First Growth buyers look to other ‘hot’ Bordeaux wines (France)

Other “hot” wines from the Bordeaux 2011 vintage are being sought out as buyers await First Growth pricing, according to wine retailer Slurp. The online merchant said it has already seen a demand for Pontet Canet, Montrose and Lynch Bages from its Bordeaux 2011 site that hosts new electronic ‘wish list’ technology, which it claims is more advanced than other merchant’s current systems, reports Harpers Wine and Spirit. With rumours circulating of early release dates, Howard said it definitely seemed like people had been reading about possible price reductions and it saw a good amount of demand on the first day.