- La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2023 has been released at £540 per 12×75.
- ‘Nicely controlled and quite elegant’ said Neal Martin, who rated it 89-91 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2018 and 2019 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion 2023 has been released at €42 per bottle ex-négociant, down 36.4% on the 2022 release (€66 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £540 per 12×75, a 31.8% decrease from the 2022’s opening price (£792 per case).
At this price, the 2019 and 2018 vintages present reasonable value. See more pricing analysis below.
Critical response
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a barrel score of 89-91 points, describing it as ‘open and expressive’ and adding that its ‘supple opening suggests you could drink it now’.
Antonio Galloni (Vinous) echoed Martin’s sentiment, expecting that that it ‘will drink well with minimal cellaring’. He called the wine ‘potent yet accessible’ and scored it 90-92 points.
By contrast, Yohan Castaing (The Wine Advocate) thinks the wine ‘will regard some patience’, describing it as ‘deeper and more structured than usual’. He scored it 90-92 points.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (The Wine Independent) gave the wine a score of 91-93 points. According to her, ‘it erupts from the glass with a powerful core of plums preserves, blueberry pie, and licorice, leading to suggestions of candied violets, crushed rocks, and juicy raspberries’.
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Pricing analysis
While today’s release comes at a discount to last year’s and may be of interest to buyers, there are similarly priced options in proven back vintages.
With a Market Price of £520, the 91-point 2019 vintage is available at a slight discount to today’s release and may present reasonable value to buyers.
The 92-point 2018, Neal Martin’s joint highest-scoring of the past decade, is available at a 5.4% premium to today’s release and may also be of interest.
Use our ready-made list to easily spot opportunities in back-vintages of La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion and other second wines.
Other releases
La Mission Haut-Brion and La Mission Haut-Brion Blanc have also been released today at £2,220 and £5,220 per 12×75 respectively by the international trade.
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.
