FINE WINE PRICE INDICES
NOVEMBER 2020
Date : november 10, 2020
Fifth consecutive month of price increases for great Bordeaux wines:
- The WD Bordeaux 100, the biggest market index available for Bordeaux wines (100 wines, 14 vintages, 1.8 billion EUR) is up 0.5% in October 2020, down 1.8% year on year
- The Premiers crus have increased (0.8%), driven by the recovery of the Chinese market
- Except for the 2016 vintage, the prices for the great vintage Bordeaux have increased, +1.9% for the 2009, +1.2% for the 2010
- The Bordeaux stock levels available for sale are slightly down
Bordeaux
| Bordeaux market indices | Previous month |
Current Value (M€) |
Max (M€) | 1 month |
YTD | 1 year | 3 years (per yr) |
5 years (per yr) |
10 years (per yr) |
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| WD Bordeaux 90 | 1003 | 1005 | 1047 | 0.2% | -1.8% | -1.1% | 1.1% | 0.7% | 2.4% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WD Bordeaux 1CC (10 wines) | 740 | 746 | 845 | 0.8% | -3.9% | -2.7% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.1% | |
| WD Bordeaux 100 | 1743 | 1751 | 1815 | 0.5% | -2.7% | -1.8% | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.8% | |
| GBP/EUR | 1.103 | 1.103 | 1 | 0.0% | -6.2% | -5.0% | -0.9% | -4.2% | -1.1% | |
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| WD Bordeaux 100* price indices per vintage | Previous month |
Current Value (M€) |
Max (M€) | 1 month |
YTD | 1 year | 3 years (per yr) |
5 years (per yr) |
Primeurs** (per yr) |
Stock (k€) |
| 2003 | 1716 | 1735 | 1809 | 1.1% | -2.4% | -3.2% | 0.8% | 1.6% | 6.7% | 8112 |
| 2004 | 1487 | 1478 | 1547 | -0.6% | -4.3% | -2.5% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 7.9% | 5891 |
| 2005 | 2077 | 2091 | 2186 | 0.7% | -3.4% | -3.8% | 0.7% | 0.5% | 4.5% | 27403 |
| 2006 | 1532 | 1537 | 1599 | 0.3% | -2.3% | -3.2% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 4.1% | 15923 |
| 2007 | 1426 | 1427 | 1484 | 0.1% | -2.9% | -2.9% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 9090 |
| 2008 | 1539 | 1525 | 1646 | -0.9% | -4.4% | -3.8% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 8.4% | 10210 |
| 2009 | 2150 | 2191 | 2313 | 1.9% | -1.3% | -2.1% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 3.6% | 24330 |
| 2010 | 2110 | 2135 | 2190 | 1.2% | -1.1% | -1.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 28921 |
| 2011 | 1376 | 1376 | 1405 | 0.0% | -1.1% | -1.4% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 20837 |
| 2012 | 1355 | 1365 | 1387 | 0.7% | -1.2% | -0.9% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 19373 |
| 2013 | 1276 | 1276 | 1290 | 0.0% | -0.2% | -0.5% | 3.1% | 5.2% | 6.9% | 14265 |
| 2014 | 1338 | 1343 | 1388 | 0.4% | -2.1% | -2.7% | 1.5% | 7.0% | 28596 | |
| 2015 | 1749 | 1754 | 1923 | 0.3% | -3.6% | -4.5% | 1.0% | 7.4% | 48418 | |
| 2016 | 1776 | 1773 | 1851 | -0.2% | -2.0% | -2.8% | 5.5% | 62325 | ||
| 2017 | 1387 | 1391 | 1513 | 0.3% | -3.8% | -6.6% | 3.6% | 50443 | ||
| 2003-2016 Bordeaux price index*** | 1664 | 1672 | 1732 | 0.5% | -2.4% | -3.2% | 374137 | |||
* 100: Château Latour et Les forts de Latour are not included in our indices per vintage
BURGUNDY, RHONE and CHAMPAGNE |
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| Region / market indices | Previous month (€) |
Current value (€) |
Max value (€) | 1 month |
YTD | 1 year | 3 years (per yr) | 5 years (per yr) | ||
| Burgundy 1er crus (165 wines) | 140.3 | 138.2 | 143 | -1.5% | 0.2% | -0.9% | 5.1% | 6.0% | ||
| Burgundy Grands Crus (178 wines) | 248 | 245 | 249 | -1.2% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 5.1% | 5.5% | ||
| Burgundy DRC (12 bt case, 6 wines) | 26414 | 26444 | 44587 | 0.1% | -38.5% | -38.9% | -8.3% | 1.1% | ||
| Burgundy top Grands Crus (24 wines) | 1222.2 | 1218.1 | 1308.6 | -0.3% | -3.2% | -2.2% | 7.4% | 9.0% | ||
| Rhône (13 great wines) | 261.3 | 261.6 | 271.5 | 0.1% | -2.9% | -2.8% | 3.3% | 3.6% | ||
| Champagne NV (37 wines) | 26.07 | 26.16 | 26.51 | 0.3% | 2.5% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 0.4% | ||
| California (21 wines) | 311.1 | 313 | 358.7 | 0.6% | 0.0% | -0.2% | -1.0% | 0.6% | ||
| Italy (34 wines) | 156.6 | 156.1 | 157.8 | -0.3% | 0.6% | -1.1% | 3.1% | 2.3% | ||
ExplAnations
WD 90 Bordeaux market index is based on the market price average (in euro) of the top 90 wines of Bordeaux. First growth Bordeaux are not included. The last 15 available vintages of each wine at any given date are included in the index calculation.
WD Bordeaux 1CC market index 1CC index is based on the market price average (in euro) of the 10 first growth (or equivalent) of Bordeaux (Angélus, Ausone, Cheval Blanc, Haut Brion, Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Mouton Rothschild, Pavie, Petrus). The last 15 available vintages of each wine at any given date are included in the index calculation.
For example, the WD Burgundy 1er Cru index represents the evolution of the average value of 165 Burgundy crus.
The last 14 available vintages of each wine at any given date are included in the index calculation.
=> The list of wines included in each index