En Primeur News : Friday, 18th June 2010

Yesterday's avalanche of releases continues with Chateaux releasing every few minutes. It's certainly very hard to cope with all that's come out in the last couple of days. Here's a quick resumé of the latest releases:

• de Fieuzal Rouge - open sale at £260
• de Fieuzal Blanc - open sale at £320
• Langoa Barton - open sale at £450 per case
• Leoville Barton - massively over-subscribed and will be allocated to pre-order customers who also have regularly bought this en primeur from us.
• Haut Bailly - this is over-subscribed despite being over top estimate, pre-order customers must confirm urgently. Will be allocated.
• Domaine de Chevalier Red - open sale at £540 per case
• Domaine de Chevalier White - limited quantities available at £720
• Malartic Lagraviere - open sale at £420
• Smith Haut Lafitte Red - allocation only
• Smith Haut Lafitte White - available in limited quantities at 650

 

From previous releases:

• Lynch Bages - first tranche sold out yesterday, unfortunately there was not enough to supply all pre-orders. We are hoping for a second tranche today
• Pontet Canet - second tranche stock now available in limited quantities at £1200
• Climens - available
• Petit Mouton - available
• Beychevelle - sold out
• Malescot - small stock remains
• Clinet - sold out
• Clos Fourtet - sold out
• Troplong Mondot - sold out
• Beausejour Duffau - sold out

Branaire Ducru, Beausejour Becot, Canon la Gaffeliere, Croix de Beaucaillou, Feytit Clinet, Le Gay, Issan, Kirwan, La Violette, are all still available