- Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 has been released at £3,180 per 12×75.
- ‘One of the standouts of the 2022 vintage’, said Neal Martin who rated it 97-99 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2022 has been released at €264 per bottle ex-négociant, up 17.3% on the 2021 release (€225 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £3,180 per 12×75, a 17.8% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£2,700 a case).
At this price, the 2015, 2016, 2019 and 2020 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 97-99, predicting that it will be ‘one of the standouts of the 2022 vintage’. He praised the ‘very refined bouquet’, even going so far as to say the 2022 La Mission has ‘its nose just in front of its First Growth sibling’.
‘An exceptional feeling of walking the line between excess and restraint’, noted Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) who rated the wine at 97 points. She deems it ‘one of the most intense Missions’ regarding colour, but balances that against aromatics with ‘clear grip and fierce concentration’.
Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate) scored it at 94-96+, calling it ‘surprisingly lively’, with a ‘seamless, broad-shouldered profile’.
Fair Value analysis
Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château La Mission Haut-Brion are 63.5% correlated to Neal Martin scores. Looking at the chart below, today’s release is coming to the market just above the regression line.
Buyers looking for other opportunities might want to consider the 2020 vintage, which has a Neal Martin (Vinous) score of 98 points. With a Market Price of £2,618 per 12×75, it comes at a 17.7% discount to today’s release. The 2019 was also scored 98 points from the critic, and is available at a 9.4% discount to the 2022.
2016 is potentially the highest-scoring Mission of the last decade with 99 points from Neal Martin. It sits just above the fair value line, with a Market Price of £3,190 per 12×75. The 2015 has a score of 98 points from the critic and is available at a 7.2% discount to the 2022.
The 2018 might also be of interest; it has a score of 97 points from Neal Martin and sits below the Fair Value line.
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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.
