• 10/09/2022
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French wines: the Chinese make the auctions fly away<

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Sirandrew Lloyd Webber, the famous composer of musicals, the author of Cats, of Evita, the Phantom of theopra, put up for sale at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong on January 22, part of his impressive collection of great winesfrançais.This sale is historic since it comes from a single collector.She brought back 3 million euros for 747 lots.In France, the two most beautiful sales of the year were the work of Artcurial and Claude Maratier.They produced 1.200.000 euros "only" and for the maratier sale in December, there were 1.500 lots.

Lelieu and the time of the Lloyd Webber sale seemed particularly well chosen, because the Chinese of the draft classes have become, in recent years, of singular oenophiles attached by the noblest French wines, the first crus classified Debordeaux, starting with the flagship vintages of the castle of the castleLafite in Pauillacdont The prices obtained at auction exceed the most fabulousestations: a simple bottle of Lafite 1869 has just been sold 232.$ 692, world record held by Sotheby’s, far exceeding a Mouton Rothschild 1945 Moutonjéroboam which had been sold for 310.000 dollars in February 2007 in New York.

Cesprix sumptuous are those of absolute rarity: these incunable French Lavigne represent the treasures of Girondin viticulture and they are in the process of extinction.Who has ever drank a 1900 lafite?What is Nuveau is that 2010 was marked, in Hong Kong, by sales of quantity and quality: 99% of the wines offered Parsotheby’s found buyers, or 6.560 lots sold, hence a recorded record of $ 62 million in Hong Kong against 20 in London and 14 in NewYork.

Courses that go up, go up

Ceschiffres show that the heart of the market has moved to Asia and Hong Kong.

"Leschinois of major cities with enormous financial power are purchased from houses, apartments with cellars, which is a question of filling out, confides Sutcliffe, Master of Wine, historic chief of the Department of Sotheby’s Wines in London.The Chinese who are no longer neophytes consume French wines at the table, they offer them to their friends, which flatters Leurego: in no case, the first crus of Bordeaux are the arts of art exposed in the living room, which wasThe case formerly.Leschinois westernized by snobbery are eaters enjoyable and certain spicy and lacquered ducks - marry the reds of Bordeaux, particularly the vintages of Lafite, the Grand Cru de Pauillac which has the way to its mutton and Margaux competitors.The term lafite estsimple to pronounce and the castle of cousins Rothschild has conducted a excellent penetration strategy in China, in Hong Kong, in Taiwan and up to Japon.Lafite, from gold in bar in the country of President Mao.»»»»»»»»

Vins français: les Chinois font s'envoler les enchères

Ilfallait s’y attendre, l’effet «Chine»»»»»»»» a fait grimper les prix desvins en Europe de façon spectaculaire: c’est la mondialisation des cours.Number of merchants from Bordeaux, London, Paris, Tokyo buy Chinese customers: auction, by phone in Hong Kong, Mandarin must be applied.

The current prices exceeds everything that in Europe one could imagine.Examples: twelve bottles of Lafite 82, legendary vintage, sold to 25.000 euros, twelve bottles of Château Latour 82 to 10.500 euros, twelve Château Margaux 82 to 6.250 euros, twelve bottles of Château Haut-Brion 82 to 4.320 euros.We can clearly see the flight of the superb wines of Lafite - in fashion - which also touches the second wine of the castle Les Carruades Delafite listed 250 euros per bottle, three to four times more than yesterday, before Chinese lapusses.Other family vintages such as Duhart-Milon and Rieussec Ensauterne suffer increases, let's say it, inconsiderate.

"Certainly, the wines of sheep Rothschild will follow," emphasizes Serena Sutcliffe, because of the name Rothschild, a sign of prestige and guarantee.A beautiful class classified by Saint-Julien of Château Beychevelle, very loved in the United States, seduces the Chinese with a causes of the sailbox on the label, an effective totem.Luxury wines comparable to Lafitte, like Haut-Brion, remain very affordable for the European, concerned about their portfolio.»»»»»»»»

Sweets do not fascinate Chinese

Paradoxically, the sweet wines of Yquem Castle, unparaled for certain pointed oenophiles await them for years, do not fascinate the Chinese - Yquem 98 to 100 euros, a gift.A wine difficult to appreciate, too syrupy, which requires knowledge of soft wines.

Infact, white wines, from Burgundy for example, do not have the frantic red request from the large terroirs."It will come," explains Serena Sutcliffe, because the Chinese gourmets have a clear dilection for shells and lescrustaceans to marry Meursault, Puligny Montrachet, CortonCharlemagne.It is the foods who call these wines of noble Chardonnaypour the solid liquid duo.Again, it takes experience.»»»»»»»»

Lehic is that dizzying increases have repercussions on the wines sold to enchères in France.

"They have become inaccessible for the French, even wealthy, who refuse to debly the same sums," emphasizes the Maratier expert, advisor Denombeux collectors.Les Grands Bordeaux 2005, 2009 and the 2010 which we say to be good escape our compatriots and are today export products.Lafite 2009 to 1.500 euros per bottle (minimum), just like Lerare Ausone or Mouton and Cheval Blanc at incredible prices cannot find a priest in Europe.Consider that the second Haut-Brion wine, the Bahanshaut-Brion, flew to 120 euros, three times the normal price.And why Lascombes Lechâteau, a Margaux without a particular sparkle, does he take off?And the same for the Latour to Pomerol, very requested? ”»»»»»»»

Lapoussée Chinese is such that the Maratier expert organizes two annual sales in Beijing whose turnover reaches, without difficulty, more than a million.On the other hand, irony, this very selective inflation of French noblescrus does not touch Bordeaux wines of excellent origin and vintage Debons - but without the aura, the magic of Lafite and the Romanée Conti.

Descrus classified, watched by the amateur, remain at more than approvable prices with Tajan or at the Maratier expert in Paris: Château Pichonlalande 99 at 30 euros, Château Montrose 94 to 35 euros, Château Lynch Bages2001, delicious, 40euros and less, Château Figeac 83, Le Rival de Chevalblanc, at 40 euros, the Château Pontet-Canet 98 at 40 euros, the Château Pavie 86 in Saint-Émilion at 40 euros, the Château Léoville Poyferré 2006, Cru Classé, at 28 euros,Château Grand Puy Lacoste 2004, sought after by amateurs at 20 euros, are very interesting business for the amateur.

It is time to watch out for these high sap wines, the cellar bottom of Toutbordeauxphile, upcoming auction before the Chinese climb lessons.

Nicolas de Rabaudy