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Strong buyer demand has been pushing up prices for top Bordeaux wines, especially in younger vintages, and several fine wine merchants believe market dynamics will remain favourable in 2022.

Blue-chip claret saw prices rise by some 15% across 2021, said fine wine merchant Bordeaux Index. At Liv-ex, the Bordeaux 500 index increased in value by 10.5%

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