Liv-ex has launched a major new charting tool, available to its member merchants on liv-ex.com and to Cellar Watch subscribers on cellar-watch.com. The charts are fed by unrivalled and extensive price data from Liv-ex. The charts have a ...

The May Market Report includes: Cellar Watch launches new comparison charts Trading Activity - The market pauses Liv-ex indices retreat Major Movers - Angelus finds a level Chart of the month - Mirrored paths Final Thought - Bordeaux 201...

Of the component indices of the Liv-ex Bordeaux 500 Index, the Sauternes 50 gained the most in April, closing the month up 1.4%. Nevertheless, the appellation has seen the greatest loss year to date and is the only index to...

Today Haut Brion 2012 was released at €240 per bottle ex-negociant, the same as Margaux and Mouton. It is being offered in London for £2,800 per 12x75. This makes the new wine 4% more expensive than its next more affordable...

For the first time since November the Liv-ex 100 closed the month with a loss. Falling 1.3%, it closed April on 276.26, while the Liv-ex 50 dropped 1.3%, to 318.57. Although Bordeaux 2012 release prices have come down on the...

The chart below shows how prices have dropped for the 2012 vintage against current 2011 prices (the anomaly in grey is due to Pavie, Angelus and Palmer). The First Growths – to the right of the table – have made...

Today's blog is by the Bordeaux wine producer and writer Gavin Quinney (@GavinQuinney), who has kindly provided us with his notes and scores for Bordeaux 2012. He has tasted over 500 wines from the vintage. Key points about Bordeaux ...

Today Margaux became the third First Growth to release its 2012. Its ex-negociant price is €240 per bottle, the same as Mouton, which equates to around £2,460 per 12x75. Released onto the international market at £2,800, it is 12.5% lower...

In sharp contrast to the other Bordeaux 2012s, Pavie and Angelus have today released well above their 2011 ex-negociant prices and above the market price of many earlier vintages. Both came out at €180 per bottle ex-negociant. Due to the...

The last few days have seen a flurry of Bordeaux 2012 releases, including First Growths Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild. A selection of the key releases is shown below. (For full coverage of this year’s En Primeur campaign, visit...