Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 Releases - Carruades de Lafite

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On the 16th of May 2023, we have seen the release of Carruades de Lafite, the second wine of Chateau Lafite Rothschild.

Carruades de Lafite 2022

On the 16th May 2023, we now see the release of the Carruades de Lafite from Pauillac, and the price is up 12.5% on last years release. The ex negociant price is 180.00 Euro a bottle. The wine is being offered at a premium in the international trade at £2,256.00 per case of 12 bottles at 75cl each according to Liv-ex, which equates to an increase of 13.9% on the opening price of the 2021's.

Despite the year-on-year price increases, the new release is the best value wine on the market.

Fair Value analysis

According to the Liv-ex ‘Fair Value’ methodology, Carruades de Lafite’s best correlation is with age (94%) rather than score.

This means that vintages of Carruades de Lafite rise in value with age, making younger vintages a good buying opportunity.

Based on today’s release price of £2,256, the 2022 vintage is the best value Carruades de Lafite on the market. It might, therefore, offer an exciting opportunity for those able to secure an allocation.

Those looking for other opportunities might want to consider the 2015 and 2018 vintages. Although they are more expensive than today’s release, both fall below the ‘Fair Value’ line. The 2017 and 2020 vintages also look attractive.

So far the scores have not been released by Neal Martin (Vinous) and will be exepcted later today in a report to be released, however, what we are able to review here are some of the scores taken from Liv-Ex as shown below:

Colin Hay

92-94

thedrinksbusiness.com

15/05/2023

Lisa Perrotti-Brown

91-93

thewineindependent.com

14/05/2023

Peter Moser

96

falstaff.com

12/05/2023