- Château Pichon Baron 2022 has been released at £1,620 per 12×75.
- ‘Achieves a new level of precision’, said Neal Martin who rated it 96-98 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2015, 2019 and 2020 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Pichon Baron 2022 has been released at €134.40 per bottle ex-négociant, up 21.7% on the 2021 (€110.40 per bottle).
It is being released with a recommended retail price of £1,620 per 12×75, a 22.7% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£1,320 a case).
Buyers looking for value have several opportunities among back vintages, including the 2015, 2019 and 2020. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 96-98, praising its ‘pedigree and sophistication’. He deems the 2022 Pichon Baron a magnificent wine that ‘achieves a new level of precision’, thanks to new techniques and equipment in the vineyard and winery.
‘Gripping from the first moments’, said Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) who scored the wine 94 points. She adds that although it ‘could let more light in at this stage’, age will be very helpful.
‘Elegance with structure’, wrote James Suckling, who gave the wine a range of 96-97 points.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) rated the wine 95-97 points, calling it an ‘unusually gourmand, sensual wine’ with ‘excellent concentration’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Pichon Baron Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
That said, Pichon Baron prices are 92% correlated to Jane Anson scores and 79% correlated to Wine Advocate scores. Liv-ex members on Silver packages and above can find out more via the Fair Value Tool.
Buyers looking for value in back vintages might want to consider the 2015, 2019 and 2020 vintages. All of these vintages received 97 points from Neal Martin (Vinous) – similar to the 2022 – and are available at discounts of 26.7%, 15.4% and 18.2% respectively to today’s release.
Other releases
Pichon’s second label, Les Griffons de Pichon Baron, was released today €31.80 per bottle ex-négociant, up 10.4% from the 2021 release (€28.80).
Our Bordeaux En Primeur 2022 page contains everything you need to know about this year’s campaign. You can also sign up for our daily En Primeur email alerts using the form below.
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.
