First Growth buyers look to other 'hot' Bordeaux wines

Other "hot" wines from the Bordeaux 2011 vintage are being sought out as buyers await First Growth pricing, according to wine retailer Slurp.

The online merchant said it has already seen a demand for Pontet Canet, Montrose and Lynch Bages from its Bordeaux 2011 site that hosts new electronic ‘wish list' technology, which it claims is more advanced than other merchant's current systems.

"By getting out early we caught a good number of early worms," said Dr Jeremy Howard, chief executive officer.....