Primeaur is to buy wine when it is still on the cask, not yet finished. It is very important to be able to taste the wine before buying as there are few or no reviews of that vintage. The Bordaux Chateau sells to primeaur in order to liquidate some of the money they have in the unfinished cask. This is a very old tradition. The wine is delivered one or two years after you bought it.
My ranking of the wines from Bordeaux Primeaur tasting in Oslo
| Château | Year | Score |
| Château Angelus | 2006 | 9 |
| Château Beychevelle | 2008 | 7 |
| Château Beychevelle | 2006 | 10 |
| Château Beychevelle | 2002 | 10 |
| Château Camensac | 2001 | 7 |
| Château la Clemence | 1999 | 8 |
| Château Clerc Milon | 2001 | 10 |
| Château Coutet (Sauternes) | 2008 | 9 |
| Château Coutet (Sauternes) | 1998 | 11 |
| Château Destieux | 2004 | 8 |
| Château Gazin | 2007 | 6 |
| Château Guiarud (Sauternes) | 2008 | 10 |
| Château Guiarud (Sauternes) | 2007 | 10 |
| Château Giscours | 2006 | 9 |
| Château Grand Puy Lacoste | 2006 | 9 |
| Château Labegorce | 2001 | 10 |
| Château Lagrange 1. vin | 2004 | 8 |
| Château Lagrange Fiefs de Lagrange 2. vin | 2004 | 8 |
| Château Lagrange Arums de lagrange (White) | 2008 | 8 |
| Château Leoville Poyferre | 2008 | 9 |
| Château Leoville Poyferre | 2007 | 9 |
| Château Phelan Segur | 2008 | 10 |
| Château Phelan Segur | 2004 | 9 |
| Château Pont Canet | 2008 | 7 |
| Château Pont Canet | 2001 | 9 |
| Château Smith Haut Lafitte | 2007 | 9 |
| Château Smith Haut Lafitte (white) | 2007 | 10 |
| Château du Tertre | 2006 | 10 |
Producers at the Bordeaux Primeaur in Oslo 31st of August 2009:
Ch. Angélus (St Emilion), Ch. Beychevelle (St Julien), Ch. Branaire-Ducru (St. Julien), Ch. Canon-la-Gaffelière (St. Emilion), Ch. Camensac (Haut-Médoc), Ch. Cantermerle (Haut-Médoc), Ch. Chasse Spleen (Moulis en-Médoc), Domaine de Chevalier (Pessac-Léognan), Clos Fourtet (St. Emilion), Ch. Durfort-Vivens (Margaux), Destieux (Saint Emilion Grand Cru Classé), Ch la Clemence (Pomerol)) Ch. Gazin (Pomerol), Ch. Giscours (Margaux), Ch. Grand Puy Lacoste (Pauillac), Ch. Haut-Bailly (Pessac-Léognan), Ch. Labégorce (Margaux), Ch. Labégorce Zede (Margaux), Ch. Lagrange (St. Julien), Ch. Léoville Poyferré (St. Julien), Ch. Les Carmes Haut-Brion (Pessac-Léognan), Ch. Petit Village (Pomerol), Ch. Phélan Ségur (St. Estephe), Ch. Pichon Longueville (Pauillac), Ch. Poujeaux (Moulis en-Médoc), Ch. Suduiraut (Sauternes), Ch. Pontet Canet (Pauillac), Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte (Pessac-Léognan) og Ch. du Tertre (Margaux)
