2022

Gruaud Larose 2022 (750ML)

97 DE / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 94-96+ WA / 94-96 WI Another excellently consistent wine from Gruaud in 2022 that gives terroir typicality with crystalline purity and such overall charm. Smooth and supple, silky but firm,...

Guillot Clauzel 2022 (750ML)

95-97 WCI / 93-95 WA / 92-94 VM The wine pops with its nose of chocolate, black cherries, and flowers. But, the best part of the experience is the silky, creamy, sexy textures, and the layers of dark cocoa, and plums. The...

Haut Brion 2022 (750ML)

97-99+ WI / 98-99 JS / 97-99 VM / 96-98 JD / 95-97 WA / 96 DE / 96 JA Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2022 Haut-Brion is a blend of 53.6% Merlot, 35.4% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 11% Cabernet Franc aging in 62.9%...

Henri & Philippe Jouan Morey St Denis Clos Sorbe Vieilles Vignes 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

17 JR Mid crimson. Sweet red fruit with a touch of vanilla/oak sweetness. So inviting. Smooth, deep rather than rich, pure and harmonious. –Julia Harding MW, Jancis Robinson This tiny estate is situated in the...

Henri Boillot Meursault Les Poruzots 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

92-94 VM The 2022 Meursault Les Poruzots 1er Cru marries fruit intensity with drive. It’s a combination that works so well here. Then again, that is a signature of this part of the vineyard. Crushed rocks, lemon peel,...

Huet Vouvray Le Clos du Bourg Sec 2022 (750ML)

94 WS / 93 VM Perfumed and juicy, with a concentration that builds. Round and silky, this shows a lot of delicious fruit and a lot of complexity, with sea salt–dusted apple and honeycomb flavors layered with green...

Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Moelleux 1ere Trie 2022 (750ML)

93 VM The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Premiere Trie Moelleux is supple and fine with a high level of purity and finesse. It's delicate, light and precise despite its 95g/L of residual sugar. - Rebecca Gibb MW, Vinous...

Huet Vouvray Le Mont Moelleux 2022 (750ML)

94 VM The 2022 Le Mont Moelleux is a medium-sweet, tender style that is just so welcoming and appealing. It is the quiet type that doesn't show off. It offers breadth without weight, which I always like about the Huet wines...

Jean Marc Burgaud Morgon Cote du Py 2022 (1.5L)

97 JS / 97 DE / 94 WA / 94 VM#1 Decanter 20 Top Morgon - Marvellous Morgon: A guide to this star Beaujolais cru#97 Vinous Top 100 2024#1 GVWM Staff Favorite Value 2024 - Ron V. An inspiring Morgon Cote du Py. Smelling...

Jean-Marc Boillot Puligny Montrachet les Referts 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

93 JM / 17+ JR Pale lemon and lime. The 20222 Les Referts has notably more density than the Garenne, a touch of salt on the citrus at the back of the palate, with generous yellow plum fruit in between. Good length. Drink...

Jerome Galeyrand Bouzeron Aligote le Clous 2022 (750ML)

92 VM / 90 JM The 2022 Bouzeron Aligoté Les Clous is rich, explosive and dynamic. The wine’s energy is palpable, as is the way it changes in the glass with every taste. Intriguing and exotic, with tons of sheer...

Jerome Galeyrand Gevrey Chambertin en Billard 2022 (750ML)

91 WA / 89-92 JM / 87-89 VM The 2022 Gevrey-Chambertin Billard is especially attractive this year, delivering notes of cassis, plums, dark berries, licorice and orange rind, followed by a medium to full-bodied, deep and...

Jerome Galeyrand Marsannay Clos du Roy 2022 (750ML)

91-93 VM / 91+ WA / 90-91 JM The 2022 Marsannay Clos du Roy is a wine of substance and power. Dark, ample and inviting, the 2022 offers up layers of blue/purplish fruit, licorice, spice, new leather and lavender. Creamy and...

Joseph Drouhin Chambolle Musigny 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

93-96 JM / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM / 91-93 BH A pleasing ruby to crimson colour. Bouncing vigorous energy, especially perfumed in a Chambolle only way, that mix of fruit and flowers which defies specific description. One smell...

Joseph Drouhin Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

Beautiful bright deep colour. The wines offer a great aromatic complexity. The nose exudes notes of violet, Morello cherry, strawberry, combined with hints of coffee, chocolate and even truffle. The palate confirms the...

Kumeu River Coddington Chardonnay 2022 (750ML)

97 JS / 95 WE / 95 WA / 94 WS / 17 JR Sliced apple, apple, sea shell and crushed stone aromas follow through to a full body yet it’s tight and structured with an impressive fruit, acidic and phenolic balance giving it...

Kumeu River Mate's Vineyard Chardonnay 2022 (750ML)

98 JS / 96 WA / 95 VM / 95 WS / 94 WE / 17+ JR#3 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of New Zealand 2023#47 James Suckling's Top 100 Wines of 2023Gorgeous precise aromas of apples, white peaches, some...

