- Château La Fleur-Pétrus 2022 has been released at £2,260 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin rated the wine 93-95 points and said the wine has ‘a lot of potential’.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château La Fleur-Petrus 2022 is being offered by the international trade for £2,260 per 12×75, up 24.2% on the 2021’s opening price (£1,820 per 12×75).
The 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) gave the wine a score of 93-95 points. In his tasting note he said ‘maybe it doesn’t quite deliver the complexity of the very best this estate has produced in recent year’. However, he adds ‘give it several years in a bottle as there is a lot of potential’.
Critics were divided when it came to this year’s La Fleur-Pétrus. William Kelley (Wine Advocate) awarded it a barrel range of 94-96 points. In his tasting note, he called it ‘the high point of the Mouiex portfolio this year’.
Whereas James Suckling scored it 97-98 points, commenting on its ‘full yet fresh with tannic tension and energy in the finish.’
Jean-Marc Quarin also awarded it 98-points. He said ‘the wine melts delicately towards a sappy, complex and long finish’ and added that ‘it is superb’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Château La Fleur-Pétrus Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
Today’s release is coming to the market at a premium to others currently available. Buyers looking for other options may want to consider the 95-point 2015, 2016 and 2019 vintages, which are available at a 20.4%, 23.0% and 20.8% discount respectively to today’s release.
The 94-point 2014 and 2017 vintages also look attractive, available at discounts of 24.8% and 29.2% to the 2022 respectively.
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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 620+ 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.
