- Château Clerc Milon 2022 has been released for £792 per 12×75.
- ‘This is hiding its virtues at the moment’, said Neal Martin who rated it 91-93 points.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2019, 2020 and 2018 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Clerc Milon 2022 has been released at €64.80 per bottle ex-négociant, up 14.9% on the 2021 release (€56.40).
It is being offered by the international trade for £792 per 12×75, up 15.8% on the 2021’s opening price (£684 per 12×75).
The 2018, 2020 and 2019 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 91-93 points, highlighting the ‘tightly-wound nose’ that he blames for the wine ‘missing a bit of personality’. He adds that ‘this Pauillac conveys fine tension but will require several years of ageing in bottle’. In his words: ‘I feel this is hiding its virtues at the moment’.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) gave it a range of 93-95 points. In his tasting note, he commented that it was ‘beautiful’ with ‘a vibrant core of fruit framed by fine, chalky tannins’.
Jean-Marc Quarin scored it 95 points. He said that ‘the palate is both full, juicy and deep, with a unique velvety character’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Clerc Milon Market Prices and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
However, there is a correlation of 85% between Market Price and Age. Buyers looking for value in back vintages might want to consider the 2019 vintage, which received a score of 93 points from Neal Martin (Vinous) and is available at a discount of 7% to today’s release.
The lower-scoring 2018 and 2020 might also be of interest; they are available at a discount of 3% and 13.1% respectively to today’s release.
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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.
