The Society has a long relationship with the château in this offer and access to good quantities of wine. It is possible however that demand may exceed supply for some individual wines. If this happens, we share out the available stock equally amongst ordering members (sometimes down to one bottle per member). Ordering large quantities of a wine will therefore not increase your chances of obtaining some. If this still does not allow every member to have some wine, then as a final resort we allocate the available stock by groupings. These are calculated via members’ level of support for The Wine Society (taking into consideration quantity of wine bought, spend and also any unsuccessful orders from previous offers). Members who have given greater support to The Society will therefore have a better chance (but no certainty) of being allocated wine, and those who have given less support will have a lesser chance (but still a chance).
- Website and telephone orders will be accepted for this offer.
- Your order should arrive by 4pm on the individual wine’s close date, unless otherwise indicated (which will be between two and three days after we offer the wine).
- We may have to ration wines in order to satisfy as many members as possible.
- Members whose orders have been received by 4pm (or as indicated), on the individual wine’s close date will receive confirmation of their purchase five days after the close date for the wine in question at the latest.
Terms and conditions for ordering from the 2024 Top Bordeaux wines en primeur
How to order
- Payment should be made by debit/credit card, as there could be a difference between the value of a member’s order and that of the wines available.
- Once the offer has closed, we will then allocate the wines. Invoicing will follow shortly afterwards and payment taken. This will be completed by within five days after the close date for the wine in question at the latest. We will only charge the value of the wines allocated.
- Only payment by debit/credit cards will be accepted. Please note that we no longer accept payment by cheque for en primeur orders.
Members’ Reserves
The Society’s Members’ Reserves is a purpose-built, temperature-controlled facility offering members access to optimum storage conditions. The annual rental charge is £10.80 per 12-bottle case per year inclusive of VAT and insurance at replacement value. Members can also remove a few bottles of a full case stored in Reserves.
IN-BOND RESERVES
You can now store your wines with The Society ‘in bond’. Duty and VAT on wines stored in this way will be payable only when the wines are withdrawn from Reserves.
What the price includes
- Duty and VAT at the prevailing rate will be payable when you elect to withdraw your wines from our bonded Reserves facility. This can be done either by transfer to duty-paid Members’ Reserves, collection from Stevenage or delivery to your address.
From 1st February 2025, duty rates on alcohol have changed. Details of the new (more complex) duty rates can be found here. For example, the duty on a 14% abv is now £3.72 per 75cl bottle; VAT of 20% is payable on both wine and duty. - The wines will arrive in the UK in summer 2027.
- Once the wines arrive, members may opt to have them delivered within the UK or stored in Members’ Reserves. UK delivery is free of charge.
Notes
Wines are offered in cases of one, three or six as indicated.
Please read note 17 on the full terms and conditions for this offer before placing your order.