Technical Terms:
En Primeur; literally means “wine futures”. The method of purchasing wine before bottling via a dedicated merchant or winery.
In bond; buying in bond is a way of purchasing wine before Duty and VAT have been paid. They must be stored in a bonded warehouse approved by HM Customs & Excise.
X “Growth” refers to a classification laid out in the Bordeaux Classification of 1855, when brokers organised wineries based on quality, price and reputation - from first to fifth. The system is largely still used to this day.
Majestic En Primeur Conditions:
Pricing:
Prices are specific to each vintage and are quoted in bond, inclusive of freight and delivery to our Cellar partner. Prices shown does not include excise duty or VAT. Payment of duty and VAT, at the prevailing rate (currently £26.78 duty per 12 75cl case, £13.39 per 6 bottle case and 20% VAT payable on wine and duty) will be requested once the wines are removed for delivery. Prices may vary due to fluctuations in currency and the market and to stock not being sold.
Storage:
Once released from the winery, wines will be stored in-bond by Majestic’s cellaring partner. We will notify you via email when this occurs. At this point you will be liable to be charged Majestic’s cellaring cost, which is currently £7 per six months per 4.5l. This is the minimum cost therefore the same annual cellaring cost of £14 will be applicable to quantities of less than 6 bottles
Example - For a total order of 4 x cases of 6 bottles, the total annual cellaring cost would be £56. Payment requests will be sent via email within 30 days of the wine arriving at our cellaring partner. The cellaring cost will commence at the point of receipt. If wine is removed before the full 12 months, the total annual cellaring cost will still be payable.Delivery: Shipping to our storage facility will be confirmed at a later date, which is expected to be around the time of summer 2025. We will update all customers on pricing and timescales in due course.Insurance & Ownership: Majestic remains responsible for insuring the wine at the original price paid until your delivery and/or storage instructions have been completed. If for whatever reason we are unable to provide the full allocation of wines originally ordered (due to damage or situations beyond our control) we will refund the customer’s initial payment in full. We also offer a wine condition service, the pricing of which is available upon application. Orders: Orders are placed under Majestic’s En Primeur conditions. Stocks of certain wines may need to be allocated subject to demand, on a first come first served basis. Some customers may not therefore be allocated any or only some of the quantities they have ordered. Orders will only be accepted if there remains unsold stock.
Buying for Investment: Majestic does not advise on buying for investment, and customers should be aware that price may vary due to fluctuations in currency and the market and to stock not being sold.
Refunds and Returns: Due to the nature of En Primeur, Majestic will not accept any refunds or returns once the wine has been shipped. Likewise En Primeur wines are not covered by Majestic’s No Quibble policy.
You can contact the Majestic En Primeur team Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm, via email to
enprimeur@majestic.co.uk or
on the phone number is 01923918100.