En Primeur
The En Primeur 2023 vintage reflects resilience, with record yields despite challenges. Amidst the warmth and wetness of the year, winemakers’ careful interventions have resulted in wines boasting remarkable freshness and concentration. Quality permeates through various price points, and as wines debut in a challenging market, the release prices offer intriguing opportunities for consumers.
En Primeur 2023
We are thrilled to announce the release of our highly anticipated Bordeaux En Primeur 2023 collection! This exclusive offering provides you with the opportunity to secure some of the finest wines from the exceptional 2023 vintage before they are officially bottled and released to the public.
En Primeur, or “wine futures,” allows you to invest in these remarkable wines at special pre-release prices, ensuring that you have access to limited-production bottles from renowned vineyards before they become available on the market.
Scroll down or click here to view all of our En Primeur 2023 wines. To order, simply fill in the form or email orders@wine-importers.net.
Why Buy En Primeur?
- Exclusive Access:
- Gain early access to coveted wines from top producers.
- Exceptional Value:
- Take advantage of special pre-release pricing.
- Investment Potential:
- Secure wines with the potential to appreciate in value over time.
- First To Taste:
- Be among the first to experience the exceptional quality of the 2023 vintage.
Graeme Broom – Wine Director
“The 2023 vintage is regarded as 4 star – this is not faint praise! It is refreshing not to have ‘vintage of the century’ talk for a change. Despite a couple of significant heat spikes, the harvest is fresher with moderate alcohol levels. The wines are charming and generally expected to be enjoyable earlier.
More importantly, prices are significantly lower with this release: frequently by 30-35%. Several wines are cheaper than back vintages on the market.
This all makes a compelling case to buy for anyone interested in En Primeur, or claret generally.
There are a number of wines performing well:
- Gloria has it lowest price in ten years and is an excellent effort this vintage.
- Fieuzal is the leader at this price in Pessac and again their lowest price in a long time.
- Talbot and Langoa Barton look very attractive this year at very drinkable price points
- Finally, we have small allocations of some of the top wines such as Carruades de Lafite, Leoville Barton and Pontet Canet.”
BROWSE OUR SELECTION:
All of our En Primeur 2023 wines are now available to browse and buy. Below you can browse our first 12 releases, or you can browse our full selection by region here (including 56 additional wines). If you would like to keep up to date with next year’s En Primeur release, sign up to our En Primeur mailing list for first access!
EXPLORE EN PRIMEUR 2023:
RELEASE 1 – RELEASE 2 – RELEASE 3 – RELEASE 4 – RELEASE 5 – RELEASE 6 – RELEASE 7 – RELEASE 8 – RELEASE 9 – RELEASE 10 – RELEASE 11 – RELEASE 12
RELEASE 1:
Carruades De Lafite
JA: 98 | WA: 97-99 | JS: 97-98
Case Price: £872 (6x75cl)
Ch Angelus
JS: 97-98 | WA: 95-96
Case Price: £1559 (6x75cl)
Ch Croix-Mouton
JA: 87 | WA: 89-91
Case Price: £42 (6x75cl)
Ch Haut Batailley
JA: 94 | WA: 91-93 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £216 (6x75cl)
Ch La Lagune
JA: 93 | WA: 90-92 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £157 (6x75cl)
Ch Lafon Rochet
JA: 93 | WA: 91-93 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £165 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 2:
Ch Leoville Las Cases
JA: 98 | WA: 94-96 | JS: 97-98
Case Price: £830 (6x75cl)
Ch Lynch-Moussas
JA: 93 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £146 (6x75cl)
