En Primeur

Investing in 'wine futures' - what are the benefits and what should you look out for?

If you're interested in investing in the 2022 vintage, click below and leave your details.

 

 

What is En Primeur?

When you buy wine ‘En Primeur’ you are acquiring an allocation of wine still in barrel in the producer's cellar, often referred to as a 'wine future'.

Buying wine at first release in this way should be at the lowest price possible and guarantees supply of rare wine.

The En Primeur wine market is very active today with rising global demand for rare investment wines.

 

 

How does investing in En Primeur work?

 

The wine producers generally release their new vintage en primeur allocations to the market after the wines are tasted and scored by the influential critics.

Dependent on the quality scores and our own analysis we identlfy en primeur wine investments that offer the best potential for growth.

Your en primeur ownership is all safely recorded until the wines are bottled and shipped to your account.

 

 

 

The key critics' view for Bordeaux 2022 En Primeurs

 

An 'astonishing' vintage that may set a 'new benchmark' for Bordeaux. Nine wines awarded 99-100 points – James Suckling

William Kelley registered surprise at the quality winemakers achieved with the hottest vintage on record. Three wines were awarded 99-100 points – Robert Parker 

'A faith-affirming vintage for Bordeaux growers' – Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

 

Bordeaux 2022 En Primeur allocations are being released NOW. 

 

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What are the benefits of investing in En Primeur wine?

Purchase at release

Buying investment-grade wines at their first entry into the market should be priced for future growth.

Securing rare wines

Buying wine 'En Primeur' guarantees future supply of sought after, rare investment wines.

Blue-chip provenance

En Primeur wines are bottled and shipped from the producer's cellar to your storage, providing the best provenance.

Optimise returns

Acquiring fine wine at the earliest stage provides the time to achieve the best results. 

What do you need to consider?

Financial security

En Primeur investments must be made via an agent or merchant with an excellent reputation. The risk is that should your chosen investment partner fail, you may not receive your wine and lose money.

Performance potential

Investment in any type of 'future' presents the risk of the investment not performing to forecasts. Like all investments, it is important to remember that the value of an En Primeur wine can go down as well as up.

Longer investment term

En Primeur wine matures in barrel for 2 - 3 years before bottling and transfer to storage. Wine allocations are traded but generally a longer investment period should be considered. 

Why invest in En Primeur with Vin-X?

Independent guidance

As an independent specialist, we will guide you to consider only those En Primeur investment wines that offer good growth potential.

Market insight

You can rely on our expert knowledge to analyse the new vintage wines and identify the best opportunities. Download our specialist En Primeur Report.

Expert management

We take care of the whole process when you invest in En Primeur wine. We'll ensure ownership, logistics, insurance and storage.

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