Chateau Latour rereleases the 2008

[Julian_Marshall]

Also, you now see with some frequency chateaux- and even Burgundy Domaines- offering recent or older vintages direct at the major auction houses. That was almost unheard of 20 years ago.

Yes, I noticed the same thing here - although I was told by someone in no uncertain terms that it was impossible.

Assuming that someone was me, that’s not what I told you. I said that the chateau on the Place de Bordeaux only sell through the negociant system. They DO NOT sell direct to stores.

They can and do consign wine to auction houses. That is not the same thing. Retail is not the suction market.

Well, we clearly misunderstood each other:

Not very likely that chateau sell, or consign to auction houses, if they sell through the negociant system.

And it is more than extremely unlikely that DBR sells direct to an auction house.

No worries - there are always exceptions to any rule, especially when the auction house also retails.