- Château Léoville Poyferré 2022 has been released at £1,014 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin awarded the wine a score of 95-97 points and said it ‘may well rest at the top of my banded score once in bottle’.
- Buyers looking for value might want to consider the 2014, 2016 and 2019 vintages.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Léoville Poyferré 2022 has been released at €84 per bottle ex-négociant, up 16.7% on the 2021 release (€72 per bottle).
It is being offered by the international trade for £1,014 per 12×75, a 17.9% increase on the 2021’s opening price (£860 a case).
The 2014, 2016 and 2019 vintages look better value in relation to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
In our En Primeur survey, members ranked Léoville Poyferré 7th among the top 10 value wines for Bordeaux 2022.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the wine a score of 95-97 points. He mentions in his tasting note that this wine ‘may well rest at the top of my banded score once in bottle’.
William Kelley (Wine Advocate) scored the wine 94-96 points, commenting that it ‘turned out very nicely’. He added that ‘it remains the most flamboyant and demonstrative of the three Léoville estates’.
James Suckling gave it a barrel range of 96-97 points. In his tasting note, he commented that it was ‘a very solid LP’ that was ‘polished’ and ‘thoughtful’.
Jean-Marc Quarin awarded it 99 points. He noted that ‘the wine evolves on a well-controlled power, on a great finish with noble tannicity’ and added that ‘it’s so disturbing’.
Fair Value analysis
There is no significant correlation between Château Léoville Poyferré and Neal Martin scores – the chosen critic for Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology.
Based on the chart above, buyers looking for value might want to consider options among back vintages.
The 2019 and 2016 vintages both scored 96 points from Neal Martin and are available at a discount of 23.5% and 18.6% respectively to today’s release.
The 2014 vintage also looks attractive, with 95 points from Neal Martin and a Market Price of £690 per 12×75.
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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.
