- Château La Lagune 2023 has been released at £330 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin gave the wine a barrel score of 92-94 points.
- At this price, buyers may turn to the 2019 vintage.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château La Lagune 2023 has been released at €25.50 per bottle ex-négociant, down 25% on the 2022 release (€34 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £330 per 12×75, down 23.6% on the 2022’s opening price (£432 per 12×75).
Buyers looking for other options among back vintages might consider the 2019. See more pricing analysis below.
Note – the 2018 vintage was not produced at La Lagune due to 100% damage from hail.
Critical response
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel range of 92-94 points, adding that it is ‘going to need time to come together’.
Describing the wine as an ‘excellent rendition of this terroir’, Yohan Castaing (Wine Advocate) gave it a score range of 90-92 points.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) describes notes of ‘fresh, juicy plums, black cherries, and redcurrants, leading to hints of wild thyme, black olives, and damp soil’, scoring the wine 88-90+ points.
Jane Anson gave a score of 93 points, praising a ‘confident tannic architecture’ and ‘an expansive but controlled delivery of textured autumnal fruit’.
Château La Lagune 2023 pricing analysis
While today’s release price is lower than last year’s, there are options in back-vintages that may look better value to buyers.
The 95-point 2019 vintage, Neal Martin’s highest-rated in the past decade, is currently available at a slight discount to today’s release. It last traded at £300 per case, matching its original release price.
Alternatively, the lower-rated 2020 vintage is available for £270 per 12×75.
Our Bordeaux En Primeur 2023 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 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 20,000 wines.
