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The Fine Wine Market
Secondary market, investment, auctions and records: what Bordeaux is worth once it has left the château.
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The most expensive Bordeaux wines of 2026
Wine-Searcher identifies the Bordeaux wines with the highest asking prices in 2026.
The top end offers a useful reading of scarcity, brand strength and collector preference, although advertised prices do not necessarily indicate transaction volume. The composition of the list can also show where mature vintages or rare formats carry the largest premiums.
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A 27-vintage vertical charts Giscours’ recovery
According to Jancis Robinson, Château Giscours rebuilt its quality after a difficult period, based on an assessment of 27 vintages.
Long verticals reveal whether an estate’s improvement is durable rather than vintage-dependent. For collectors, the exercise can also identify overlooked mature vintages from before market recognition fully caught up.
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Château Fourcas Dupré completed a 3-year transformation in June, following Gérard Jicquel’s 2019 acquisition of the Listrac-Médoc estate.
Substantial investment in Listrac is significant when many Bordeaux properties face pressure on margins and demand. The project also tests how far capital, positioning and renewed facilities can elevate an appellation that remains relatively accessible.
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Bordeaux négociants look beyond the region
The annual Beyond Bordeaux event showcases wines from outside the region that are being presented through Bordeaux’s merchant network.
Portfolio diversification gives négociants additional revenue streams and shows how La Place expertise is being applied beyond traditional Bordeaux releases.
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Michelin names 9 top-tier Bordeaux estates
Nine Bordeaux châteaux received Michelin’s highest three-grape distinction in the guide’s first regional selection following Burgundy.
The system introduces a new, consumer-facing judgment of estate quality across the Médoc, Saint-Émilion and the wider region. Its influence will depend on whether collectors and visitors treat the grapes as a serious complement to Bordeaux’s established classifications.
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A guide to Bordeaux vintages ending in 6
Decanter surveys Bordeaux vintages whose years end in 6, comparing their character, quality and historical significance.
For collectors, the exercise is a useful warning against treating decades as coherent stylistic families. Growing conditions, appellation performance and bottle provenance matter far more than the final digit.
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Sainsbury’s launches a £5.45 Bordeaux
Sainsbury’s launched CH Pierre Bordeaux at £5.45 on September 11, 2026. Made from grapes from Entre-Deux-Mers, the wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc.
At this price, the story is less about fine wine than Bordeaux’s competitiveness in mass retail. It tests whether regional identity can still carry weight in a highly price-sensitive category.
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Bordeaux and California face off in Manila
A Manila tasting is marking 50 years since the Judgment of Paris by placing Bordeaux and California wines in direct comparison.
Comparative tastings remain a powerful way to test Bordeaux's reputation with international collectors. They also show how California has moved from challenger to established peer in many global markets.
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Second Bordeaux Cellars fraudster sentenced
Stephen Burton was sentenced to 6 years in prison on September 3, 2026, for his role in the Bordeaux Cellars wine investment scam, which involved more than 140 victims and almost US$100 million in losses.
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Wine investment: Collectors continue to diversify
Fine wine collectors are diversifying beyond red wines, with white Burgundy's share of Bordeaux Index trading rising from about 2% to about 5% by value over the past decade, according to Geraint Carter.
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Burgundy overtook Bordeaux as the top-traded fine wine region by value in July.
In July, Burgundy overtook Bordeaux as the most traded fine wine region by value for the first time since 2022, according to Liv-ex. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Ramonet, Leflaive and d’Auvenay accounted for about one-third of Burgundy’s trade.
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Burgundy overtakes Bordeaux as most traded region
Burgundy overtook Bordeaux as the most traded wine region by value in a single month for the first time since 2022, according to new analysis from Liv-ex.
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Burgundy Surpasses Bordeaux in Fine Wine Trade
Burgundy overtook Bordeaux as the most traded wine region on Liv-ex for the first time since July 2022, according to wein.plus. A few Blue Chip wines, including Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Ramonet, Leflaive and d’Auvenay, accounted for about one-third of Burgundy’s July trade.
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Decanter Fine Wine Index: 4 vintages of Pichon Baron for collectors to keep an eye on
Decanter identifies 4 recent vintages of Château Pichon Baron for collectors to watch in its Fine Wine Index.
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Crisis drives down the value of Bordeaux vineyards
The crisis is pushing down the value of Bordeaux vineyards.
