The September campaign on La Place de Bordeaux has gathered momentum this week, with the release of some of its core global players, including Rioja ‘icon wine’, Yjar, Argentina’s Catena Zapata, Napa’s Inglenook and several super Tuscans. Marking its third release via La Place this morning, was Telmo Rodriguez’s iconic Rioja Yjar 2019, a single vineyard cuvée from the foothills of the Sierra de Toloño in Rioja Alavesa which critic Jane Anson awarded a perfect 100 score, with db’s Colin Hay saying it had “a lot of potential”. It was released internationally for £1,224 per case of 12, or at €78 per bottle ex-négociant – a rise of 8.3% on the 2018’s release price, according to Liv-ex. The fine wine marketplace noted that this vintage is being offered at a premium to the 2018 and 2017 market prices, although the 2017 set a trading high on Liv-ex just before the 2018 vintage was released in September last year, and as Rodriguez told the drinks business, the first year sold out “within hours” while demand for the 2018 had outstripped supply. Yesterday saw Argentina’s Nicolás Catena Zapata 2020 also launched onto the market at €53.30 per bottle ex-négociant, up 1.5% on the previous vintage’s release price of €52.50 per bottle. The 2020 saw critics scores varying from 95-97 (Jane Anson), while db’s Colin Hay called it It is also being offered on the international market at £720 per case – a fall of 1.6% on the 2019’s opening price but is still
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