second growth
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- September 07, 2016
The industry benchmark – the Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 index – increased for the ninth consecutive month in August. It gained 2.9% to close on 276.83. It is now at its highest level since March 2013. The First Growths led the charge with the Liv-ex Fine Wine 50 Index closing on 317.38, up 3.1%. Wines […]
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- January 21, 2016
Second wines – back in focus? Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2016/01/second-wines-back-in-focus.html?mc_cid=28580daec7&mc_eid=33da76f629; During the bull market that drove the fine wine market to its peak in June 2011, the second wines of the Bordeaux First Growths saw exponential price rises. This was largely due to brand-driven Asian buying: “Little Lafite” and its peers were seen as extensions […]
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- December 04, 2015
Bordeaux: beyond the First Growths Read more at http://www.blog.liv-ex.com/2015/11/bordeaux-beyond-the-first-growths.html The headline numbers for Bordeaux have been negative now for several years. The Liv-ex 50 (First Growths) is down 40% since the market’s peak; the Bordeaux 500 is down 20%; the region’s market share has fallen from 95% to 74%. However, as the chart above shows, Bordeaux […]
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- February 15, 2013
February 2013 Wine Investment Report I have some news on the fine wine market. The Liv-ex Fine Wine 100 rose 2.8% in January – its highest move since February 2011 and the Bordeaux 500 edged up 2.2% for the second month in a row. The First Growths saw the biggest rise, with the Liv-ex top […]
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- December 20, 2012
December 2012 Wine Investment Report Here are some of the latest bits of news in the wine market. If you have been following closely you will know the Bordeaux market has been picking up slight momentum over the last few months and it is good to see we may have confidence slowly coming back into […]
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- March 17, 2009
Wine investment market March 2009 During March the wine investment market has seen an improvement of activity on the First and the Second Growth Bordeaux wines. Investors are definitely looking for other places to invest their money at the moment and we’re at the forefront of all the action as most people feel safer with […]
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- June 16, 2006
Wine recommendation Chateau Leoville Barton Vintage 2000 Buy Recommendation for June 2006 First tasted Apr-01 at the chateau: more powerful than Poyferre. Deep round earthy nose. Palate reminds me of hot buttered burnt toast. Very deep and savory. Very complex. More decadent than Poyferre. Perhaps the best Barton I’ve tasted.(22/25) Again at Farr’s 2000 tasting: […]
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- September 30, 2005
Wine recommendation Chateau Cos D’Estournel Vintage 2000 Recommendation for September 2005 This months recommendation is Chateau Cos D’Estournel. The Cos D’Estournel is one of the best wines from the Deuxieme Cru 1855 Classification (Second Growth). Chateau Cos D’Estournel is regarded by many as the finest wine within the northern commune of Saint Estèphe. The Vintage […]
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- September 21, 2005
Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 1995 Recommendation for September 2005 Fantastic news!! we have managed to get the wine which we have been monitoring at an excellent price. This offer is Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou This wine is from the top tier of the Deuxieme Cru Classification (Second Growth). Chateau Ducru is quintessential from the commune of Saint Julien and […]
