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He’s been at it again! This time our General Manager has been at the Champagne, ordering great and historic vintages from Moet et Chandon (Dom Perignon) and Louis Roederer! In his defence, his previous fine and rare purchases have been selling like, well, fancy wines from great and historic vintages I guess.

But he didn’t stop there. He then moved on to the Rhone Valley, sniffing out some great deals from the classics of the north (Hermitage) and south (Chateauneuf-du-Pape), and has come up trumps with two thoroughbreds which offer plenty of sophisticated, spicy wine drinkers, for those who revel in southern Spanish flavours….Paul Jaboulet Aîné, Hermitage La Chapelle, 1983 and Château de Beaucastel, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, 1990.

Well, whatever next I wonder….

Paul Trimming, our Sales and Marketing Manager, has been a busy boy. He’s been buying up some pretty fancy Bordeaux from great and historic vintages. These Bordeaux are often rare and varying in fill levels and label quality. We have therefore provided details of such qualities.

These great Bordeaux offer a rare treat to snap up some very special first and second growths. And the prices are pretty competitive too! But you’d better hurry, stock is extremely limited!

Chateau Margaux 1934, Chateau Pavie 1970, Chateau Latour 1990, Chateau Petrus 1975, Chateau l’Evangile 1964 and Chateau Pichon-Longueville-Lalande 2000

I have just been asked by a Bordeaux vintner if we could supply him with Chateau Lafite 1989.

“Mon plaisir, monsieur, and would you like to order anything else from our extensive Bordeaux range?!”

I guess it just comes down to price and availability, both of which we score on.

Chateau Lafite Rothschild continues to lead the fashion icon stakes in Asia and China.

The reason behind Lafite’s popularity on the right hand side of the world, whose thirst for Bordeaux is sucking up all the leading labels, seems to be a combination of prestige: “Ooooh, look at me, I only drink Lafite,” shrewd financial sense: “So, this fine Bordeaux stuff increases in value but decreases in supply,” and bonfaide collectors: “I like to look at it in my cellar. Alot”.

So what’s wrong with any of that. Well, nothing, I guess. Something has to drive the investment market and China and Asia are steering great big articulated truck loads of it from the newly emerging Hong Kong and Macau hubs.

This is great news for investors, but less so for those who actually want to drink the stuff. Then again, if you are after a great each-way bet, why not buy your Lafite Rothschild, and see how you feel a bit later on. Look at it, drink it, and/or sell it on at a later date. There are plenty of options and we do have plenty of Lafite at your feet…