2022 Haut Medoc, Listrac, and Moulis Wine Buying Guide
Some of the best wines I have ever tasted from these often unsung appellations were produced in the 2022 Bordeaux vintage. In fact, there were so many wines with class, character, and distinction from the Haut Medoc in 2022, I lost track of the number of wines scoring 90 Pts and above! For consumers seeking bargains in Left Bank, Cabernet Sauvignon based wines, this vintage is for you.
Consumers seeking true value wines from the ever-increasing prices in Left Bank Bordeaux should take a serious look at the wine tasting notes published here. There are numerous, age-worthy, well-priced, Cabernet Sauvignon based wines that merit your attention. For a detailed look at the 2022 Bordeaux, the wines, the growing season, and harvest 2022 Bordeaux Vintage Detailed Analysis
All of the following 2022 Haut Medoc, Listrac, and Moulis wines were tasted in non blind conditions in my office in early 2025.
2022 Agassac – Haut-Médoc – Currants, orange spice, flowers, and cigar wrapper scents kick the wine off. The medium-bodied, blackberry palate has a softness to the tannins, and ample fruit in the round finish. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Anthonic – Moulis en Médoc – Round, lush, forward, and floral, the wine is perfect for early-drinking pleasure, delivering loads of sweet, ripe, red, with black currants along the way. Drink from 205-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Arnauld – Haut-Médoc – Tobacco leaf, flowers, smoke, and salty red fruits pop in the nose. The energetic palate is loaded with sweet, soft, ripe currants with a dollop of chocolate in the finish. I do not think I have tasted a better vintage here. Drink from 2026-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Barreyres – Haut-Médoc – Vibrant, fresh, medium-bodied wine with a core of tobacco-tinted, sweet red fruits, with a tiny hint of cocoa on the back end. This is already a joy, and a pleasure to drink. This will offer please on release, and for at least a decade or more after that. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Beau Secret – Haut-Médoc – Opening with a discreet nose, the wine is medium-bodied, not very complex, but certainly acceptable for early-drinking, red-berry-packed pleasure. Drink from 2025-2032. 85 Pts
2022 Beaumont – Haut-Médoc – Flowers, with black, and red currants pop with little effort in the nose. The medium-bodied palate is soft, fresh, and fruity with the perfect hint of peppery cocoa in the finish! The wine blends 65% Cabernet Sauvignon, 30% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. For about $20, this is a steal! Drink from 2025-2034 90 Pts
2022 Bel Air-Gloria – Haut-Médoc – Tobacco laden, with red fruits, and cedar in a forward, medium-bodied style with a spicy, racy, edge in the ripe, fruit-filled, minty, chocolate-tinted finish. Drink from 2026-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Belgrave – Haut-Médoc – There is a lot to like here starting with an espresso, black currants, chocolate, and cedar packed perfume. The energetic, fruit packed palate is loaded with delicious, blackberries and cassis that hangs with you. This is the best vintage of Belgrave I have ever tasted! Drink from 2026-2045. 93 Pts
2022 Belle-Vue – Haut-Médoc – Black fruits, with flowers are the opening notes of this wine. Soft, round, and approachable, the black, with red fruits, with their chocolate topping already tastes delicious today! It is interesting to note that Belle-Vue is one of the few Bordeaux wines produced using 5 allowable grape varieties. Drink from 2026-2040. 91 Pts
2022 Bellegrave du Poujeau – Haut-Médoc – Herbs and blackberries show in the nose, and on the palate in this easy-to-drink, medium-bodied, forward wine. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Bernadotte – Haut-Médoc – Fresh, juicy and chewy, the fruit shows a spicy edge, with a crisp, vibrancy in the finish. Drink from 2025-2037. 90 Pts
2022 Bertrand Braneyre – Haut-Médoc – Salty, bright, juicy, red plums and even redder cherries form the core and character here. You can drink this on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Beychevelle Les Brulieres de Beychevelle – Haut-Médoc – A touch of oak remains, but that doesn’t stop the flowers and fruit from shining through in the nose and palate. This is going to be delicious on release. The wine is produced from 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 40% Merlot. Drink from 205-2037. 90 Pts
