Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 Releases - Chateau Lafite Rothschild
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On the 16th of June 2023, we have seen the release of Chateau Lafite Rothschild.
Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2022
On the 16th June 2023, we now see the release of the first growth wine from Pauillac named Lafite Rothschild, and the price is up 23.4% on last years release. The ex negociant price is 580 Euro a bottle. The wine is being offered by the international trade for £7,140.00 per case of 12 bottles at 75cl each according to Liv-ex, and this will result in an increase of 23.1% on the opening price of the 2021's.
The new release is one of the most expensive vintages on the market. Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. See more pricing analysis below.
Liv-ex members ranked Lafite the second-best wine of the vintage in this year’s En Primeur Survey, coming in behind Cheval Blanc.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Lafite Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
That said, Lafite Rothschild prices are 73% correlated to Wine Advocate scores. Buyers looking for value in back vintages might want to consider the 2019 vintage. With a perfect score of 100 from Wine Advocate, it is available at a slight discount to the 2022.
The 2017 and 2020 vintages might also be of interest. Both wines received 97 points from Wine Advocate and sit below the Fair Value line. They are available at discounts of 9.0% and 8.9% respectively to today’s release.
The 2021 vintage is also one to consider. It holds a score of 96 from Wine Advocate and is available at a relatively fair Market Price of £5,800 (an 18.8% discount to today’s release).
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) scored the wine 96-98 points and said ‘perpetually the most deceptive of First Growth, one should not doubt its long-term potential’.
Several critics were quick to compare 2022 to Lafite’s greatest vintages. James Suckling awarded the wine a barrel range of 99-100, celebrating this vintage’s similarity to 1986 and its ‘purity and precision.’ In his words: ‘It’s really about being Lafite here.’ Similarly, Lisa Perrotti-Brown scored this vintage 98-100, calling it an ‘intellectual triumph’ that is ‘classic great Lafite.’
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) gave Lafite a barrel range of 95-97+, deeming it the ‘most tensile of the first growths this year.’
Please see some of the scores taken from Liv-Ex as shown below:
Lin Liu
100
winemaniacs.club
22/05/2023
Chris Kissack
95-97
thewinedoctor.com
16/05/2023
Matthew Jukes
20
matthewjukes.com
16/05/2023
Neal Martin
(96-98)
vinous.com
16/05/2023
Colin Hay
97-99
thedrinksbusiness.com
15/05/2023
Lisa Perrotti-Brown
98-100
thewineindependent.com
14/05/2023
Peter Moser
100
falstaff.com
12/05/2023
Jane Anson
97
janeanson.com
11/05/2023
Jeb Dunnuck
97-99
jebdunnuck.com
10/05/2023
Rod Smith
97
timatkin.com
10/05/2023
Antonio Galloni
(96-98)
vinous.com
09/05/2023
James Lawther
18.5
jancisrobinson.com
08/05/2023
Jeff Leve
98-100
thewinecellarinsider.com
04/05/2023
William Kelley
(95 - 97)+
robertparker.com
28/04/2023
Georgina Hindle
98
decanter.com
21/04/2023
James Suckling
99-100
jamessuckling.com
19/04/2023
Jean-Marc Quarin
100
quarin.com
17/04/2023
