BORDEAUX 2005

Welcome to the Nickolls & Perks Bordeaux En Primeur Pages, where you can, read our vintage assessment, browse through tasting notes, request price notifications as wines are released and of course order your favourite wines.

2005 is an exceptional vintage, we look forward to a very busy 'en primeur' campaign this year and thank all our clients for their continued and valued support.

What is 'En Primeur'

En Primeur is the term given to the sale of wines still lying in cask, first release or to use American terminology 'futures'.
The 2005 grapes were harvested in September/October last year. Six months later the Chateaux have their new vintage wines lying in oak casks in the cool cellars maturing ready for bottling the following year, approximately 18 months after the grapes were picked. The Finest Bordeaux Chateaux, often generically referred to as the 'Crus Classes', invite the Bordeaux wine wholesalers 'negoces', to apply for allocations of the new wines. The Chateaux will release 'sortie' there wines to the wholesalers at a set price, pre-determined by the market demand and the release prices of there neighbours. These wines are then immediately offered onto the wine merchants and traders who battle to secure sufficient stock for their thirsty clients

Why buy from Nickolls & Perks

Nickolls & Perks, have forged close relationships with Bordeaux's elite wine negoces(wholesalers), with whom we work very closely to select and offer, the finest and best value wines that each vintage has to offer, and at very competitive prices.

Every year in the early spring our tasting team visit Bordeaux to assess the new vintage, meeting wine makers at the chateaux and attending the regional tastings organised by the Unions des Grands Crus, a trade and promotional body which represents many of Bordeaux's top Chateaux.

The 2005 wines will begin to land in the UK in the Spring of 2008, from when many of them will be handled by Nickolls & Perks' cellarage service which is growing at a phenomenal rate; evidence of the loyalty of our clients who trust in us year on year to build and care for their budding portfolios.