Category Archives: En primeur prices

A Couple of Weeks to Save en-primeur

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

The 2014 Bordeaux en-primeur campaign started properly yesterday when the Sauternes Doisy-Daëne released its price. This was a fair start with this excellent estate releasing at the same price it has every year for the last 4 years. Today has … Continue reading →

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The other side of 2013 – Sauternes & Barsac

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

The campaign to sell 2013 Bordeaux wines en-primeur was the most disastrous for 20 years, and possibly longer, but one group with more to be upset about than most are the producers of Sauternes. The damp conditions that blighted red … Continue reading →

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En Primeur 2013 – the story so far…

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

LATEST RELEASES – 14th April 2014 Two recent releases from of Bordeaux are both top second growth wines. The two wines are from different ends of the Medoc but also take diametrically different approaches to pricing. St Estephe’s Cos d’Estournel … Continue reading →

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2011 Vintage Port – A Brilliant Opportunity

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

One last bite at the Cherry – In a year when the 2012 Claret en primeur campaign failed to engage wine lovers, people did manage to get excited about the 2011 Ports that were released on sale, for delivery at … Continue reading →

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En Primeur 2012 – Vieux Chateau Certan – under £1000 a case

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

This beautiful small estate in the heart of Pomerol consistently crafts one of Bordeaux’s most elegant wines and again in 2012 Vieux Chateau Certan excelled, producing one of the vintage’s most beautiful wines. The estate benefits from a high proportion … Continue reading →

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En Primeur 2012 – Léoville-Las-Cases 2012 – cheapest vintage on the market

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

Arguably one of the best, if not the finest wines made in St.-Julien in 2012, certainly this is one of Robert Parker’s potential top scorers of the vintage. The brief price comparison in the table below shows this not only … Continue reading →

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En Primeur 2012 – A new dawn at Figeac

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

Château Figeac, St Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé Price £ 525 IBFigeac brings a little cheer to the en primeur Market after a rather drab set of releases. The high point was the wonderful Chateau Figeac releasing @ £525 was … Continue reading →

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En Primeur 2012 – A Pauillac snip!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

Grand Puy Lacoste 5eme Cru Classé, Pauillac just £365 per dzn IB When first pricing this offer I forgot to convert Euros to Pounds and thought the price was OK, BUT once I’d noticed my error and made the conversion … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux En Primeur 2012 – Plenty of interest to be found

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

The 2012 en primeur campaign is moving along in fits and starts. It opened with some promise as several high profile Chateaux bit the bullet and offered the sort of bargains we needed to tempt us to dip our toes … Continue reading →

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Bordeaux En Primeur 2012 – what a difference a year makes

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Coe Vintners Fine Wine

This year the Bordeaux en primeur campaign has been a huge contrast to last year’s fiasco. For a start the chateaux have begun to make their offers now, rather than waiting until the end of June as many did in 2012! … Continue reading →

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