Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 Releases - Chateau Mouton Rothschild

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On the 20th of June 2023, we have seen the release of Chateau Mouton Rothschild.

Chateau Mouton Rothschild 2022

On the 20th June 2023, we now see the release of the first growth wine from Pauillac named Mouton Rothschild, and the price is up 22.9% on last years release. The ex negociant price is 420 Euro a bottle. The wine is being offered by the international trade for £6,216.00 per case of 12 bottles at 75cl each according to Liv-ex, and this will result in an increase of 21.9% on the opening price of the 2021's.

At this price, the 2016, 2014 and 2019 look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.

Liv-ex members ranked Mouton among the top ten wines of the 2022 vintage in this year’s En Primeur Survey.

Fair Value analysis

Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château Mouton Rothschild are 58.2% correlated to Neal Martin scores.

Buyers looking for other opportunities might want to consider the 2016 vintage, which has a Neal Martin (Vinous) score of 99 points. It comes at a small premium of 3.8% to today’s release.

The 2014 might also be of interest, which holds a score of 97 points and sits well below the Fair Value line. It has a Market Price of £4,599, a 26.0% discount to today’s release. Likewise, the 97-point 2019 is available at a 10.1% discount to the 2022.

Critics’ scores

Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 96-98, calling it ‘a Mouton-Rothschild determined to make a statement’. He makes note of the ‘powerful, almost burly’ profile, saying it ‘feels a bit like tasting Thor’s hammer at the moment’. He is overall optimistic, though: ‘It is, perhaps, how the 1986 tasted in its youth’.

‘A legend in the making’, writes Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Independent) who scored the wine at 98-100 points. She highlights its ‘explosive, intense’ flavours, adding that ‘it is amazing how classical this Mouton is.

Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) gave the wine a score of 98 points, recommending that the wine ‘needs a long time before approaching’, but is a ‘thoroughly enjoyable experience’.

‘In a word: magnificent’, says Antonio Galloni (Vinous) who rated it at a range of 96-98 points.

Please see some of the scores taken from Liv-Ex as shown below:

Lin Liu

96-97

winemaniacs.club

22/05/2023

Chris Kissack

97-99

thewinedoctor.com

16/05/2023

Matthew Jukes

20

matthewjukes.com

16/05/2023

Neal Martin

(96-98)

vinous.com

16/05/2023

Colin Hay

98-100

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

98

janeanson.com

11/05/2023

Jeb Dunnuck

98-100

jebdunnuck.com

10/05/2023

Rod Smith

98

timatkin.com

10/05/2023

Antonio Galloni

(96-98)

vinous.com

09/05/2023

James Lawther

19

jancisrobinson.com

08/05/2023

Jeff Leve

98-100

thewinecellarinsider.com

04/05/2023

William Kelley

(96 - 99)

robertparker.com

28/04/2023

James Suckling

98-99

jamessuckling.com

19/04/2023

Jean-Marc Quarin

100

quarin.com

17/04/2023

Georgina Hindle

98

decanter.com

01/04/2023