Key investment wines have delivered double-digit growth in just one month throughout 2020 showing that some investors are achieving dynamic growth over a very short period. On trend fine wine has produced stable growth during 2020, when financial markets have been extremely volatile and companies and pensions have seen catastrophic impact on value. Liv-ex reports 2.6% growth across the year to the 30th September for the key Liv-ex 100 benchmark, compared to FTSE’s -21.6% nose-dive.
Fine wine is currently demonstrating its ability to de-risk a portfolio by hedging volatile markets and providing protection and stable growth during economic uncertainty. But some individual wines are delivering stella performance and values that have increased significantly and more dynamically over an incredibly short-term one month period. Some of Liv-ex’s top short-term market movers from across the year are listed below.
Wines delivering double-digit growth in 1 month during 2020:
Region | Wine | Month /Price | Month / Price | Growth |
Italy | Solaia 2008 | Feb. £1,641 | Mar £1,850 | 12.7% |
Italy | Gaja, Barbaresco 2016 | Feb £1,242 | Mar £1,380 | 11.1% |
Italy | Gaja, Sperss 2015 | Feb £1,800 | Mar £2,000 | 11.1% |
Italy | Gaja, Sperss 2006 | Mar £1,620 | Apr £1,890 | 16.7% |
Italy | Gaja, Sperss 2014 | Apr £1,260 | May £1,429 | 13.4% |
Italy | Gaja, Barbaresco 2015 | Apr £1,124 | May £1,270 | 13.0% |
Italy | Gaja, Sori San Lorenzo 2015 | Apr £3,024 | May £3,395 | 12.3% |
Italy | Gaja, Barbaresco 2013 | Apr £1,053 | May £3,395 | 12.1% |
Bordeaux | Gruaud Larose 2008 | Apr £541 | May £594 | 9.8% |
Champagne | Dom Perignon Rose 2006 | May £1,903 | Jun £2,126 | 11.7% |
Champagne | Pol Roger Winston Churchill 2002 | May £ 1,575 | Jun £1,738 | 10.3% |
Champagne | Louis Roederer, Cristal 2005 | May £1,280 | Jun £1,410 | 10.2% |
USA | Screaming Eagle, Cab Sauv 2012 | Jun £27,600 | Jul £30,400 | 10.1% |
Italy | Sassicaia 2007 | Aug £1,800 | Sep £2,125 | 18.1% |
Italy | Solaia 2011 | Aug £1,608 | Sep £1,806 | 12.3% |
Champagne | Taittinger, Comtes 2004 | Aug £930 | Sep £1,025 | 10.2% |
Italy | Solaia 2013 | Aug ££1,753 | Sep £1,929 | 10.1% |
Source: Liv-ex Market Reports March to September 2020
Achieving short term growth like this is more akin to positive financial market performance so enjoying this in fine wine is a strong advantage, and outstanding in light of Coronavirus. In times of economic uncertainty stable growth is highly prized and fine wine has demonstrated this soundly over 2020, with a case study like no other, Covid-19 creating extreme unpredictability in global economies and unprecedented volatility in financial markets.
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