- Château Pontet-Canet 2022 has been released for £1,077 per 12×75.
- ‘Fans out with gusto’, said Neal Martin who rated it 94-96 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2020 and 2017 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Pontet-Canet 2022 has been released at €90 per bottle ex-négociant, up 21% on the 2021 release (€74.40).
It is being offered by the international trade for £1,077 per 12×75, an 21% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£890 a case).
At this price, the 2020 and 2017 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Liv-ex members ranked Pontet-Canet among the top ten best wines for value in this year’s En Primeur Survey.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 94-96 points, praising the ‘fine balance’ and ‘long residual peppery note’ on the finish. Admitting that he has ‘not pulled any punches’ for recent vintages that have strayed from the style of Pauillac, he notes that the 2022 Pontet-Canet is ‘safely within the appellation’.
Other critics were also interested in regional style, with Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Independent) calling the wine ‘Pauillac in all its powerful, energetic glory’. She scored it at a range of 97-99 points.
Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux) rated the wine at 94 points, highlighting the ‘vivid plum colour, violet reflections [and] chewy tannins’, that hit the palate immediately.
Fair Value analysis
Using Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology, prices for Château Pontet-Canet are 76.5% 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. It holds a score of 95 from Neal Martin (Vinous) and is available at a discount of 22.9% to today’s release.
The lower-scoring 2017 might also be of interest.
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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.
