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Jeb Dunnuck on 2022
"A mix of 2020 and 2018, or a mix of 2005 and 2010, with a little of 2009"
Published yesterday on JebDunnuck.com: "First and foremost, 2022 is an incredible, singular vintage for Bordeaux. It may not be as consistent as 2019 or 2020 style-wise, but there are brilliant wines... View more
Last modified: Thursday 11th May 2023
Jancis Robinson on 2022
"Bordeaux lovers, brace yourselves!"
Excerpts from JancisRobinson.com "The most common word to describe these embryonic 2022s? ‘Surprising’. The dry season translated into small grapes with thick skins, therefore berries that... View more
Last modified: Thursday 11th May 2023
James Suckling on 2022
‘Astonishing’ 2022 Sets a New Benchmark
This is the 40th year I have tasted barrel samples in Bordeaux, but I have never come across anything like the 2022 vintage. It was one of the hottest and driest growing seasons in the history of France... View more
Last modified: Friday 5th May 2023
The Wine Advocate's William Kelley on 2022
'Everyone will agree that the quality and character of 2022 is a surprise'
The Wine Advocate’s French wine expert William Kelley has published his highly anticipated report on Bordeaux’s nascent vintage. "Everyone who has tasted the wines will agree that the quality... View more
Last modified: Friday 5th May 2023
2022 Vintage Report
Unusually Good
2022 is an vintage of surprises with some phenomenal wines. Many of us will remember the long hot summer and there was an abudance of sunshine, but! this is not a simplistic vintage and heat does not... View more
Last modified: Thursday 4th May 2023