En Primeur also known as Wine Futures refers to the process of buying wines before they are bottled and released onto the market. Wines are usually delivered 2-3 years after the vintage, in unmixed case of 6 or 12 bottles.

The main advantage of buying en primeur is to purchase a wine at the initial release price. Some wines are seldom available commercially or will be more expensive if bought later on. The opening En Primeur price is almost always considerably cheaper than the future price of the wine on the open market. 

Historically, this has been especially true in great vintages such as 1982, 1989, 1990 and 2000 and 2003. Eg, in 1989, a chateau called Clinet, relatively unknown outside France, released its En Primeur at a mere 15 Euros a bottle. Today it is traded in Bordeaux at about 270 Euros a bottle...a staggering 1700% yield!!! Imagine the yield for “blue chip” stocks!!! 

Most wines  that  are  produced  in  limited  quantities,  En  Primeur  buying  is  sometimes  the  only way  to secure these wines. (some properties produce as little as 300 cases a year!).

Bordeaux 2005 wines will be available for release in early summer 2008. You may request for actual delivery, storage in Singapore or storage to remain in Bordeaux, which we can arrange for you.  

All En Primeur purchases are quoted in Singapore Currency exclusive of any Goods and Services Tax (GST). Prices are offered lying ex-cellaring Bordeaux. Prices do not include shipping, freight insurance or government duties. If and when you  choose to have the wines delivered, the abovementioned charges become  payable.  Additional  costs  is  estimated  at  $20.00  per  bottle.  Goods and Services  Tax  at  the prevailing rates will also be levied on the imported value of the wines brought into Singapore. The current GST rate is 7%. These will be billed to you separately.

The question arises as to who buys En Primeur? A  little  background  understanding  of  the wine  trade  helps.  Generally, people  in  the  wine  business  (e.g.  brokers,  négociants, merchants, wholesalers)  are the main buyers of En Primeur.  The Chateaux do not sell their wines direct to end consumers according to century  old  tradition.  Hence, traditionally, each Chateau will have a few exclusive negociants or wine merchants who will get special allocation for their wines. These negociants would then sell these wines to importers and wholesalers, then finally to the consumers through retail stores and restaurants, etc. 

Many wine enthusiasts, and, in recent years investors also partake in this yearly ritual, basically for the same reasons of supply and price advantages.  Priority allocations are often assured for those who follow the En Primeur campaigns faithfully every year. Wine merchants like us who have long and good standing relationships with the Chateaux are given special allocations and prices of the real En Primeur or "first release" prices against payments up front.  We ,in turn, upon requests from customers like yourself, may turn around and sell some  of these allocation for the same reason . similar to  receiving placements of shares before an IPO, before they are listed on the stock exchange. However, because of the recent boom in demand  for  these wines  globally, wine merchants  tend  to  hold  back    the  release  of  their  En  Primeur in anticipation of a rise in price after the first release.