Ch Malartic Lagraviere
JA: 95 | WA: 91-93 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £159 (6x75cl)
Ch Pontet-Canet
JA: 98-100 | WA: 96-98 | JS: 97-98
Case Price: £395 (6x75cl)
Ch Senejac
WA: 89-91 | JS: 89-90
Case Price: £132 (12x75cl)
Connetable Talbot
JA: 90 | WA: 89-91
Case Price: £106 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 3:
Ch Ducru-Beaucaillou
JA: 96 | JS: 96-97
Case Price: £725 (6x75cl)
Ch Gloria
JA: 93 | WA: 90-92 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £138 (6x75cl)
Ch Langoa Barton
JA: 94 | WA: 93-95 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £177 (6x75cl)
Ch Leoville Barton
WA: 94-96 | JS: 96-97
Case Price: £336 (6x75cl)
La Croix Ducru-Beaucaillou
JA: 93 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £180 (6x75cl)
Le Petit Lion de Marquis
JA: 90 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £216 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 4:
Ch Bellegrave
JS: 92-93
Case Price: £195 (12x75cl)
Ch Cantemerle
JA: 92 | WA: 88-89 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £104 (6x75cl)
Ch Chasse-Spleen
WA: 89-91 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £235 (12x75cl)
Ch Cissac
WA: 88-90 | JS: 89-90
Case Price: £98 (12x75cl)
Ch Citran
JS: 90-915
Case Price: £75 (6x75cl)
Ch Clerc Milon
JA: 96 | WA: 92-94 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £321 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 5:
Ch D’Armailhac
JA: 94 | WA: 92-93 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £200 (6x75cl)
Ch D’Arsac
JS: 89-90
Case Price: £78 (6x75cl)
Ch Dauzac
JA: 94 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £220 (6x75cl)
Ch Doisy Daene
JS: 93-94
Case Price: £370 (12x75cl)
Ch Du Glana
JS: 90-91
Case Price: £184 (12x75cl)
Ch Filhot
MDM: 93
Case Price: £100 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 6:
Ch Haut Marbuzet
JS: 94-95 | WA: 92-94
Case Price: £335 (12x75cl)
Ch Lilian Ladouys
JS: 92-93 | WA: 91-93
Case Price: £72 (6x75cl)
Ch Pedesclaux
JS: 95-96 | WA: 90-93
Case Price: £150 (6x75cl)
Ch Potensac
WA: 89-91 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £90 (6x75cl)
Ch Talbot
JA: 94 | WA: 92-94 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £220 (6x75cl)
Clos de Marquis
JA: 94 | WA: 91-93 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £231 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 7:
Ch D’Issan – Blason D’Issan
JS: 94-95
Case Price: £94 (6x75cl)
Ch Labegorce
JS: 92-93
Case Price: £122 (6x75cl)
Ch Lynch Bages
JA: 96 | WA: 93-95 | JS: 97-98
Case Price: £435 (6x75cl)
Ch Malescot St Exupery
WA: 93-95 | JS: 96-97
Case Price: £195 (6x75cl)
Clos Des Lunes
Case Price: £55 (6x75cl)
Clos Floridene
JMQ: 95
Case Price: £155 (12x75cl)
RELEASE 8:
Les Pagodes De Cos
JS: 93-94 | WA: 91-93
Case Price: £192 (6x75cl)
Ch Cos d’Estournel
JA: 97 | WA: 95-96 | JS: 98-99
Case Price: £700 (6x75cl)
Ch Coutet
JA: 96 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £177 (6x75cl)
Ch D’Issan
JA: 95 | WA: 93-95 | JS: 96-97
Case Price: £225 (6x75cl)
Ch Du Tertre
WA: 92-94 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £161 (6x75cl)
Ch Meyney
JA: 94 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £114 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 9:
Ch De Lamarque
JA: 92 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £68 (6x75cl)
Ch Fombrauge
WA: 91-93 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £120 (6x75cl)
Ch Fonreaud
JA: 90 | WA: 90-92 | JS: 90-91
Case Price: £69 (6x75cl)
Ch Gazin
WA: 90-92 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £291 (6x75cl)
Echo de Lynch Bages
JA: 92 | WA: 89-90 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £155 (6x75cl)
Les Hauts Du Terte
