Subscription
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Subscription
How do I "subscribe" to wine in the "Primeur de Bordeaux"?
Every year, the new vintage from Bordeaux, probably the most famous wine-growing region in the world, is offered "en Primeur".
What does this actually mean, how can I purchase the wines and what advantages do I have as a Bordeaux lover from this "subscription"?
First of all, these terms mean that the respective vintage is offered in a pre-sale. Traders from all over the world were at the so-called Primeur Week at the end of April and tasted the new vintage at various tastings or directly at the châteaux. This is the only opportunity to taste the vintage in advance.
Subsequently, all wines offered by subscription are sold all over the world via the negociants, the official dealers in Bordeaux.
There is only one issue price, i.e. everyone buys there under the same conditions and then offers it to their customers.
As the wines are still maturing at this time, the quantities on offer are purchased now and the wine is delivered in the bottle around two years later.
There are two main reasons for buying "en primeur":
- For reasons of planning security, the château sells the vintage at a more favourable en primeur price. This price advantage is passed on to the customer all the way to the end consumer. As a rule, this is the most favourable price at which the private customer can buy.
- Every year, there are some wines that are highly sought-after due to their prestige, small quantity or exceptional performance. Buying by subscription gives you the opportunity to get hold of these wines. Later, on the secondary market, they are usually offered for much higher sums.
At Pese Wein, we use these criteria to select exactly which wines we believe are desirable and offer our customers the best price/enjoyment experience.
The best is saved for last:
the Duclot Collection Case
As always, the Duclot Collection Case comes at the end. This has been a tradition for years and contains a bottle of each of the four Premiers from the Médoc offered in the Primeur (Château Lafite Rothschild, Château Mouton Rothschild, Château Margaux and Château Haut Brion), the former sole Premiers A from St. Emilion (Château Ausone and Château Cheval Blanc), the only Premiers Superieur from Sauternes Château Yquem and Château La Mission Haut Brion in a very special case. Plus a bottle of Petrus!
Special formats:
Our subscription wines are of course also available in special formats.
You can find the respective rates in the following table:
Half bottles (0.375 litres)
1.35 euros per half bottle additionally for a 24-bottle OHK (original wooden crate)
1.60 Euro per half bottle additionally for a 12-bottle OHK
Magnums (1.50 litres)
2.25 euros per magnum in addition for a 6-bottle OHK
3.00 Euro per magnum additionally for a 3-bottle OHK
Double magnums (3.0 litres)
50.00 Euro per double magnum in a 1 OHK
Imperial (6.0 litres)
65.00 Euro per Imperial in a 1 OHK
Other formats on request at the following e-mail address: subskription@pese-wein.de