As the en primeur tasting week ends, wine merchants and critics have started to collect their thoughts on the Bordeaux 2010 vintage.
Patrick Schmitt wrote for the Drinks Businesses that the majority of these wines will last and prices are unlikely to fall, signalling good news for wine investors.
He explained that this is led by the low yields produced from a dry season, which has led to high acidity, alcohol and ripe tannins from a wide selection of 2010.
"The upcoming en primeur campaign will produce prices no cheaper than the last due to lower yields and higher demand," he predicted, with US buyers expected to return after dropping during the recession and even greater interest from China and other parts of Asia.
Indeed, critics are now suggesting that 2011 could also be a great year, which would make three good vintages in a row.
Meanwhile, Decanter.com's consultant editor Steven Spurrier has suggested that The Graves will be the top vines of 2010, with Haut-Brion particularly highly praised, as well as Domaine de Chevalier, Malartic Lagraviere, Smith-Haut-Lafitte and Pape Clement.
