FINE WINE PRICE INDICES

March 2023

Date : March 12, 2023

General price increase in March 2023

  • Bordeaux:
    • WD Bordeaux 100, the biggest market index available for Bordeaux wines (100 wines, 14 vintages, 2 Billion Euros) is up 1.6% in February 2023 and by 1.6% over 1 year.
    • All Bordeaux vintages are concerned by this price recovery.
    • The 1.6% increase over one year remains however well below inflation.
    • The value of available offers has increased to €524m.
  • Find a summary of available offers by region and vintage HERE.


 

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)
 
WD Bordeaux 90 1139 1158 1170 1.7% 0.5% 1.7% 4.0% 3.7% 2.5%  
WD Bordeaux 1CC (10 wines) 816 828 846 1.5% 0.2% 1.6% 8.0% 5.3% 2.7%  
WD Bordeaux 100 1955 1986 2016 1.6% 0.4% 1.6% 5.6% 4.3% 2.6%  
GBP/EUR 1.12 1.135        1.48   1.3% -0.3% -6.1% -0.4% -0.2% -0.2%  

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)
Offers
(k€)
2003 2108 2129 2189 1.0% 0.3% 1.1% 6.6% 4.6% 7.1% 12309
2004 1798 1810 1833 0.7% 0.2% 1.8% 6.4% 4.7% 8.2% 8163
2005 2604 2626 2704 0.8% 0.0% -0.8% 7.2% 5.3% 5.6% 28104
2006 1867 1893 1925 1.4% -0.1% 0.7% 6.1% 5.0% 5.1% 18887
2007 1720 1725 1756 0.3% 0.1% 1.6% 5.5% 4.8% 5.5% 11393
2008 1871 1900 1918 1.5% 1.0% 1.8% 6.5% 5.3% 8.5% 13114
2009 2636 2671 2763 1.3% 0.2% -1.1% 6.5% 4.6% 4.4% 34173
2010 2563 2594 2668 1.2% -0.1% 1.6% 6.4% 4.8% 3.1% 60137
2011 1661 1694 1713 2.0% 0.8% 1.9% 6.6% 5.4% 4.3% 47102
2012 1694 1723 1734 1.7% 0.8% 3.8% 7.5% 6.2% 7.4% 34886
2013 1520 1543 1582 1.5% 0.0% 1.4% 6.2% 5.5% 7.7% 20954
2014 1647 1683 1694 2.2% 0.8% 3.6% 6.9% 5.2% 8.4% 40740
2015 2107 2136 2169 1.4% 0.1% 1.9% 5.4% 2.6% 8.3% 51535
2016 2156 2187 2203 1.4% 0.7% 3.1% 6.3% 4.6% 7.6% 75665
2017 1620 1639 1653 1.2% 0.5% 2.9% 3.3%   5.8% 66958
2018 2008 2046 2098 1.9% 0.4% -1.1% 5.1%   10.5% 86468
2019 1991 2029 2153 1.9% 0.5% -3.1%     28.6% 82772
2003-2019 Bordeaux price index*** 2008 2038 2086 1.5% 0.4% 1.8%       524120

* 100: Château Latour et Les forts de Latour are not included in our indices per vintage
** Primeurs : annualized growth of compounded vintage price since en primeurs prices (ex negociant price)
*** 2003-2019 Bordeaux price index: weighted average of each vintage value and its stock

 

BURGUNDY, RHONE and CHAMPAGNE

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) 242.2 241.9 242.2 -0.1% 0.2% 16.8% 19.2% 15.2%    
Burgundy Grands Crus (178 wines) 389 397 398 2.1% 1.3% 16.1% 17.8% 15.5%    
Burgundy DRC (12 bt case, 6 wines) 43367 43694 47106 0.8% -1.5% 2.9% 16.3% 13.5%    
Burgundy top Grands Crus (24 wines) 2061.2 2090.9 2145.7 1.4% 1.2% 14.6% 17.6% 15.9%    
Rhône (13 great wines) 271 272.9 280.3 0.7% -0.6% 0.4% 5.4% 4.0%    
Champagne NV (37 wines) 31.66 31.85 31.85 0.6% 1.2% 8.0% 6.8% 4.4%    
California (21 wines) 410 420.5 437.1 2.6% 1.2% 0.3% 9.4% 4.6%    
Italy (33 wines) 187.7 191.7 193.4 2.1% 0.6% 2.7% 6.8% 6.1%    
                     

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 14 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 14 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