Vintage Bordeaux Wine Prices

Three decades later 1982 bordeaux reds still overshadow their 1983 counterparts in terms of price even though the latter typically perform better in blind tastings.

Vintage bordeaux wine prices. Left bank wines are a better fit for the aging process. For more on the 2017 bordeaux vintage watch for my full report in the july 31 issue of wine spectator. Wines that often improve with age include barolo and barbaresco from the nebbiolo grape cabernet sauvignon from napa valley and other regions in california but also certain wines from australia argentina washington state and elsewhere. Eye catching price cuts of up to 30 on several prestigious wines helped to create a buzz around the bordeaux 2019 vintage releases according to a new liv ex report released to its trade members.

1 of all wines. Prices for the 2017s are listed besides the current prevailing retail price for 2015s so you can gauge where the wines are vis à vis the most recently bottled vintage now on retail shelves. 2 5 left bank 2 5 right bank. Payback time for sauternes and dry whites also shone but it was clearly the most difficult red wine vintage for decades across bordeaux yields were drastically down in many cases and consultant stephane derenoncourt described producing the vintage from bud to barrel as a war against nature.

With a higher concentration of tannins left bank bordeaux can stand up longer in the bottle. The majority of wines are meant to be consumed within about five years of purchase. The classic collector wine is bordeaux and in the best vintages these wines can age for 5 or more decades. Separated from the atlantic ocean by a coastal pine forest this relatively flat region has a mild maritime climate marked by cool wet winters and warm summers.

These differences lead to a gap in the price points of bordeaux wines. It said this year s condensed campaign proved a surprising success. 1970 2019 download pdf rating ranges 96 100. A rare selection think.

The wine advocate vintage guide.