20 Bordeaux 2023 wines with exceptional value for money

The 2023 primeur campaign is now closed: all prices have been made public, showing an average reduction of 19% on the prices of the 2022 vintage. In a year where great deals are numerous, Le Figaro Vin has analyzed all the prices of the more than 500 wines tasted, as well as the scores given by its tasters, in order to reveal its 20 favorite vintages with extraordinary value for money. All rated between 89 and 96/100, these are bottles of excellent quality, offered at reasonable prices that do not exceed 30 euros.

You will also find at the end of this article our rating system on a scale of 100 points. Note that for en primeur wines, a range of ratings is attributed, because it is a question of projecting into what the wine will be when it is delivered in two years. Discover how wines are rated by Le Figaro.

Ferrand Castle : «An intoxicating nose that transports you to a flowery meadow»
Saint Emilion
Notes from Le Figaro: 93-96/100

An intoxicating nose that transports you to a flowery meadow, tender fruits. Limestone notes bring elegance and finesse before a hint of licorice and menthol. The power is expressed on the palate with small red fruits. Very beautiful enveloping texture, like the caress of brushed silk. Very pretty acidic structure which stretches for a long time and ends up in a persistent finish with a finely grained texture.

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Château Cantemerle : «The harmony of the wild garden is found in the mouth»
Haut Medoc
Notes Le Figaro: 93-95/100

A complex and delicate nose: a secret garden, teeming with flowers, climbing roses and fruit shrubs that grow wild, for a sappy, captivating, very refined and elegant whole. The harmony of the wild garden is found on the palate, with additional layers of tree bark and earth. The tannins are melted and the finish, long and delicious, full of enthusiasm and joy, is absolutely masterful.

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Château Corbin : «A powdery side like an old rose»
Saint Emilion
Notes Le Figaro: 93-95/100

Fresh and intense, the nose opens with deep aromas of black and red fruits, with a powdery side like an old rose. The palate is full of tenderness and charm, with a fresh and delicate frame. Like a dream of an elegant princess.

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Chateau Laroque : «All that’s missing is the buzz of the bees.»
Saint-Émilion grand cru
Notes from Le Figaro: 93-95/100

Generous and welcoming, the nose is bucolic with scents of wild flowers, delicate fruit and a hint of honey. All that’s missing is the buzz of the bees. The mouth is caressing, ample and voluptuous. Small fruits bring energy before a particularly salivating and complex finish thanks to stony notes.

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Château Siran : «Deliciously good, almost sensual.»
Margaux
Notes Le Figaro: 93-95/100

A tangle of floral (rose, peony) and fruity (raspberry, burlat cherry) scents creates a complex and shimmering, very gourmand nose, evoking a late summer garden. On the palate, an immense concentration of rich and ripe fruit is accompanied by a very salivating acidic frame, with impressive and full-bodied tannins on the finish for a Siran designed to age. Deliciously good, almost sensual.

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Château Grand Village : «Powerful and enveloping»
Bordeaux
Notes from Le Figaro: 92-94/100

A demonstrative and exuberant nose of floral scents (peony, iris, violet), with a sappy, resinous side and an intoxicating note of tar. The palate, meanwhile, is dominated by a ripe, powerful and enveloping fruit, with waves of salinity in the finish.

Château Haut-Bergey : «Light in the mouth, delicious, lively»
Pessac-Léognan
Notes from Le Figaro: 92-94/100

A bright, accessible nose of crunchy blueberries and sweet raspberries, with a more powdery note of orris root. Just as airy on the palate, delicious, lively, the wine is delicately fresh, full of finesse and elegance. Even the tannins comply with this exquisite politeness.

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Tronquoy Castle : «All tenderness and elegance»
Saint Estephe
Notes Le Figaro: 92-94/100

Crisp cherry, wild flowers, blackcurrant and a pinch of pepper contribute to an intense and voluptuous nose, very aromatic. All tenderness and elegance, the palate reveals a core of tannins that form a delicious granular layer in an energetic and fresh material that extends into a floral finish.

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Fourcas Dupré Castle : «A beautiful fruit and a beautiful energy»
Listrac-Médoc
Notes from Le Figaro: 91-94/100

A magnificent nose, dense and concentrated, of pure black fruits and chocolate ganache, with delicate aromas of old rose, peony and iris. Monumental on the palate, thick and enveloping, with tannins which still occupy the space, but behind a beautiful fruit and a beautiful energy.

