Every Spring, the wine world turns its focus to Bordeaux when the most recent vintage is ready to taste out of barrel. Luckily for us (and for you!) we're able to import these wines directly, thus providing you with excellent prices and world-class selection. In most vintages, and especially in great vintages, the prices can rise dramatically in the roughly two years it takes for us to receive the wines.

Most of the 2021 Bordeaux are still 6-10 months away, so buying them now will save you money and ensure availability. The 2022s were just released a few months ago and will be ready in the Spring or Summer of 2025. Buy now and save!

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About Bordeaux Futures

For those of you unfamiliar with "Bordeaux futures" or for those who just need a little refresher course, here it is...

Bordeaux is unique in the way it offers its wines. Each year, as winter turns to spring, the wine world turns its focus to Bordeaux when the most recent vintage is ready to taste out of barrel. In a “normal” year, after the first organized tastings are completed (usually in early April), we wait until each château releases their price to the Bordeaux negociants (wine brokers) throughout April, May and June. Negociants in turn distribute the wine to the entire world. Luckily for us - and for you! - we're able to import these wines directly, thus providing you with excellent prices and world-class selection. All the while, the wines are still maturing in barrel. After about 18-24 months each château bottles their wine and the wines we've bought are shipped to our warehouse. Voila.

Why buy these wines in advance?
There's really only two reasons to buy Bordeaux Futures, price and/or availability. The prices of these wines will almost never be as low as they are today. In most vintages, and especially in great vintages, the prices can rise dramatically in the roughly two years it takes for us to receive the wines. Availability for most top wines can be scarce at best. Buying them during the Futures campaign is often the only way to ensure you ever get any. The Futures campaign might also be the only opportunity you have to get the wines bottled in the size format you desire.

Why buy Futures from Calvert Woodley?
We've been buying and selling Bordeaux Futures since the 1966 vintage and we know what we're doing. From the first wine we purchase during the campaign till the last bottle is resting comfortably in your possession, we make sure that every step of the process is handled properly and professionally. We have long-established relationships with negociants and château owners through repeated trips to Bordeaux. CW owner Michael Sands’ father, Ed, established these relationships more than 50 years ago and introduced Michael to everyone he knows. Despite the fact we're buying and selling wine 18-24 months before it's bottled, we never offer you wine on speculation. We purchase the wine first, through our most trusted sources, and offer it to you only after we've received confirmation.

A few key points about CW's Bordeaux Futures Offering:
1 - All orders are subject to written confirmation.
2 - Prices listed on our website are subject to change.
3 - Payment is due at the time the order is placed. DC sales tax will be collected at the time of pickup, at the tax rate at the time of pickup. There is no sales tax on shipped orders.
4 - Approximate delivery is Spring 2025.
5 - Odd sizes (half bottles, magnums, etc.) may be available, depending on the château, for a nominal upcharge. Please inquire if interested. All requests for odd sizes must be received by August 31, 2023.