Bordeaux 2011: New releases but Lafite dominating early sales, say merchants

A handful of releases this week all show price drops, of up to a third less than last year, but still merchants are reporting a sluggish campaign with little interest in anything except Lafite.

Since the dramatic announcement of Chateau Latour's withdrawal from the en primeur system, and Chateau Lafite Rothschild's price release at €420, not much has moved....