It's depressing to write these updates... but great comment from Simon Quinn at BOrdeaux Wine Investments this morning, that the Bordelais as 'sticking two fingers up' at the rest of the world.
Phelan Segur and Pontet Canet among the big names released this week, again at reductions of under 5% if they're generous, or exactly the same price as last year (although to be fair to Pontet Canet, which kept its price the same, it was at least seen as one of the wines of the vintage).
But the rest of them... you just have to despair. They have proved once and for all that their customers are the negociants in Bordeaux, and who cares where the wines go after that.
Apparently even the French supermarkets have stopped buying in the last few days, after looking around and realising that they are the only ones to be taking everything on offer.
On the bright side, consumers can buy good, easy to drink wines in a few years when they are already in bottle, I guess, rather than tying up their money en primeur.
