17-12-2021, 06:54 PM
Met dit stukje eindigt Neal Martin zijn pas gepubliceerde verslag van Bourgogne 2020:
"Unsurprisingly, the bulk price of Burgundy wine has shot up in recent months. Several winemakers gave me indications of increases, one telling me that the price of a barrel of Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru had already risen by €3,000 since the 2021 harvest. “The whole thing is going to blow up before anyone listens,” said another exasperated vigneron. This has major implications for négociants with portfolios based around contracted growers who simply don’t have much must or wine to sell (although one must remember that the major historical merchants are also considerable landowners). The pinch will be felt among the plethora of micro-négociants without track records, long-term relationships or deep pockets, not larger enterprises or those with wealthy backers. Younger winemakers who can ill afford to buy their own vineyards face being leveraged to the hilt or bowing out of a vintage and losing valuable income. It’s going to be tough for some who have worked hard to establish their name.
Given all of this, do not expect the cost of Burgundy to fall. Record prices were seen at this year’s Hospices de Beaune auction, and even as I was writing this, I got a message from a friend bemoaning the doubling of prices from one of the region’s “hot” producers. Burgundy seems immune to economic ups and downs. It has become the quintessential Giffen good. The more expensive it becomes, the more consumers crave ownership. The more consumers crave ownership, the more expensive it becomes. Repeat until… "
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"Unsurprisingly, the bulk price of Burgundy wine has shot up in recent months. Several winemakers gave me indications of increases, one telling me that the price of a barrel of Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru had already risen by €3,000 since the 2021 harvest. “The whole thing is going to blow up before anyone listens,” said another exasperated vigneron. This has major implications for négociants with portfolios based around contracted growers who simply don’t have much must or wine to sell (although one must remember that the major historical merchants are also considerable landowners). The pinch will be felt among the plethora of micro-négociants without track records, long-term relationships or deep pockets, not larger enterprises or those with wealthy backers. Younger winemakers who can ill afford to buy their own vineyards face being leveraged to the hilt or bowing out of a vintage and losing valuable income. It’s going to be tough for some who have worked hard to establish their name.
Given all of this, do not expect the cost of Burgundy to fall. Record prices were seen at this year’s Hospices de Beaune auction, and even as I was writing this, I got a message from a friend bemoaning the doubling of prices from one of the region’s “hot” producers. Burgundy seems immune to economic ups and downs. It has become the quintessential Giffen good. The more expensive it becomes, the more consumers crave ownership. The more consumers crave ownership, the more expensive it becomes. Repeat until… "
Dan hoort ge 't ook eens van een ander...