**IMPORTANT CHANGES TO CULT WINES LTD**

Cult Wines Ltd now offers three Purchase options:

1) Merchant
Wine delivered to any UK location warehouse or otherwise (VAT and duty payable where relevant).

2) Portfolio Management
Add 10% to quoted price for bespoke portfolio management including exit sale at 0% brokerage fee.

3) Portfolio Management & Storage
Same as above plus 5% for storage and insurance covered for 5 years at a UK bonded warehouse.


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Wine Investment Overview


Bordeaux Fine Wine has been the investment of the 'Noughties' proving to be a top-performing asset ahead of equities, houses, oil and fine art.

A case of 1982 Lafite Rothschild has increased in price by 857% over the last decade, from £2,613 (Dec' 99) to £25,000 (Nov' 09).

Due to the current financial climate many investors are looking to diversify their portfolios. Fine Wine is a must-have addition for the modern investor due to its low volatility and little correlation with other asset classes.

Not only being exempt from Capital Gains Tax, Bordeaux fine wines have a track record of delivering superior double digit returns year on year.

With an enormous amount of attention coming from the Asian Hub there could not be a better time to get involved with the fine wine market.





2010 Market Outlook

As predicted Lafite Rothschild and Mouton Rothschild were the best performing wines of 2009. Demand from Asia continued to grow throughout the year and as we approach the Chinese New Year (February 14th) the market will continue to focus on these two wines. UK trade suppliers are already experiencing huge demand from the Asian hub and investors are expecting a steady rise in prices in the coming weeks. Although this rise in prices is in the short term, they are expected to plateau out after and so this bodes well for any investors who have Lafite and Mouton in their portfolio.

With the economy steadily recovering, hopes are that US and UK interest in wine will recover and match the Asian market, which will see the Fine Wine Market return to the healthy position it occupied before the ‘credit crunch’. With this the case expect prices across the board to rise another 15-20%.


En Primeur (2009 Vintage)

Bordeaux producers are optimistic about 2009 vintage already comparing it with the 2005 vintage, believing that 2009 may well be better. These judgements are based on the superb quality of the thick-skinned grapes, with many confident they will produce great wines.

Christian Moueix, who manages some of the most sort after wineries on the Bordeaux right-bank, believes that mother nature smiled on France – with every major region enjoying a beautiful growing season.

‘I have never seen anything like it in my career, a career spanning back to 1971’

Jean-Charles Cazes, whose family own Lynch-Bages, is equally confident and impressed by the quality. Having tasted the wines on 1st December, he described them as ‘rich and powerful yet smooth and refined at the same time’ meanwhile his father was reminded of the 1982 vintage.

Most importantly, considering current demand for Lafite and Mouton, reports emanating from Baron de Rothschild are good with winemaker Philippe Dhalluin declaring he has rarely seen fruit as perfect as this year.

The producers have not been the only ones impressed by the startling quality of the 2009 vintage at this early stage, Vintners in Bordeaux have similarly made comparisons already to modern legends of the region.


What is the best buying strategy for 2009?

Indications suggest release prices will be closer to 2005 levels with exchange rate changes, the 2009 vintage may well be the most expensive for the UK investor in recent times.

Despite this, it is suggested that investors get involved as early as possible in order to get the best returns on their investment. With the wine market still in fragile recovery a blockbuster vintage is exactly what is needed for new money to be attracted to the market.
 

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