Bordeaux Trade Flashcards
Average size of a Bordeaux estate today
17.3 ha
How many producers (CIVB)
6,568
What % of producers estate bottle?
56%
What % or production is purchased in bulk and bottled at the estate by negociants?
6%
What % of production is sold in bulk?
38%
Negociants handle approx what % of Bordeaux production?
70%
Bordeaux wine region land under vine
110,800 ha
Next largest wine region after Bordeaux?
Rhone (70,400ha)
% commission for courtiers?
2%
Who pays the courtier’s commission?
Negociant
Courtiers execute what % of grape contracts in Bordeaux?
73%
Mouton land under vine
90 ha
Lafite land under vine
112 ha
Which is the bigger vineyard, Mouton or Lafite?
Lafite (112ha)
Mouton has 90ha
Why pay a courtier?
Licensed agent of the state, has the authority to void a contract and return money to negociant if wine falls short of expectations
Insurance policy!
Average production annually in Bordeaux?
61 million 9L cases
In what month does malolactic fermentation usually end?
November
How many chateaux participate in en primer?
300
En primeur pricing skyrocketed with what vintage?
2000
Palmer barrel price at Sotheby’s HK in 2016?
HKD 3million
392,628 US
