WO Exchange Top 20 – Best deals against Market Value

2015-03-11

A week into March, activity on the fine wine exchange has been steady off the back of record highs in January and February. The focus has clustered around older vintages of Bordeaux, in line with market expectations which indicate that apart from ‘perfect’ wines there is as yet modest appetite for 2009 and 2010, let alone more recent vintages.

In vintages which are attracting more favour, however, successful bids have been closer than ever to market price, and seem to indicate the beginnings of wider price improvement.

The WO First Growth Index shows improvement still from December, though shedding a point from early February’s level, perhaps following a slight trading lull post Chinese New Year.

With that in mind, worth noting that there are still many offers that are below either market level, or best UK market price, and by no means are these all Bordeaux. In fact, a ‘best 20’ offers includes extraordinary variety at best-in-market prices: Insignia 1996, Grange 2009, Rousseau Clos des Ruchottes 2000, and big bottles of Ausone 2005 and La Mission 2001.

Wine	Pack size	Cases	In Bond	Pack Price	Current market price
Joseph Phelps Winery Insignia - 1996	12x75	1	IB	£1,100.00	£1539.24
Chateau Ausone - 2005	1x300	2	IB	£3,000.00	£3424.2
Chateau Angelus - 2005	6x150	1	IB	£2,200.00	£2556.72
Penfolds Wines Grange Bin 95 Shiraz - 2009	6x75	10	IB	£1,550.00	£1879.92
Chateau l'Evangile - 2005	6x150	1	IB	£1,250.00	£1565.76
Domaine Meo-Camuzet Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Boudots - 1996	12x75	1	IB	£2,250.00	£2496
Chateau de Valandraud - 2005	12x75	2	IB	£1,400.00	£1638.6
Frederic Magnien Chambertin Clos de Beze - 2009	12x75	1	IB	£1,000.00	£1236.36
Roberto Voerzio La Serra Barolo - 1998	12x75	3	IB	£900.00	£1107
Jean Chauvenet Nuits-Saint-Georges Les Damodes - 2004	12x75	1	IB	£250.00	£456
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion - 2001	3x300	1	IB	£1,195.00	£1400.04
Roberto Voerzio Brunate Barolo - 1998	12x75	2	IB	£800.00	£993.72
Chateau Moulin Saint-Georges - 2005	12x75	1	IB	£310.00	£483.24
Chateau Clinet - 2009	12x75	1	IB	£1,875.00	£2040.36
Paul Jaboulet Aine La Chapelle Hermitage - 2006	6x75	1	IB	£310.00	£429.06
Falletto di Bruno Giacosa Falletto Barolo Riserva - 2001	6x75	1	IB	£1,250.00	£1366.14
Domaine Armand Rousseau Clos des Ruchottes Monopole - 2000	12x75	1	IB	£3,190.00	£3305.28
Les Forts de Latour - 2004	12x75	1	IB	£1,175.00	£1289.88
Domaine Henri Bonneau Cuvee Speciale Chateauneuf du Pape - 1998	6x75	1	IB	£1,900.00	£2012.22
Roberto Voerzio Cerequio Barolo - 1998	12x75	2	IB	£850.00	£952.92
Domaine Alain Hudelot Noellat Chambolle-Musigny - 2007	12x75	1	DP	£300.00	£401.16