Encarta fine wines - Bordeaux’s Finest

Bordeaux’s Finest

Bordeaux, is a region of France located near the Atlantic coast, with the Gironde and the rivers Dordogne and Garonne running through it, is the most venerable fine-wine region in the world. It’s said that the centuries-old manor houses – Chateaux Can “see the River” from their vineyards. They helped to create the 1855 official wine classification.

Sixty five of the most expensive wines were divided into the five classes – 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th growths – and the taxonomy identified the top five chateaux: Lafite-Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Haut-Brion and mouton-rothschild. Fine Wines as an investment have many advantages over building societies, unit trusts, and equities such as:

• Tax Free • Portability • Low Risk • Underlying Stability • Decreasing availability against an increasing demand • Consumable • Individually Tailored • Easily Realisable

Demand in Fine wines has been growing annually as more investment minded people become aware of the opportunities brought about by simple supply and demand. Investment in top class FINE WINES FROM THE BORDEAUX REGION have shown greater returns and less volatility than any other recognised market.