JA: 90 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £96 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 10:
Ch Beaumont
JA: 86 | WA: 87-89 | JS: 89-90
Case Price: £110 (12x75cl)
Ch Cadet-Bon
JS: 94-95 | WA: 91-93
Case Price: £108 (6x75cl)
Ch Grand-Puy Ducasse
JS: 93-94
Case Price: £143 (6x75cl)
Ch Saint-Pierre
WA: 92-94 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £194 (6x75cl)
Ch Siran
JA: 94 JS: 94-95
Case Price: £124 (6x75cl)
Ch Suduiraut
JS: 97-98
Case Price: £260 (6x75cl)
RELEASE 11:
Ch Cap De Faugeres
JA: 90 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £46 (6x75cl)
Ch Grand Corbin-Despagne
WA: 90-92 | JS: 91-92
Case Price: £256 (12x75cl)
Ch Haut-Bages Liberal
JA: 93 | WA: 93-95 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £153 (6x75cl)
Ch La Gurgue
WA: 88-90 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £91 (6x75cl)
L’Espirit de Chevalier
WA: 90-92 | JS: 93-94
Case Price: £96 (6x75cl)
Dom de Chevalier
JA: 95 | WA: 94-96 | JS: 97-98
Case Price: £139 (3x75cl)
RELEASE 12:
Ch Canon La Gaffeliere
WA: 90-92 | JS: 96-97
Case Price: £303 (6x75cl)
Ch D’Aiguilhe
WA: 89-91 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £77.50 (6x75cl)
Ch Durfort Vivens
WA: 94-95 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £240 (6x75cl)
Ch Leoville Poyferre
JA: 98 | WA: 93-95 | JS: 95-96
Case Price: £338 (6x75cl)
Ch Poujeaux
WA: 89-91 | JS: 92-93
Case Price: £103 (6x75cl)
Clos De L’Oratoire
WA: 90-92 | JS: 94-95
Case Price: £138 (6x75cl)
BROWSE BY REGION:
Click below to view our full selection of 128 wines by region, or to browse our En Primeur Brochure:
EN PRIMEUR 2023
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En Primeur FAQS
What is En Primeur?
Buying En Primeur means you are buying wine while it’s still in the barrel, before it’s bottled, and before the official release of the vintage. This gives you the unique opportunity to buy the best of the 2022 vintage, while benefitting from pre-release prices.
How Does En Primeur Work?
You buy En Primeur wine some time before vintage is officially released, while it is still with the producer. Once the wine is ready, it will be bottled and shipped by the producer. It will be stored in Bond when it arrives in the UK, which means that no UK Duty or VAT has been paid on it.
How Does En Primeur Pricing Work?
The En Primeur price is usually the best price to buy the wine. Once it is bottled and the vintage is officially released, the retail value generally increases. The price you pay when you buy En Primeur does not include Duty and VAT, you don’t need to pay this until the wines are taken out of Bond. This means that in the time between purchasing the wine and when you receive it, the value of the wine can increase but the Duty and VAT you pay on it will not.
How Do I Order En Primeur?
Our Wine Director, Graeme Broome, has carefully curated a list of what he considers to be wines of note from the 2023 vintage. Browse our selection above and place your order through the form or by emailing orders@wine-importers.net
What Do The Scores Mean?
To the right of each listing, you will be able to see how the wine has been rated by various wine critics. JA denotes Jane Anson, WA denotes Wine Advocate, (Robert Parker), and JS denotes James Suckling.
How Do I Sign Up To The En Primeur Mailing List?
To sign up to our En Primeur Mailing List, subscribe to our Mailing List and Select ‘En Primeur‘ as one of your preferences.
If you are already a subscriber to our Mailing List, but want to add En Primeur, simply Update Your Preferences.
Any Other Questions?
Please feel free to reach out to the Cockburns of Leith team with any other questions about En Primeur 2023. Tel: 0131 603 3333, Email: shop@cockburnsofleith.co.uk