L'If 2022 (750ML)

98-99 JS / 94-96 JD / 93-95+ WI / 93-95 WA / 93-95 VM / 93 JA / 93 DE Gorgeous and very fine tannins with a fine velvet texture and wonderful berry, chocolate and hazelnut character. Medium-bodied with round and balanced...

La Gaffeliere 2022 (750ML)

98-100 VM / 96-98+ WI / 96-97 JS / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96+ JD The 2022 La Gaffelière is a drop-dead gorgeous beauty. Refined, sculpted and wonderfully precise, La Gaffelière simply has it all. Hints of...

Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2022 (750ML)

99-100 JS / 97-99 JD / 95-97+ WI / 95-97 VM Another mind-blowing Sauternes with dense and concentrated fruit, and incredible depth and power. Spices galore. Very sweet. 260 grams residual sugar. Twice the normal year...

Lafite Rothschild 2022 Case (750MLx1)

99-100 JS / 98-100 WI / 97-99 JD / 98 DE / 96-98 VM / 97 JA / 95-97 WA A classical Lafite that reminds me of something like the 1986, with its blackcurrant and tobacco character with cedar and hazelnut, but it's so today...

Lafite Rothschild 2022 Case (750MLx6)

99-100 JS / 98-100 WI / 97-99 JD / 98 DE / 96-98 VM / 97 JA / 95-97 WA A classical Lafite that reminds me of something like the 1986, with its blackcurrant and tobacco character with cedar and hazelnut, but it's so today...

Lafleur 2022 (750ML)

99-100 DE / 98-100 JA / 98-99 JS / 97-99 WA / 97-99 VM / 96-98+ WI / 96-98 JD / 17.5++ JR A sublime wine from Lafleur in 2022 that delivers a vibrant, electric and incredibly charming wine with subtle power. A beautiful...

Langoa Barton 2022 (750ML)

96-97 JS / 95 DE /  93-95+ WA / 93-95 JD / 94 JA / 92-94 WI / 91-93 VM Deep fruit, dark spices and graphite with wide yet polished, linear tannins. Full-bodied and intense with depth and structure. Long and chalky at...

Laroque 2022 (750ML)

97 DE / 97 JA /95-97 JD / 94-96 WI / 93-95 WA / 93-94 JS / 92-94 VM A clear stand out in 2022 that delivers refined density and sublime drinking pleasure. Smells perfumed and opulent, aromatically expressive and alive on...

Latour-Giraud Meursault Narvaux 2022 (750ML)

92-94 JM Fine pale yellow. The bouquet bursts out of the glass, but with a sense of tension quite different from Charles Maxime. Partly floral, partly fresh greengage, but with some riper tendrils curling round the edges...

Le Petit Mouton 2022 (750ML)

95-96 JS / 95 JA / 94-96 JD / 94 DE / 92-94+ WI / 92-94 WA / 92-94 VM  The Petit Mouton is more and more structured and intense. It's made for the cellar. Full to medium body. Lively and intense. Solid. 71% cabernet...

Leoville Barton 2022 (750ML)

96-98 VM / 96-98 WI / 96 JA / 95-96 JS / 94-96+ JD / 93-95 AG The 2022 Léoville Barton was picked between 8 and 23 September at 30hL/ha and matured in 60% new oak. This represents the first vintage that has been...

Leoville Poyferre 2022 (750ML)

97-100 JD / 96-98 WI / 96-97 JS / 95-97 VM / 96 JA / 96 DE / 94-96 WA I was blown away by the 2022 Château Léoville Poyferré, which is a classic blend of 58% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, and 4%...

Les Carmes Haut Brion 2022 (3.0L)

99-100 WA / 98-100 VM / 98-100 JD / 97-99 WI / 97-98 JS / 98 DE / 96 JA / 16.5 JR The remarkable 2022 Les Carmes Haut-Brion is a strong candidate for the title of wine of the vintage. It's also one of the most singular,...

Les Perrieres de Lafleur 2022 (750ML)

95 JA / 94-96 JD / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WI / 93 DE / 92-94 VM / 16.5 JR Vitality, freshness, grip and length, this is an unusual interpretation of the vintage, reflecting not only the limestone soils on this spot...

Lignier-Michelot Nuits-Saint-Georges Aux Murgers 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

92-95 JM / 91-93 BH / 90-93 WA / 90-92 VM 80% whole bunch. Mid crimson. Attractive bouquet, while showing the stems more than most. This is not hyper concentrate but delivers an absolutely delightful succulence on the...

Louis Boillot Gevrey Chambertin Evocelles 2022 (750ML)

90-92 JM / 89-91 BH Hail followed the frost here, so a very small production of one and a half barrels instead of six or seven. A fine red purple. The bouquet is more expressive, slightly riper fruit according to the nose...

