Most 2011 Right Bank wines have risen in price since release, with Château Figeac and Clos Fourtet up over 80%. However, a few key names are still available below their opening prices.
- St-Emilion wines have shown the best and worst performances since release.
- Château Figeac has performed well despite modest scores from both Robert Parker and Neal Martin, pointing to the rising power of its brand.
- The majority of wines from the Right Bank in 2011 have risen in price.
As the 2011 Bordeaux vintage marks its first decade, today’s post looks at the performance of the leading wines on the secondary market since release.
A challenging vintage in both the growing season and En Primeur campaign, it has not been fondly remembered by either critics or the market over the last 10 years.
The previous post in this series, which looked at the Left Bank wines, found that the majority of the leading wines had enjoyed a positive performance since release.
The same is true of the Right Bank where the best-performers have risen by over 80% in some cases. However, a few key names from St-Emilion are still available below their ex-London opening prices.
The best performers from the Right Bank
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As can be seen in the two charts above, the five best-performing wines from the Right Bank in 2011 are: Clos Fourtet, Château Figeac, Château Angélus, Château Pavie and Château Monbousquet.
Clos Fourtet and Figeac have both risen over 80% since their release En Primeur, rebounding after a period of decline in 2012 and 2016.
Angélus and Pavie turned positive much earlier. Of the five wines they carry the highest scores from Robert Parker, who rated them 94 and 95+ respectively in 2014 when they were released physically.
Monbousquet is the cheapest. Released at just £290 per dozen, it now has a Market Price of £540 – a 55% rise from a small base.
Figeac shows the best and steadiest performance of them all, rising consistently over the past five years. It is up 43% year-to-date despite having a modest score of 87-points from Parker (back in 2014) and 89-points from Neal Martin at a more recent tasting in 2018.
That said, Figeac appears to be a Right Bank property on the move and this can elevate all vintages regardless of the strength of their score.
Right Bank 2011s below release price
Despite the majority of Right Bank wines being in the black, a few key names are still available below their ex-London opening prices.
This includes Château Cheval Blanc, Château L’Eglise-Clinet and Château Ausone. Ausone is currently 24% cheaper than it was on release.
The best-rated among them is Cheval Blanc with a score of 94-points from both Martin (Vinous) and Lisa Perrotti-Brown Mw (The Wine Advocate).
As shown by the chart below, Cheval Blanc prices are 84% correlated to Wine Advocate scores. Liv-ex’s ‘Fair Value’ methodology suggests that this is the best level for the 2011 Cheval Blanc. By comparison, the 2014 carries a higher score and is available for a slight discount.
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