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En Primeur

En Primeur, also known as Wine Futures, refers to the process of buying wine before it’s bottled and released onto the market. Wines can only be purchased by the unmixed case (12 bottles, 24 half bottles, 6 magnums) and are usually delivered 2-3 years after the vintage.
Read our See En Primeur FAQs and the advantages of buying En Primeur.

Top 3 Reasons to Buy En Primeur from Berrys

No Hidden Costs
Berrys' en primeur prices exclude VAT and Duty but do include shipping from Bordeaux to our UK Warehouse AND then onwards to your door within mainland UK.

Other merchants may charge you as much as £17 per case extra for shipping, handling, warehousing charges AND then delivery to your door. We strongly advise customers to be aware of this when comparing prices.

Security Guarantee
En primeur wines are shipped in the coming years, so it is of the utmost importance to buy en-primeur from merchants of sound financial standing. Berry Bros. & Rudd have been successfully trading for more than 300 years, and we are the largest buyers of Cru Classé Bordeaux in the UK.

Award-Winning Service
Berrys won the the most coveted title of Wine Merchant of the 2009-2010 Year at the International Wine Challenge, as well as picking up awards for the Off Licence News Online/Direct Mail Retailer of the Year and Decanter’s Online Wine Merchant of the Year.

As well as these top accolade, Berrys was also crowned Direct Wine Merchant of 2009-2010 Year, En Primeur Merchant of the Year 2009-2010 and 2011-12 Specialist Merchant of the Year for Bordeaux. See all our accolades

Available Vintages
 
  Red Burgundy Wines 2009 En Primeur 2010 Red Burgundy
Beautifully balanced wines in 2010, very classical, with much more red fruit than black. The wines which have just been bottled, or soon will be, have turned out to be something special.

Score: 9/10
Delivery: 2013
  White Burgundy Wines En Primeur 2009 2010 White Burgundy
A very fine vintage for the most part which combines density of flavour with a classic mineral acidity – they are very much wines to keep.


Score: 8/10
Delivery: 2013
  2010 Red Bordeaux
After the hype and chaos that was Bordeaux 2009, it seems quite incredible to think that yet another great vintage is on our doorstep.



Score: 10/10
Delivery: Autumn 2012
  2010 White Bordeaux
Conditions were excellent for the production of dry whites. With a delicious freshness, the wines possess a clean, pure, aromatic sweetness with no cloying element.

Score: 7/10
Delivery: Autumn 2012
2009 Red Bordeaux
The greatest vintage ever? Or a very good vintage with some truly exceptional wines? The best examples are simply gorgeous; massive concentration is offset by a beguiling freshness.

Score: 10/10
Delivery: Spring 2012
  2010 Rhône
Comparisons have been made with 2007, 1990 and 1978, all very pure and harmonious vintages and all universally applauded. This bodes exceptionally well for the vintage that was 2010.

Score: 9/10
Delivery: