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Liv-ex DRC Index up 9.1% in 12 months as Burgundy booms
With the Liv-ex 50 falling, the DRC Index shows an upward climb led by Romanee Conti
Paul Fraser Collectibles, Monday 23 July 2012
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The respected Liv-ex DRC Index has consistently outperformed the Liv-ex 50 Bordeaux index since 2011, as Burgundy wines fast become the collector's favourite.
 Bordeaux's fall is paving the way for wines from different regions |
The DRC Index tracks the price movement of recent vintages of the estate's leading crus, and has increased in value by 9.1% since July 2011. The rise has been led by the auction favourite, Romanee Conti, whose 2003 vintage has shown a dramatic 24% increase within the year, while the 2008 is up by 15%.
The impressive movement seen by the DRC wines stands in contrast to that of the Liv-ex 50 Index, which tracks the last 10 vintages of the five Bordeaux First Growths. The index has fallen by 30% in the same period, with its market share down to 85.7% - the lowest figure to date. Meanwhile, Burgundy now holds a 4.7% share in trade, up from just 0.8% in June 2011.
As Bordeaux leaves space in the market, we are now seeing strong increases for wines from different regions. Italy held a 2.7% market share in June 2012, with the Super Tuscan 50 Index - which is composed of the last 10 vintages of Masseto, Tignanello, Sassicaia, Ornellia and Solaia - outperforming the Liv-ex 50 since June 2007 and seeing a five-year return of 76%.
The strong performance of the DRC Index re-affirms the first-half results posted by wine auction giant Acker, Merrall and Condit, where DRC wines represented less than 3% of all lots in its sales yet brought 15.5% of the overall total.
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