Bordeaux Left Bank Index (BLBI)
Bordeaux Left Bank Index (BLBI): a daily market-performance index for Left Bank Bordeaux, the Cabernet-dominant Medoc and Graves estates, built on ALT/FNDATA's dataset of over 200,000 lots across 170+ auction houses since 1998, with 180,000+ realised prices. Tracks Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion and the classified growths. Daily index values.
What this listing delivers
- Daily market-performance index for Left Bank Bordeaux, built on 200,000+ lots across 170+ auction houses since 1998, with 180,000+ realised prices.
- Tracks the Medoc and Graves classified growths: Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Mouton Rothschild, Margaux, Haut-Brion, Leoville Las Cases and more. Delivered in JSON, CSV and SQL formats.
- Pairs with the Bordeaux Right Bank Index to compare the two halves of Bordeaux, a distinction wine economists show carries different long-run returns. Daily-updated index values.
Coverage & methodology
The Bordeaux Left Bank Index (BLBI) tracks the Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Left Bank, the Medoc and Graves, whose long-run returns differ measurably from the Right Bank (Tolhurst, Left, right, or both? Long-run returns from Bordeaux). It lets you benchmark the classified-growth core of the market on a consistent methodology.
Access
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Source: ALT/FNDATA, 19.24M realized auction results across 37 collectible categories, normalized to USD. Featured lot images courtesy of the auction houses named. Methodology · All datasets · Brands · Market statistics