- Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2022 has been released for £715 per 12×75.
- ‘A Pauillac endowed with huge potential’ said Neal Martin, who rated it 96-98 points.
- 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 2022 has been released at €58.80 per bottle ex-négociant, up 16.7% on the 2021 release (€50.40).
It is being offered by the international trade for £715 per 12×75, a 19.2% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£600 a case). The volume released was 15% down on 2021, which may go some way in explaining the price increase.
Based on today’s release, buyers looking for value have several options among back vintages. See more pricing analysis below.
Liv-ex members ranked Grand-Puy-Lacoste third-best for value in this year’s En Primeur Survey, coming in behind Brane Cantenac and Rauzan Ségla, respectively.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 96-98 points, highlighting the ‘peacock’s tail’ of black fruit on the finish. He lauds the ‘velvety veneer’, which he says gives the 2022 ‘more precocity and sensuality’ compared to other vintages. In his words: ‘A Pauillac endowed with huge potential’.
‘A brilliant classic in the making’ according to William Kelley (Wine Advocate), who gave the wine a score of 95-97.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) scored it at a range of 92-94.5 points, calling it ‘a very pretty wine’ with a radiance that is ‘front and center.’
Jeff Leve (Wine Cellar Insider) rated it 95-97 points, celebrating the ‘intensity, complexity, and aging ability’ from ‘the earliest harvest in the history of the estate.’
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Grand-Puy-Lacoste Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
That said, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste prices are 68% correlated to Wine Advocate scores. Liv-ex members on Silver packages and above can find out more via the Fair Value Tool.
Based on the chart above, buyers looking for value in back vintages have several options. The 2019 received 97 points from Neal Martin (Vinous) and is available at a discount of 18.6% to today’s release. Likewise, the 2020 received 96 points and is available at a discount of 22.8%.
Others vintages to consider include the 2012, 2014 and 2018.
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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 630+ 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.
