- Château Léoville-Poyferré 2021 has been released at £860 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin scored it 92-94 points.
- The 2014 and 2019 vintages offer better value.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Léoville-Poyferré 2021 has been released at €72 per bottle ex-négociant, same as the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £860 per 12×75. The 2014 and 2019 vintages look better value compared to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
The 2021 Léoville-Poyferré received 92-94 points from Neal Martin (Vinous), who called it ‘a fine Saint-Julien that should give many years of drinking pleasure’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) awarded it 93-95 and described it as ‘classy and polished right out of the gate’.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) rated it 92-94, while William Kelley (The Wine Advocate) gave it 93-94+.
The wine also received 95-96 points from James Suckling and 95 from Jane Anson.
Fair Value analysis
Today’s opening price comes at around a 35% premium to the price implied by Liv-ex’s Fair Value methodology. Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2014 vintage, which has 95-points from Martin and is available for an 24.8% discount.
Buyers might also wish to consider the 2019 vintage, which has one of the highest scores of 97-points from Martin and costs 16.7% less than today’s release.
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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.
