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the resolve of the En Primeur market. Failure to re-adjust prices in the following two years effectively killed demand and many who bought into the 2009s and 10s were facing losses during the following four years. However the market has now turned and buying en primeur has become attractive once more. Indeed, those who bought into top wines of the 2014 vintage are now reporting average ROI of +13.4% with the wines soon to be released in bottle.
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In April 2009, the 2008 en primeur from Bordeaux was released, priced at 30% less (on average) when compared to the previous year. This has created a huge buying frenzy within the market and investment opportunity has grown. Subsequently, the record release prices of the 2009 and 2010 vintages tested
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gives them the opportunity to secure wines that may have very limited quantities and be difficult to buy after they are released. As with all investments the consumer is advised to use caution. The incidents of fraud in the "en primeur" market have been significant both in the US and in the UK and in
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En primeur can mean the producer is able to benefit from an improved cash flow system and a guaranteed exclusive, potentially high level sale of their product. This concept has existed in
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Barrel samples of the wines are tasted when the wine is between 6 and 8 months old with the wine then giving a preliminary score or rating that influences the
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period than they will be once bottled and released to the market. However, that is not guaranteed and some wines may lose value over time. Wine experts, like
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wine gives the owner the right to receive the respective bottles of wines once the producer has completed the maturing phase of the wine. Wine bought
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the wine investment sector in general, where many have queried the (lack of) requirements to set up an investment firm. In favorable
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for wines with very limited quantities and will most likely not be available when they are released. The wines most commonly offered
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can have nearly all of the year's inventory allocated or purchased before the wine is released. The purchase price during the
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in 1983, while valued in 2007 at £9,000, although the major part of this price increase occurred after bottling.
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matures during the aging process. Based on the initial sample, the wines will be giving a preliminary "score" or
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based on the expected quality of the wine once it is bottled, released and has had time to mature.
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period may also be lower than the price the wine will be once it is released.
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for centuries and was only occasionally used in other areas such as
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some work is being done to promote the development of an Italian
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is often directly placed into custom-free storage holding,
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is that the wines may be considerably cheaper during the
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