- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2021 has been released at £600 per 12×75.
- The wine has been rated 92-94 points by Neal Martin.
- Several back vintages offer better value compared to today’s release.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2021 has been released at €50.40 per bottle ex-négociant, the same as the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £600 per 12×75. There are several back vintages that look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
The wine was rated 92-94 points by Neal Martin (Vinous), who said it was ‘unapologetically classic in style’ and followers of the estate would ‘love’ the return to ‘its quintessential style’.
Antonio Galloni (94-96 points) said he couldn’t ‘wait to taste it in bottle’.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) scored it 92-94+ points and Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) 87-89 points.
Fair Value analysis
Today’s opening price comes at around a 25% premium to the price implied by Liv-ex’s Fair Value methodology. Buyers looking for value might be interested in the similarly scored 2017, which is available for £460 per case, a 30% discount.
Buyers might also consider the better-rated 2018, 2014 and 2019 vintages which are also less expensive than the newly released 2021.
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Liv-ex analysis is drawn from the world’s most comprehensive database of fine wine prices. The data reflects the real time activity of Liv-ex’s 560+ merchant members from across the globe. Together they represent the largest pool of liquidity in the world – currently £100m of bids and offers across 16,000 wines. Independent data, direct from the market.
