- Château Pavie 2021 has been released at £2,784 per 12×75.
- Neal Martin awarded today’s release a barrel range of 93-95 points.
- The 2011 and 2019 offer relative value for money.
As part of this year’s Bordeaux En Primeur campaign, Château Pavie 2021 has been released at €234 per bottle ex-négociant, down 2.5% on the 2020’s opening price.
It is being offered by the international trade for £2,784 per 12×75. The 2019 and 2011 vintages look better value compared to today’s release. See more pricing analysis below.
Critics’ scores
Neal Martin (Vinous) awarded the 2021 Pavie a barrel range of 93-95 points. He called it ‘superb’, adding that the wine was ‘clearly top of the tree’ in the Gérard Perse portfolio this year.
For Antonio Galloni, who gave it 95-97 points, ‘the 2021 Pavie is a wine of tremendous potential’.
The wine also received 95-96 from James Suckling, 94-points from Jane Anson and 94-96+ from Colin Hay (The Drinks Business).
Fair Value analysis
Today’s opening price comes at around 22% premium to the price implied by Liv-ex’s Fair Value methodology. Buyers looking for value might be interested in the 2019 vintage, which boasts 96-points from Martin and is available at an 8.0% discount.
Buyers looking for a bit of age might also wish to consider the 2011 vintage. It has 95+ points from Martin and costs 21% less than today’s release.
The 94-point 2014 is also available for £2,110 (12×75), 24.2% less than the new 2021 release.
Arômes de Pavie 2021 has also been released. It came out at €60 per bottle ex-negociant, flat on the 2020 release price. It is being offered at £720 per 12×75, same as last year.
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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 560+ 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. Independent data, direct from the market.
