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“Petrus. Lafite Rothschild. Margaux. With blue chip producers like these, Bordeaux plays heavily in any serious fine wine portfolio.”
Investing in Bordeaux wines is often considered a smart choice due to their historical performance and esteemed reputation. Bordeaux remains the most prominent wine region globally, accounting for about 50% of the world's fine wine auction sales, according to Sotheby's. This dominance underscores the enduring demand and market confidence in Bordeaux wines.
Bordeaux wines have shown consistent value appreciation over the years. For instance, wines from prestigious châteaux like Château Margaux and Château Lafite Rothschild continue to enjoy global prestige, ensuring continuous demand and value appreciation. The limited supply of Bordeaux wines due to strict production regulations and finite vineyard sizes also supports their investment appeal. This scarcity, combined with increasing global demand, often results in price appreciation.
While Bordeaux wines can offer significant returns and portfolio diversification, wine investors should carefully consider market dynamics. Using a reputable platform like CultX can mitigate potential risks related to storage, transaction costs, and authenticity, making it a more secure investment.
Cult Wines Bordeaux Index returned -0.80% in June and -8.08% over the past 12 months.
Download CSV ➜Our three standout Bordeaux wines:
2010 Chateau Coutet +31.50%*
1999 Chateau Brane-Cantenac 2eme Cru Classe, Margaux +30.50%*
1993 Chateau Leoville Barton 2eme Cru Classe, Saint-Julien +22.10%*
In a region with so many big names, there are still plenty of potential future classics to add to your portfolio. We’re closely tracking the performance of these producers with high hopes for their future price appreciation.
Château Lynch-Bages
One of the best-known Médoc producers, Château Lynch-Bages is a 5ème Cru Classe producer whose reds and whites have been firm favourites among aficionados and investors since the early 1970s.
Château Canon
Owned by Chanel since 1996, the St. Emilion property is known for its 1er Grand Cru Classé (B) wines with incredible potential for cellaring - and returns.
Château Branaire-Ducru
Château Brainaire-Ducru was classified as a fourth growth in 1855 and has built a reputation for producing classic St Julien since the current family purchased the estate in 1988. Highly regarded in Bordeaux, its bottles also hold high potential for returns.
When identifying wine investment opportunities from a region like Bordeaux, the most important factor to take into account is the perceived quality of a specific year’s vintage.
For famously good vintages, like the 2016 Bordeaux, we recommend looking into smaller, up-and-coming producers. The reason these Châteaux could offer improved returns is down to the simple fact that the global investor community already has confidence in the vintage. For a lesser vintage, such as the 2017 Bordeaux, you’re looking for good prices on the superstar Châteaux, for which there is always demand.
CultX gives investors access to a huge selection of Bordeaux wines, both classics and rising stars alike, making it simple to add some of the world’s most famous bottles to your portfolio.
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*Source: Pricing data from Wine-Searcher. Research and analysis conducted by CultX and Cult Wines. The performance data covers the period from 30 June 2023 to 30 June 2024. All prices referenced are as of 30 June 2024. The wines included in this analysis have vintages ranging from 1975 to 2022.
*Liquidity Score Criteria: Only wines with a CultX Liquidity Score of 2 or more throughout the calculation period are included. These wines have had at least one offer for sale on the market during the 12-month period and are regularly traded. Wines with a CultX Liquidity Score of 1 are excluded, as these wines rarely trade, had no sale offers during the 12-month period, and market prices for these wines are much harder to calculate accurately.
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