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Bordeaux 2013: Lynch-Bages release buoys wary merchants
Chateau Lynch-Bages has earned many merchants' praise for dropping its 2013 price by 17%, but there is concern that not enough estates will follow suit after a day of ups and downs in Bordeaux.
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Why Bordeaux 2013 matters: Jeannie Cho Lee MW
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Bordeaux 2013: ‘Chateaux pricing to protect their pride’
Disagreements between merchants and chateaux over Bordeaux 2013 prices have continued this week after the en primeur campaign picked up speed with a flurry of releases.
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Bordeaux 2013: Lafite releases to energise ‘flat market’
Two of Bordeaux's first growths, Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild, have entered the en primeur fray just ahead of Easter, dropping prices for their 2013 wines by 14% and 10% respectively.
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Bordeaux 2013: Chateau Margaux releases in quickest campaign for decades
The flurry of Bordeaux 2013 en primeur releases has continued following Easter, with Chateau Margaux the latest first growth to hit the market, taking the total number of wines released to 150.
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Bordeaux 2013: En primeur interest has ‘died’, say merchants
Consumer demand for Bordeaux 2013 wines has fallen away as a stuttering en primeur campaign draws to a close, according to several merchants.
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Bordeaux 2013: Weathering the storm
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Bordeaux prices falling to pre-‘China boom’ levels, says Liv-ex
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Fine wine market: Hopes rise for Bordeaux prices in 2015
Fine wine market analysts are increasingly confident that prices for recent vintages of top Bordeaux have bottomed out after a three-year slide.
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Bordeaux 2014: Price cuts demanded by UK merchants ahead of en primeur
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Bordeaux 2014: Top chateaux to host own en primeur tastings ‘disappoints’ UGC
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Bordeaux 2014: US buyers ‘back on track’ for en primeur
There is greater interest in Bordeaux 2014 en primeur wines from US buyers, according to merchants on both sides of the Atlantic, but many continue to be wary over prices.
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Bordeaux 2014: Chateaux hail strong vintage but market pressure builds
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Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Pessac Leognan and Graves
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Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Sauternes savours a ‘unique’ vintage
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Bordeaux 2014: Chateaux use rare techniques to control high acidity in white wines
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Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Medoc
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Bordeaux 2014: First impression – Soil type key to ‘uneven’ Right Bank vintage
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Bordeaux 2014: Merchants nervous over prices ahead of en primeur campaign
Chateau owners have shown little desire to drop prices for the Bordeaux 2014 en primeur campaign, testing the nerves of merchants who will need to decide which wines to recommend to consumers.
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The 1855 Classification: on the mark or marketing ploy?
The 1855 classification of the Médoc has never been revised. Benjamin Lewin MW asks whether it still expresses the true quality of each château or if it’s now just a marketing ploy
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Jane Anson: Bordeaux 1975 tasting
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Anson on Thursday: Bordeaux 2015 behind the scenes – part one
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Bordeaux wine theft ringleaders get four years in prison
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Suspected Bordeaux wine theft gang facing trial
Wine theft gang suspected of stealing hundreds of bottles of Bordeaux wine produced by some of the region's top chateaux have been put on trial this week.
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Bordeaux 2015: Medoc chateaux dare to dream after ‘perfect’ flowering
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Investment analysis: Bordeaux Right Bank
The Right Bank seems to have bucked a downward price trend seen across Bordeaux since 2011 - and only arrested in recent months - but it’s not quite that straightforward, explains Ella Lister.
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Bordeaux 2014: en primeur week in pictures, part one
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Decanter Bordeaux Encounter guests name their favourite vintage
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Bordeaux 2011 – Super Tuesday: Over 40 releases overwhelm negociants, merchants
Over 40 chateaux have released their prices today – including Haut Brion, Angelus, Calon Segur and Kirwan – causing negociants and merchant to protest many were getting lost.
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Bordeaux 2011: Mouton release follows raft of big-name discounts
Chateau Mouton-Rothschild has released its 2011 at €360, on par with its first growth peer Chateau Margaux.
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Bordeaux 2011: Latour and Cheval Blanc, similar prices meet with different reactions
Bordeaux superstars Chateau Latour and Cheval Blanc are the biggest releases of the day – and they have had radically different reactions from the trade.
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Bordeaux 2011: Merchants predicting ‘pain ahead’ despite price drops
Some UK wine merchants are predicting painful months ahead for the Bordeaux market despite more top chateaux dropping their prices this week.