	Sub Region	RP	WS	Cases of 12 bottles:	Offer-Price
Premier Crus (1stGrowth)
Château Lafite-Rothschild	Pauillac	93-96+	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Latour	Pauillac	98-100	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Margaux	Margaux	96-100	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Haut-Brion	Pessac	96-100	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Mouton-Rothschild	Pauillac	94-96	92-94		SOLD OUT
Deuxième Cru (2nd Growth)
Château Rausan-Segla	Margaux	92-94	95-100		$130.00
Château Leoville Las Cases	St Julien	92-94	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Leoville Poyferre	St Julien	92-94	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Leoville Barton (2nd release)	St Julien	94-96	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Lascombes	Margaux	94-96	92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Pichon Baron	Pauillac	92-95	92-94		$191.00
Château Pichon Lalande	Pauillac	89-91+	92-94		$203.00
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou	St Julien	92-94+	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Cos d"Estournel	StEstephe	95-97	92-94		$294.00
Château Montrose	StEstephe	92-94+	92-94		$162.00
Troisième Crus (3rd Growth)
Château Kirwan Margaux	Margaux	92-94	92-94		SOLD OUT
Château D"Issan	Margaux	92-94			$78.00
Château Lagrange	St Julien		92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Giscours	Margaux	90-93	92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Malescot St. Exupery	Margaux		95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Palmer (2nd release)	Margaux	94-96	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Calon-Segur (2nd release)	StEstephe	93-96	92-94		$140.00
Quatrième Cru (4th Growth)
Château Talbot	St Julien		89-91		SOLD OUT
Château Beychevelle	St Julien				SOLD OUT
Cinquième Crus (5th Growth)
Château Pontet-Canet	Pauillac	94-96	95-100		SOLD OUT
Château Haut-Batailley	Pauillac		92-94		$53.00
Château Lynch-Bages	Pauillac		92-94		SOLD OUT
Second Wines
La Petit Cheval					$190.00
Chateau Carruades de Lafite (2nd release)	Pauillac	90-93	89-91		SOLD OUT
Chateau Les Forts de Latour	Pauillac	92-94	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau Clos du Marquis	St Julien	89-91	92-94		$74.00
Chateau Pavillon Rouge de Margaux	Margaux	90-93	92-94		SOLD OUT
Chateau Bahan Haut Brion	Pessac	90-92	92-94		SOLD OUT
Alter Ego De Palmer (2nd release)	Margaux				$105.00
Pomerol
Chateau Petrus			95-100		SOLD OUT
Vieux Chateau Certan					SOLD OUT
Chateau Trotanoy		90-92+	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau La Fleur-Petrus			92-94		SOLD OUT
Chateau La Fleur		95-97+	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau L"Evangile (2nd release)		93-95	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau Clinet (2nd release)			92-94		SOLD OUT
Chateau L"Eglise Clinet			95-100		SOLD OUT
St Emilion
Premiers Grands Crus A
Château Ausone		96-100	92-100		SOLD OUT
Château Cheval Blanc		95-98	95-100		SOLD OUT
Premiers Grands Crus B
Château Angélus		96-98+	92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Beau-Séjour Bécot			92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Canon					$133.00
Château Figeac		91-94	92-94		$173.00
Chateau Clos Fourtet			92-94		SOLD OUT
Château La Gaffelière			92-94		SOLD OUT
Château Pavie		98-100	95-100		$486.00
Grands Crus C
Chateau Canon La Gaffelière		92-94	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau Pavie Decesse		96-100	92-94		SOLD OUT
Chateau Troplong Mondot		96-100	92-94		SOLD OUT
Other Wines
Chateau Chapelle d"Ausone		92-94	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau Sansonnet			92-94		SOLD OUT
Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion (2nd release)	Pessac	95-97	95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau Larrivet Haut Brion					$44.00
Chateau Smith-Haut-Lafite (2nd release)	Pessac	96-95+	92-94		$104.00
Chateau D’Yquem Sauternes	Sauternes		95-100		SOLD OUT
Chateau De Fargues Sauternes	Sauternes				SOLD OUT

Terms & Conditions 2005 En Primeur

Minimum Purchase
 
The minimum purchase is 6 bottles of the same label of 750 ml bottle. The entire order must be a minimum purchase of at least (12) twelve bottles.
 
Storage
All wines sold by Mojo Wine come direct from Bordeaux and have been stored at the Chateau or in professional storage facilities since the time of bottling. Mojo Wine’s wines have never ever been in the hands of private collectors. This gives you the customer the highest level of quality guarantee that the wines you buy have been stored in optimal conditions since the time they were bottled.  
 
Price
All prices are quoted on per bottle in Singapore Dollars, offered lying ex-cellar in Bordeaux. Prices exclude shipping, duties and incidentals. Additional indicative cost is estimated at S$20 per bottle, and the current Good & Services Tax Rate is at 7%, subject to government’s changes.
 
100% payment shall be made of the total amount within 7 days of our confirmation of your order. If the order is not made within 7 days, we will deem that you have forfeited our offer and the order shall be cancelled thereof. 
 
Unless the contrary is shown, prices are in the currency shown in the invoice and cannot be paid in other currencies unless otherwise agreed upon.