Which Wines
Bordeaux still remains the hub and apex of the investment market. The top 30 châteaux produce a tantalisingly small amount for the world market and can offer excellent returns for the investor. The very top Châteaux such as Latour, Margaux, Lafite Rothschild, Mouton Rothschild, Ausone, Petrus and Le Pin and Cheval Blanc are all blue-chip estates with excellent track records.
However, there are other worthwhile exceptions to consider. For example; Carruades de Lafite, the second wine of Château Lafite Rothschild has established itself as a key ‘investment’ buy, which the Asian market has driven prices to unprecedented levels… Prices for this wine have consistently doubled and sometimes trebled even before it’s been bottled!
Although Bordeaux represents the classic investor’s choice, demand for other top quality wines is also very strong. Some Burgundy’s also offer a good investment potential. For example; Domaine de La Romanée-Conti, has demonstrated some consistent and very strong performances over the past decade.
Performance
Historically, the fine wine market has not been affected by the stock market fluctuations and the past two years is a perfect case in point. Whilst the world endured economic meltdown, fine wine held largely solid and showed little damage compared to other asset classes like property and even equities. Moreover, fine wine has clearly proven to be one of the top-performing assets during the past ten years, surpassing houses, crude oil, fine art and equities. Gold is the only asset, which has outperformed fine wine during the same period. . .
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