More of Bordeaux’ big guns have released their 2023 vintages this week as the campaign gathers steam, with the ‘exceptional’ Château Haut-Brion down a whopping 39.5% on last year’s price. But elsewhere, the big decreases do seem to be drying up.
The week has seen the flow of en primeur releases out of Bordeaux continue this week, led by Pessac’s 98-100 point scoring ” ‘exceptional” Château Haut-Brion 2023 today, (14 May). This was released at €312 per bottle ex-négociant – 39.5% less than the opening price in 2022 – while it is being offered to the the international trade for £3,780 per case of 12 – a 38.8% decrease.
From Pessac again, Château La Mission Haut-Brion 2023, along with its second wine La Chapelle de la Mission Haut-Brion, has been released. The grand vin opened at €180 per bottle ex-négociant, down 31.8% on the 2022 opening price, while La Chapelle de La Mission Haut-Brion 2023 came out at €42 per bottle ex-négociant (a 36.4% reduction on the 2022 release of €66 per bottle. Another of the big stars, Château Cheval Blanc in Saint Émilion, was also out yesterday (13 May), but at €384 per bottle ex-négociant, this was only a 18.3% decrease on the €470 per bottle asked for last year’s opening price. According to Antonio Galloni of Vinous a ‘silky, elegant and exceptionally polished’ wine, a case of 12 of this vintage is also now available to the international trade at £4,680, comparing to £5,760 per case in 2022.
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