Haut Brion 2017 has been released at €348 per bottle ex-negociant, down 17% on the 2016 release of €420. It is being offered by the trade at £4,055 per 12×75, a decrease of 19% in sterling terms on the 2016 release of £4,980 per case.
The volume of stock coming to the market is down 40%.
Critics have praised this year’s Haut Brion. Neal Martin (Vinous) scored the wine 94-96 points. In his tasting note he commented that the wine is “a great follow-up to the brilliant 2015 and 2016”.
Chris Kissack (The Wine Doctor) and Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast) were also impressed. Voss awarded a barrel range of 97-99 points and praised the wine’s “longevity and great structure”. Kissack commented that it was “a really impressive example of what the Haut Brion vineyard is capable of” and scored the wine 98 points.
Liv-ex members also enjoyed this year’s Haut Brion, placing it as their eighth favourite wine in 2017.
Prices for Haut Brion are 91% correlated to score. Based on today’s release of £4,055 per 12×75, Liv-ex’s ‘fair value’ methodology places the 2017 above the trend line.
Buyers looking for value may wish to consider the higher scoring 2012, which is available at a 15% discount to today’s release.
The 2015 also offers relative value. It was recently scored 100 points by Neal Martin (The Wine Advocate). In his tasting note he commented that “it is a behemoth of a wine, one that is up there with the legends of the past”.
Other Haut Brion releases this morning include:
- Haut Brion Blanc – €600 per bottle ex-negociant, equal to the 2016 (€600)
- Mission Haut Brion – €240 per bottle ex-negociant, down 29% on 2016 (€336)
- Mission Haut Brion Blanc – €480 per bottle ex-negociant, equal to the 2016 (€480)
- Clarence Haut Brion – €102 per bottle ex-negociant, equal to the 2016 (€102)
- Chapelle Mission Haut Brion – €60 per bottle ex-negociant, down 9% on 2016 (€66)
Liv-ex members can see ongoing real time prices for Haut Brion on our Fair Value analysis tool.
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