Case Château Margaux: Launching a Third Wine

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2013 Case C, Château Margaux Taha Altoblany, Wessel Boekschooten, Mees van Kleef, Joeri Klompenhouwer, Mike Lezaire & Miguel Rijk PBC, Ms. Tappi 26-11-2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Château Margaux is one of four declared Premier Cru (first growth) in 1855. Then from 1950 to 1976 Bordeaux wines were suffering from a decrease in both quality and popularity. However after an acquisition in 1977, major investments restored the glory of the Château Margaux estate. Corinne Mentzelopoulos inherited the estate in 1980 from her father André Mentzelopoulos, and together with Paul Pontallier she managed to increase both quality and popularity exceptionally. The Château has two major red wines the Château Margaux and Pavillon Rouge. These wines have been increasing in quality in the past years, which resulted in the 2009 vintage. After the wine was chosen for the first and second wine the leftovers of the 2009 vintage were still of such high quality that the Château is going to start new third wine. This new third wine is called Margaux du Château Margaux because it has the great quality attributes to wear the Château Margaux brand name. This wine will be sold for an amazing price of 130 euro, in Europe alone to start with, in three tranches to maximize profit potential. The first year 75% of the cases will be sold, the second year 20% of the cases and the third year the last 5%. These tranches will stay the same with the 2010 and 2011 tranches. Selling will be done by a newly hired ambassador, which will operate together with the existing European ambassador to ring back Bordeaux wines to restaurants and the traditionalists who left Bordeaux wines behind them. Improving and acquiring new customer relationships is something that will have great affect on the success of Margaux du Château Margaux. So a lot of personal selling will be involved in this process but once good
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