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Bordeaux vineyard values in parts of the Médoc have fallen by more than 80%
Vineyard land prices in Bordeaux's Médoc fell by more than 80%, from €55,000 per hectare in 2018 to €10,000 in 2025, according to Vinetur.
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Empson USA Expands Its Fine Wine Portfolio with Prestigious Family-Owned Estates from France
Empson USA announced on July 16, 2026, that it was expanding its fine-wine portfolio with family-owned French estates including Château Kirwan, Château Malescasse, Château Franc Mayne, Maison de la Chapelle and Champagne Gérin & Fils.
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Château de La Rivière: betting on living heritage to write a new chapter
Château de La Rivière in Fronsac unveiled a strategy centered on heritage, wine and wine tourism one year after its acquisition by GFI, the investment fund managed by Signet.
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How Bordeaux Is Adapting Fine Wine For A Hotter Future
Bordeaux is adapting fine wine production for a hotter future, according to Forbes.
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Wine investment: Bordeaux en primeur sales up 'a little'
Bordeaux 2025 en primeur sales rose a little from the weak 2024 campaign but remained below levels seen 5 years ago, according to merchants cited by Decanter. Cheval Blanc, Batailley, Lynch-Bages and Lafite drew strong demand.
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Liv-ex finds Bordeaux labels posted the steadiest gains in a still uneven fine wine market
Liv-ex said Bordeaux produced more of the strongest performers in its latest review of fine wine trading, including 5 vintages of Château Mouton Rothschild and rising prices for Château Lafite Rothschild 2015, Lafite 2021, Lafite 2019 and Lynch-Bages 2018.
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Debate: Top buyers on what they want from a modern Bordeaux
The Buyer and the CIVB hosted a debate with leading wine buyers, importers, wine merchants and sommeliers on the trading problems and opportunities facing a modern Bordeaux.
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Liv-ex: Not all is lost after ‘tepid’ En Primeur campaign
Liv-ex said the Bordeaux En Primeur 2025 campaign produced tepid sales in the UK trade, with release prices viewed as too high, although selective demand emerged for Cheval Blanc, Margaux, Lafite and Batailley.
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LiveTrade, the fine wine trading platform powered by Bordeaux Index, has partnered with Wine Hub from Wine Owners to connect business management software directly to a major fine wine marketplace. The tie-up aims to broaden global access to fine wine trading for merchants, collectors, and producers.
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WineCap: which châteaux ‘won’ EP in terms of pricing?
WineCap said fewer than 10 major Bordeaux 2025 en primeur releases offered genuinely attractive pricing to the trade, identifying Lafite Rothschild, Cheval Blanc, Léoville Las Cases, Margaux and Ducru-Beaucaillou as sensible buys.
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Wine investment: Fine wine market stabilising
Fine wine prices stabilized in 2026, according to Decanter, while the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 index, which tracks Bordeaux first growths, rose 0.7% in the 4 months to April 30. Geraint Carter of Bordeaux Index said prices had stopped falling.
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Maison Sichel: ‘Brexit has been an opportunity’
Maison Sichel says Brexit created commercial opportunities in the UK market, including in trading conditions and bottle sales to British consumers.
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White Wine Trading Surged on Liv-ex as Red Wine Lost Ground
White wine value traded on Liv-ex rose 650% from 2010 to 2025, while sparkling wine rose 1,100% and red wine fell 15.0%. On June 8, 2026, Burgundy overtook Bordeaux as the leading white wine category by value, according to Vinetur.
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Bordeaux Prices Tumble in the US
According to Wine-Searcher, Bordeaux prices are falling in the US market.
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End of golden era for Chinese investors in Bordeaux wine
According to Digital Journal, the golden era of Chinese investment in Bordeaux wine has ended.
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From the Alps to Bordeaux: unmissable routes for the collector on the road
According to AostaSera, Bordeaux is a major destination for luxury wine tourism and international collectors, with appellations including Médoc, Saint-Émilion, Pomerol and Graves.
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Montpellier: a bottle of Château d’Yquem 1811 goes to auction starting at 60,000 euros
A bottle of Château d’Yquem 1811 will be auctioned on Sunday, May 31, near Montpellier, with a starting price of €60,000, according to actu.orange.fr.
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Bordeaux’s bubble bursts, and lessons for Cape wine
Bordeaux's wine investment market has collapsed after its en primeur model filled with wines bought for investment rather than consumption, leaving buyers unable to sell at their anticipated profits.
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Wine investor says 'snap up 3 bottles now'
Professional wine investor David Jackson, founder of fine wine marketplace Squelch, has identified 3 investment-grade Bordeaux wines he believes could soar in value, according to the Express.
