- The Liv-ex 1000 index rose 0.8% in June.
- All of its regional sub-indices went up apart from the Bordeaux Legends 40.
- The Champagne 50, the Burgundy 150 and the Rest of the World 60 were the best performers.
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The broadest measure of the market, the Liv-ex 1000 index, rose 0.8% in June to close at 471.65 – the smallest gain so far this year. The Liv-ex 100 index also went up 0.7% last month.
The subdued performance of the indices suggests increased buying caution in an environment of rising inflation and the possibility of recession. The Liv-ex 1000 has consistently outperformed the Liv-ex 100 over the last few months however, showing that diversity is key to the market’s ability to weather the current economic situation.
Champagne leads the broader market in June
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The Champagne 50 was the best-performing Liv-ex 1000 sub-index in June, rising 1.6%. Perrier Jouët Belle Epoque 2012, Dom Pérignon 2010 and Salon Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru 2006 were the biggest risers from the region, rising between 13% and 19%.
The index (50.8%) has now outperformed the Burgundy 150 (50.3%) over a one-year period.
Both the Burgundy 150 and the Rest of the World 60 rose 1.3%. Burgundy’s biggest risers came from Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, while the Rest of the World was led by Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 and Taylor’s Port 2003 and 2009 vintages.
The Bordeaux Legends 40 was the only sub-index to decline, down 0.7%. The index, which tracks the performance of 40 Bordeaux wines from exceptional older vintages, experienced the biggest drops for wines from the 2000 and 1990 vintages.
What is the Liv-ex 1000 index?
The Liv-ex Fine Wine 1000 Index is broadest measure of the market. It represents the price movement of 1000 of the most sought-after fine wines on the world’s most active and liquid marketplace. Stretching back over 20 years, the Liv-ex 1000 is comprised of seven sub-indices from across the world: the Bordeaux 500, the Bordeaux Legends 40, the Burgundy 150, the Champagne 50, the Rhone 100, the Italy 100 and the Rest of the World 60.
All Liv-ex indices are calculated using our Mid Price; the mid-point between the highest live bid and lowest live offer on the market. These are the firm commitments to buy and sell at that price; transactional data rather than list prices. It represents the actual trading activity of 600 of the world’s leading fine wine merchants. Because Liv-ex doesn’t itself trade, this data is truly independent and reliable.
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