Louis Boillot Volnay les Brouillards 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

92-93 JM / 91-93 BH Not especially deep in colour, but the nose is rather fine, the elegance of Volnay, less demonstrative on the palate, with medium intensity of the strawberry, cherry fruit. Fair length. A wine of finesse...

Lynch Bages 2022 (750ML)

98-99 JS / 96-98+ JD / 97 DE / 97 JA / 95-97 WI / 95-97 VM / 93-96 WA Wow. Blackcurrants, blueberries, blackberries and flowers. Full-bodied with beautifully integrated tannins that melt into the wine. Persistent and...

Margaux 2022 (750ML)

98-100 JA / 97-99 JD / 97-99 WI / 97-99 VM / 98 DE / 96-97 WA / 95-96 JS Stunning in its density and construction, with a gorgeous balance that starts with red rose aromatics and slides into creamy and intense...

Meyney 2022 (750ML)

95 JA / 94-95 JS / 93-95 WE / 91-93 WA / 91-93 VM A vineryard that should perform strongly in this kind of vintage, because located right next to the river for air conditioning, with a mix of gravel with clear clay sections...

Michel Magnien Gevrey Chambertin les Cazetieres 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

Les Cazetiers is the northern neighbor of Clos-Saint-Jacques, sitting at a fairly high elevation (higher than Vosne Romanee les Reignots for example). The difference between Cazetieres and Clos St Jacques is often the result...

Mouton Rothschild 2022 (750ML)

98-100 JD / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 98-100 WCI / 98-99 JS / 96-99 WA / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 96-98 WE / 19 JR Moving to the flagship, the 2022 Château Mouton Rothschild is a massive, full-bodied, incredibly...

Mouton Rothschild 2022 Case (750MLx6)

98-100 JD / 98-100 WI / 98-100 DE / 98-100 WCI / 98-99 JS / 96-99 WA / 98 JA / 96-98 VM / 96-98 WE / 19 JR Moving to the flagship, the 2022 Château Mouton Rothschild is a massive, full-bodied, incredibly powerful...

Nathalie & Gilles Fevre (Marcel et Blanche) Chablis les Vaulorent 1er Cru 2022 (750ML)

95 DE / 93 VM / 93 BH Nathalie, Gilles (and now daughter Julie) run this high-quality domaine in Fontenay. WIth 2.2ha of Vaulorent, this is aged for a minimum of 12 months on fine lees with 20% matured in oak. Very good...

Pascal Cotat Sancerre la Grande Cote 2022 (750ML)

Pastourelle de Clerc Milon 2021 (750ML)

92 JS / 91 VM / 90 JD This is energetic, with a bright citrus and currant character, orange peels and light chocolate. Medium body, fine tannins and a vivid finish. Crunchy. Drink or hold. - James Suckling The 2021...

Patricia Green Corrine Vineyard Wadensvil Block Pinot Noir 2022 (750ML)

97+ JD A youthful ruby/magenta wine from 32-year-old vines, the 2022 Pinot Noir Corrine Vineyard Wadensvil Block offers aromas of dark stones, wild herbs, and brambly black raspberries. It has a good deal of intensity on...

Pavie Macquin 2022 (750ML)

97-99 WCI / 96-98+ WI / 96-98+ JD / 98 JA / 95-97 VM / 96 DE / 94-96 WA / 94-95 JS / 17.5 JR   Dark garnet in color, the wine offers its nose of cherry blossoms, licorice, black fruits, orange rind, olives, and...

Pavillon Blanc du Margaux Second Vin 2022 Case (750MLx3)

2022 is the first vintage of this new white wine from Chateau Margaux. Since the early 18th century, Château Margaux has produced what is universally regarded as the finest and greatest white wine of the Médoc...

Pichon Baron 2022 (750ML)

96-98 VM / 96-98 JD / 97 DE / 96-97 JS / 95-97 WA / 95-97 WI The 2022 Pichon Baron was picked 8 September to 3 October and matured in 70% new oak. It has wonderful precision on the nose, with intense blackberry and bilberry...

Pichon Lalande 2022 (750ML)

98-100 WI / 97-100 JD / 98-99 JS / 98 DE / 97-99 WA / 96-99 VM A blend of 78% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Franc, the 2022 Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande is deep garnet-purple in color. After a...

Pierre Morey Bourgogne Chardonnay 2022 (750ML)

87-89 JM / 88-90 VM / 88+ WA / 16.5 JR Pale lemon and lime. Rather elegant on the nose, and again an attractive precision to the fruit. This fills the palate very well but with restraint and refinement. A clean long finish...

Pierre Morey Meursault les Terres Blanches 2022 (750ML)

90-92 VM The 2022 Meursault Les Terres Blanches, a lieu-dit just below La Goutte d'Or, though less steep, has a pithy bouquet with Conference pear and melted wax scents, opening with aeration. The palate is well-balanced...