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Lafite Rothschild: a masterclass not to be missed
Terre de Vins is promoting a June 9 masterclass in Paris during its Grande Dégustation Primeurs, featuring wines from the Domaines Barons de Rothschild Lafite portfolio. The event highlights Château Lafite Rothschild, the First Growth estate in Pauillac.
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Bordeaux Gains Ground in Fine-Wine Auctions
On May 6, 2026, iDealwine reported 2025 sales of €42.4 million, up 9%, and a 19% rise in bottles sold; Bordeaux accounted for 105,274 auctioned bottles, about 1 in 3 traded through the platform, according to Vinetur.
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Bordeaux 2025: Can the Bordelais make their wines irresistible again?
According to Decanter, Bordeaux's 2025 vintage has great potential but tiny volumes, while the Bordelais must sell it and collectors feel no obligation to buy.
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Wine investment: Bordeaux 2025 campaign imminent
Bordeaux's 2025 en primeur season has arrived amid improved buyer sentiment, macroeconomic uncertainty and plentiful supplies, according to Decanter. The Bordeaux 500 index rose 0.2% in the first quarter of 2026 but remained down 15.3% over 5 years.
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Lafite 1870 magnums smash estimates in 'immortal' Bordeaux auction
A Decanter report says magnums of 1870 Lafite far exceeded estimates in an "immortal" Bordeaux auction. Strong bidding for rare Bordeaux helped push total sales above $2 million, underscoring continued collector demand.
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Liv-ex Warns Bordeaux En Primeur Faces a Test of Price Discipline
Liv-ex warned that Bordeaux’s 2025 en primeur campaign could falter if châteaux raise release prices before buyers regain confidence. The exchange said Bordeaux accounted for 35% of secondary-market traded value.
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‘Legendary’ Glamis Castle Château Lafite 1870 sets new record
Two magnums of Château Lafite Rothschild 1870 from Glamis Castle set record prices at a Sotheby's New York sale.
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Bordeaux Prices Likely to Rise
Wine-Searcher predicted that Bordeaux prices will rise.
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Bordeaux under pressure at the start of the en primeur campaign
Liv-ex said falling prices and weak demand had shaken confidence in Bordeaux’s en primeur sales as the annual campaign opened on April 15, 2026. Several Liv-ex members reported collector sales declines of more than 50% in the previous year.
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"The machine has seized up": the incredible rout hitting wine investment
Wine investment, a star asset class in the 2010s, is undergoing a sharp reversal, according to avis-vin.lefigaro.fr.
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The Most Wanted Bordeaux of 2026
Wine-Searcher named the most sought-after Bordeaux wines for 2026.
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Benchmark Wine Group posts record first quarter
Benchmark Wine Group reported its strongest first quarter in 24 years, with sales up about 14% year on year after a record 2025. The company said demand for top Bordeaux, white Burgundy and Port continues to support growth despite wider wine market weakness.
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Confidence in Bordeaux wines grows: industry leaders signal renewed optimism
Confidence in Bordeaux wines is rising, and industry leaders signal renewed optimism.
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Bordeaux trade confidence high despite low market prices
Wine Lister’s 10th annual Bordeaux study found average trade confidence in the region’s fine wine at 6.4/10, up from 5.9 in 2025 and 6.2 in 2024, despite market prices remaining below release levels. The survey covered 74 senior figures across the global fine wine trade.
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The 1982 Bordeaux vintage ushered in richer, more fruit-forward reds that matured earlier, while 8 of 10 vintages from 2013 to 2022 scored at least 90 points in Wine Spectator. South Florida Reporter found 2018 to 2022 mid-level Grand Crus priced at $50 to $70 in a Washington, D.C., wine shop.
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Is your fine wine a fake? How wax and DNA can outfox the impostors
Château Angélus is tackling fine-wine fraud with a wax seal that incorporates a vine’s unique genetic code to authenticate bottles.
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Wine investment: Eyes turn to Bordeaux 2016 once more
According to Decanter, Bordeaux’s 2016 vintage has been tipped as a potential buying opportunity nearly 10 years after harvest, as the fine-wine market shows more positive signals.
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Sotheby’s Hong Kong wine retail space gets a facelift
Sotheby’s Hong Kong is set to open a new wine retail space in Landmark Chater, in the city’s Central district, in Q3, targeting wealthy collectors while keeping the exact address and shop size undisclosed.
