Fine wine started the year strongly, with January prices returning 3.8% growth, but a late rally at the end of the month meant the Dow Jones skipped it into first place with 4% growth.January’s star wines all came from Mouton, Margaux and Haut Brion with the best-performing vintages returning double-digit returns, said Bordeaux Index. Other asset classes had a mixed month — gold sunk over 6%, while high inflation and recessionary fears saw the FTSE100 close just 0.6% up on the month. Instabilities in the Middle East and a weaker US dollar saw oil spring up 3.4% in January.