2022 Bordeaux Superieur Wine Buying Guide
All of the following 2022 Bordeaux Superieur Wines were tasted in non blind conditions in my office in early 2025. Readers seeking well-priced Merlot-based wines that will be delicious on release and offer some of the best value wines in the world should take a serious look at 2022 Bordeaux Superieur. For a detailed look at the 2022 Bordeaux, the wines, the growing season, and harvest 2022 Bordeaux Vintage Detailed Analysis
2022 Balthus – Bordeaux Supérieur – Espresso, dark chocolate, black and with blue fruits are all over the place, in the nose, and on the richly, textured, chocolatey, plummy palate. Drink from 2025-2037. 91 Pts
2022 Brondeau – Bordeaux Supérieur – Flowers, licorice, and a blend of cranberries, and red plums create the core of this medium bodied, tart-leaning wine that needs to be enjoyed in its youth. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 D de Dauzac – Bordeaux Supérieur – Medium-bodied, light, soft, fresh, fruity, round wine focused on its core of strawberries, cherries, and hint of cocoa in the finish. The wine is produced by the same team that is in charge of Chateau Dauzac in Margaux. This will be at its best in its youth. Drink from 2025-2030. 87 Pts
2022 D’Anglade Grande Réserve – Bordeaux Supérieur – Medium bodied, oaky, forward, early drinker with a chocolate, and espresso oriented, plummy finish You can enjoy this on release and over the next few years for its early drinkability. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 De La Cour d’Argent – Bordeaux Supérieur – Medium-bodied, forward, bright, and light, the wine quickly focuses you on its black raspberries, and cherry charms. This is going to be best for near term drinking. The wine blends 95% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2031. 89 Pts
2022 Du Lort – Bordeaux Supérieur – A light, fruity, medium-bodied wine with a chalky finish that will be best in its youth. Drink from 2025-2031. 87 Pts
2022 Grand Jean – Bordeaux Supérieur – Smoke, and espresso crowd into the bright, tart fruits. Drink this on the young side. Drink from 2025-2030. 86 Pts
2022 Grand Jean GJ – Bordeaux Supérieur – Licorice, espresso, and cherries, fill the nose and soft, round, palate. This is a step up from the regular cuvee. It is ready to go on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 88 Pts
2022 L’Emissaire – Bordeaux Supérieur – Red fruits with shades of licorice in a medium-bodied, forward style, and a nice touch of cocoa in the finish. This is perfect for uncomplicated, easy-drinking. Drink from 2025-2031. 87 Pts
2022 L’Eperon – Bordeaux Supérieur – Simple red fruits with a touch of underbrush with tobacco on the nose, and palate form a simple, pleasant, early drinking here. Drink from 2025-2031. 85 Pts
2022 L’Eperon L’Esprit – Bordeaux Supérieur – Light, forward, and fruity, with a rustic, chewy finish. Drink from 2025-2029. 86 Pts
2022 Lafite Monteil – Bordeaux Supérieur – Light, and lean with a tart edge to the almost bitter, red berries in the finish. This will be best over the next few years. Drink from 2025-2030. 85 Pts
2022 Lamothe Vincent Le Grand Rossignol – Bordeaux Supérieur – Soft, bright, floral, and light, cranberry, and cherry filled wine that will be easy to enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025-2033. 88 Pts
2022 Lamothe-Vincent Heritage – Bordeaux Supérieur – Medium-bodied, with a core of black, red, and white cherries create this gem of a soft, round, fruity, early drinking charmer. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Laronde Desormes – Bordeaux Supérieur – Bright, crisp, medium-bodied, forward, and fresh, this will be best in its vibrant, savory-edged youth. Drink from 2025-2031. 85 Pts
2022 Larteau – Bordeaux Supérieur – Round, medium-bodied, fruity wine that shows too much oak for its fruit at the moment. Less oak would make this a better wine. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Laurence – Bordeaux Supérieur – Produced from 100% Merlot, the wine is supple fresh, and creamy, with a silky, rounded finish that makes this fruit-packed wine perfect for drinking on release and for over the following decade. I really like the chocolate-covered plums in the finish. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Les Dames de la Renardiere – Bordeaux Supérieur – Chocolate-covered, black cherries, with a touch of chalk come alive in this forward, medium-bodied, soft, round, open wine that is already delivering a lot of pleasure. You can enjoy this with ease on release for all of its sweet, ripe, fruits. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Lescalle – Bordeaux Supérieur – Light, bright, raspberries, and red cherries dominate the nose, and the palate of this ready-to-go wine. Drink from 2025-2030. 87 Pts
2022 L’Éclat du Château l’Éperon Black Edition – Bordeaux Supérieur – Quite oaky in the nose, and on the palate. But, once past the oak you find loads of ripe, black cherries, espresso, and chocolate on the palate, and in the finish. Drink Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Maine Gazin Cabernet Franc – Bordeaux Supérieur – Leafy-edged, red fruits, tobacco, and herbs form the core of this medium-bodied, lighter-styled wine. This is one of the few 100% Cabernet Franc wines made in Bordeaux. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Perrin d’Hoge – Bordeaux Supérieur – Medium-bodied, forward, fruity, and sweet, with a light, but easy-to-like cherry finish that will be delicious on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 88 Pts
2022 Pey-La-Tour – Bordeaux Supérieur – This medium-bodied, accessible wine pops with its core of raspberries and flowers. Soft, and bright, this will deliver its charms on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Pey-La-Tour Reserve – Bordeaux Supérieur – Strawberries, cherries, and wet earth aromas pop in the nose. The wine is medium-bodied, as well as complex with its array of ripe, sweet, lifted fruits, licorice, and espresso on the palate. This will be ready to go on release, and will deliver pleasure for at least a decade or longer. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Reignac – Bordeaux Supérieur – Lush, ripe, round, layers of sweet, juicy fruits, with accents of spice, espresso, licorice, and cocoa from start to finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 91 Pts
2022 Senailhac Exellence – Bordeaux Supérieur – Wet earth, sea salt, and red fruits work together to produce a medium-bodied. chalky wine with a finish focusing on its black raspberries and cherry finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 89 Pts
2022 Trocard Monrepos – Bordeaux Supérieur – Forward, fruity, uncomplicated, medium-bodied, easy-going wine for easy-to-drink, consumption. The wine is produced from 00% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
Up next, we will publish our complete guide to all of the best 2022 St. Emilion Satellite Appellation Wines which will be followed by more Right Bank gems with a report on all of the top 2022 Fronsac Wines before we feature the best 2022 Cotes de Bordeaux wines.