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Wine Market Journal Reports Bull Market for Rare Wine Accelerating
In Vancouver, Wash., on March 12, 2026, First Growth Technologies said the rare wine market, in bull mode since early 2025, is accelerating, with top Bordeaux, Champagne, white Burgundy and Port up 8-14% over the past 14 months.
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CULT WINES REPORTS: FINE WINE MARKET RECOVERY CONTINUES THROUGH Q1 2026
Cult Wines says the fine wine market recovery continued through Q1 2026, based on data from its investment and trading platforms. While not Bordeaux-specific, such market signals are important for Bordeaux pricing, trading, and investor sentiment.
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APIs driving ‘exponential’ growth in fine wine trading
According to thedrinksbusiness.com, APIs are enabling merchants to connect their inventory with Bordeaux Index’s LiveTrade platform, which has about £40 million in stock, 15,000 products and more than 150,000 listings.
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'On the Divine' with Frédéric Engerer
Artémis Domaines has 9 properties, including Château Latour in Bordeaux, under the direction of Frédéric Engerer. The portfolio added Domaine des Cabottes in 2025.
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Decanter Fine Wine Index: Which vintages of Château Cheval Blanc offer value for collectors?
On March 5, 2026, Decanter identified good-value options among the 10 most recent vintages of Château Cheval Blanc, using Liv-ex secondary-market prices and Decanter scores.
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Wine investment: What to look for in the fine wine market in 2026
Decanter sets out what investors should watch in the fine wine market in 2026: the factors driving demand, prices and liquidity, and the opportunities and risks in the secondary market.
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Fine wine in 2025: a game of two halves?
According to thedrinksbusiness.com, the fine wine market ended 2025 with total trade value down 5.8% from 2024, while trade volumes rose 7.2%. Major Liv-ex indices increased for 3 consecutive months from September.
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The sweet spot: Sauternes at auction
According to iDealwine, auction prices for most Sauternes remain accessible relative to quality, while Château d’Yquem remains in a category of its own.
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BBR auctions ‘treasure trove’ from the cellars of the Berry and Rudd families
Berry Bros. & Rudd is auctioning wine from the cellars of the Berry and Rudd families, with bidding closing on February 3. Lots include a 1966 Château Cheval Blanc, a 1979 Le Pin magnum and a 1975 Château Lafite Rothschild magnum.
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Oeno Group customers warned ‘you may not get your money back’
City of London Trading Standards warned Oeno Group customers, many of whom invested thousands of pounds in fine wine, that they may not recover their money after Oenofutures Limited stopped trading just before Christmas. Around 80% of clients’ wine is believed to be held by Oenofutures Limited.
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What will the fine wine market do in 2026?
According to Liv-ex, all major fine-wine indices have risen consistently since September 2025, while trade values and volumes increased in September and October. US purchase value ended 2025 43.6% below 2024, as the Asian market showed early signs of recovery.
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Richard Nunn joins Champagnes & Châteaux as key account manager
Champagnes & Châteaux has appointed Richard Nunn as key account manager. The move signals a trade/portfolio and customer-development focus at a company active in fine wine, including Bordeaux.
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Why fine wine investors are still losing money in 2025
On December 26, 2025, prices of Burgundy, Bordeaux and vintage Champagne had fallen back to pre-pandemic levels amid US tariffs, weak demand and better-performing assets, while a tentative Asian rebound offered faint hope.
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Decanter reports on a Fine Wine Encounter masterclass featuring a vertical tasting at Château Smith Haut Lafitte, exploring how terroir and time shape the estate’s wines across vintages.
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4 decades of Château Margaux: A Decanter Fine Wine Encounter Masterclass
At Decanter's Fine Wine Encounter in Singapore in 2025, a masterclass tasted nearly 4 decades of Château Margaux wines led by CEO Alexis Leven-Mentzelopoulos, a member of the owning family.
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BBR’s revenues slip as impact on fine wine market continues
Berry Bros & Rudd’s revenue fell 8.2% to £225.8m in the financial year ending March 31, 2025, according to documents filed at Companies House, amid “ongoing stagnation” in the fine wine and spirits market. Operating profit fell 12.9% to £3.036m.
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How important are UK buyers to the secondary market?
According to thedrinksbusiness.com, UK buyers account for about 30% of Liv-ex traded volume and continue to influence prices and market trends. Bordeaux's share of their annual purchases fell from more than 50% until 2018 to around 30% since then, roughly level with Burgundy.
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