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Castle Tower of Pez : «A certain panache.»
Saint Estephe
Notes from Le Figaro: 92-93/100

The slightly austere elegance of the nose is based on perfectly ripe fruit, the powdery side of iris root and a darker side of graphite. Superb acidic structure in the mouth that serves as a shoulder to polished tannins. The fruit is bright and the austerity has given way to a certain panache.

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Château Trianon : «A shower of rose and peony petals.»
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Notes Le Figaro: 91-94/100

What refinement! A shower of rose and peony petals, delicately fruity notes, the nose of this vintage is enchanting. The palate is much more intense with juicy notes of strawberry, crushed raspberry and redcurrant. The material is velvety, fleshy, almost caressing.

Chateau La Garde : «A chocolatey and delicious finish.»
Pessac-Léognan
Notes Le Figaro: 91-93/100

Mysterious and dark, the nose reveals in small touches sensual aromas of fruit, licorice, leather and blackcurrant before evolving towards black forest. The substance is brighter with soft and velvety tannins, notes of black fruits and violet. The freshness and delicate bitterness bring energy before a chocolatey and delicious finish.

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Chateau La Prade : «Airy, lively, with a chalky freshness»
Bordeaux Francs-Côtes
Notes from Le Figaro: 91-93/100

An ultra-fresh nose of red, ripe and juicy cherries on the nose. Very pretty on the palate, airy, lively, with a chalky freshness, it offers us a serious, gourmet finish.

Château Lilian Ladouys : «The powdery scent of a bouquet of old roses.»
Saint Estephe
Notes Le Figaro: 91-93/100

Soft and bright, the nose reveals small red fruits, the powdery scent of a bouquet of old roses. Absolutely delicious, the palate offers superb freshness, backed by round and chalky tannins before a saline finish.

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Malleret Castle 2023 : “With almost southern accents”
Haut Medoc
Notes from Le Figaro: 91-93/100

Pleasant nose, with almost southern accents with its floral aromas, its spicy touch and its velvety, almost lardy side. The palate evolves between blackcurrant bud, rose petal and intense freshness. A very nice vintage.

Domain of Solitude : «An acidic, very fresh frame»
Pessac-Léognan
Notes Le Figaro: 91-93/100

The elegance and length of the nose enchant from the first glance with its powdery side. In the mouth, we find tight tannins crossed by a very fresh acidic framework, which keeps the finish juicy.

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Château Haut Bages Liberal – Ceres : «With tannins as caressing as a kitten’s tongue.»
Pauillac
Notes from Le Figaro: 90-92/100

The nose, fresh and fruity, charming, announces a supple, tender palate, with caressing tannins like a kitten’s tongue.

Château Pédesclaux – Fleur : «Juicy fruit before a salivating powdery finish.»
Pauillac
Notes from Le Figaro: 90-92/100

The wine deserves its name with intense and charming floral aromas (peony, rose, iris) with spicy accents. The fluid mouth is very flattering with a fresh, gourmet and perfumed material, juicy fruit before a salivating powdery finish. A magnificent entry point to discover the wines of Pauillac.

Clos Marsalette : «Very ripe and voluptuous red fruits.»
Pessac-Léognan
Notes from Le Figaro: 90-92/100

Charming smoky notes of tobacco and cherry wood accompany ripe and voluptuous red fruits. The palate is pure, direct, caressing, with opulent aromas of cherries and tart plums.

Carles Castle : «A bouquet of country flowers.»
Fronsac
Notes from Le Figaro: 89-92/100

Lovely spring nose like a bouquet of country flowers, but also darker with notes of humus, black cherry jam and pomegranate molasses. The palate is elegant and complex, between sweetness and slight bitterness. The still powerful tannins should soften over time. Sparkling finish with liquorice notes.

The Figaro Vin team warmly thanks the merchants CVBG and Duclot, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux and the consultants Derenoncourt, Oeno-Lab and Rolland & Associés for organizing the tastings.

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How do we rate wines?

Since 2021, Le Figaro Vin has used the international 100-point scale to rate wines more precisely. Here is our rating grid, which allows you to decipher the rating of each wine reviewed on our site, the paper newspaper, or in the magazine:

98 to 100 : An exceptional wine for its grandeur and beauty, which arouses real emotion.
95 to 97 : A very great wine, complex, complete, balanced, which stands out from all the others.
91 to 94 : An excellent wine, faithful to its terroir, of which it transcribes the most beautiful characteristics.
86 to 90 : A good wine, well aged, that we enjoy drinking
80 to 85 : A decent wine, all in simplicity
Less than 80 : An unpleasant wine or one with major defects