine (as in the case of many other assets) can fall as well as rise.
Email us at help@winetopia.com.au to register your interest for en Primeur and let us know what wines we can source directly from Bordeaux to you.
The Best Price
At Winetopia we deal directly with Negociants and producers to ensure the most competitive prices available. We have built an extensive network of suppliers to provide our clients with unprecedented access to the most prestigious wines in the world. Getting what should be the best price for the wine; this will nearly always be less than the future price on the open market. In particular, the 2010 vintage is so highly rated by international wine critics, we are expecting significant pricing increases when the wines are finally released, although we offer no guarantee on final pricing.
When comparing prices you must be sure of whom you are dealing with and the terms of the purchases. As a lot of pricing in the market, does not include local taxes / GST & import duties, which are subject to change.
Securing Rare Wines and Limited Quantities
In vintages of high demand, consumers can get a guaranteed supply of the wines they want, in whatever format (halves, bottles, magnums etc) they desire. Such wines may have very limited quantities and be difficult to obtain after they are released.
Each year's en primeur campaign has now reached such a level of importance that, each April, Bordeaux is inundated with merchants, journalists and enthusiasts, all tasting the new vintage and making their assessments, prior to the release of the prices.
Security Guarantee
Security Guarantee en primeur wines are shipped in the coming years, so it is of the utmost importance to buy en primeur from merchants of sound financial standing. A copy of all records related to En Primeur purchases are stored offsite at our Accountants, along with proof of sale and payment and ownership of the wines.
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