2022 Biston-Brillette – Moulis en Médoc – A touch of oak, cocoa, red fruits form the perfume. The medium-bodied palate continues that theme with an oaky edge to light, fresh, red fruits in the finish. This can be enjoyed over the next decade. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Branas-Grand-Poujeaux – Moulis en Médoc – Tobacco leaf, cedar, cigar wrappers, and espresso escort the blackberries and currants on your palate. Creamy, vibrant and lively, there is superb, lift and energy here, along with loads of fruit. finishing with a dollop of dark chocolate in the endnote. This is showing much better in the bottle than in did in the barrel, a good marker for a high quality wine. Drink from 2026-2042. 93 Pts
2022 Braude – Haut-Médoc – Spicy, leathery. cigar box and peppery currants shoot from the nose. The medium-bodied, forward, fruity palate is ready to go on release. Drink from 2025-2034. 89 Pts
2022 Cambon La Pelouse – Haut-Médoc – Herbs, cedar, and wet earth add to the currants and blackberries in the nose, and on the juicy, fruity, fresh, rounded, medium-bodied palate. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Cap Leon Veyrin – Listrac-Médoc – Forward, medium-bodied, simple, yet, enjoyable, light-weight, red berry-filled wine for early drinking pleasure. This will be best in its youth. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Capdet – Listrac-Médoc – On the leafy, tobacco, herbal edge in the nose, the palate improves the experience with its shot of black currants, blended with earthy strawberries in the finish. Drink from 2025-2033.. 88 Pts
2022 Caroline – Moulis en Médoc – Mint, tobacco, herbs, and red fruits shine in the nose, and on the chewy, crisp, lengthy, fruit-filled palate. Give it a year or two in the bottle, and it will be even better. Drink from 2026-2036. 89 Pts
2022 Cartujac – Moulis en Médoc – Pleasant, early-drinking, crisp, chewy, bright, red berry wine that can be enjoyed over the next decade. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Charmail – Haut-Médoc – Floral, peppery, creamy, dark currants are already easy-to-taste, and like. Medium-bodied, a bit on the herbal, leafy side in the finish, this is not quite as solid as it was in the barrel. Drink from 2025-2037. 89 Pts
2022 Chemin Royal – Moulis en Médoc – Medium-bodied, crisp, chewy, red currants create the character here, in the nose, and in the chewy, herbal finish. Drink from 2025-2033. 87 Pts
2022 Cissac – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, fresh, crisp fruits are at play here, in the nose and palate. Soft, fresh, and polished, here you find layers of ripe, black cherries, and spice that already show well in this earthy, medium-bodied, vibrant, chewy wine. This is a nice step-up from pervious vintage produced here. Drink from 2026-2040. 90 Pts
2022 Citran – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, fresh, classically-styled wine with good energy, and ample sweet, ripe, red fruits in the chalky finish. Drink from 2026-2040. 90 Pts
2022 Clarke – Listrac-Médoc – The floral essence is quite strong here. Once past its bouquet, you find a lushly textured, back cherry, and cocoa inspired finish. Chateau Clarke is one of the very few wines in the Medoc that is planted to 100% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2038. 90 Pts
2022 Clement Pichon – Haut-Médoc – Tobacco, mint, currants, smoke, and licorice awaken the senses. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is fresh, sweet, bright, and crisp, offering lift and lively flavors in the finish. The wine blends 70% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Colombe Peylande – Haut-Médoc – Light, soft, forward, uncomplicated, early-drinker, without fault that is ready for current consumption. Drink from 2025-2030. 86 Pts
2022 Corconnac – Haut-Médoc – Fresh, earthy, medium-bodied, forward red, with black currant profile that should be easy-to-drink on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Coufran – Haut-Médoc – Round, supple, black cherries, chocolate, and espresso are in every, tasty, sniff, and sip. Drink from 2025-2040. 90 Pts
2022 Croix du Trail – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, bright crisp, uncomplicated, though, easy-to-drink, red berry filled wine that is ready-to-go on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 86 Pts
2022 D’Arcins – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, cherry-filled, forward wine that will be delicious on release. Drink from 2025-2037. 90 Pts
2022 D’Aurilhac – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, soft, sweet, and minty-fresh, the wine is vibrant, but light on the palate, without much complexity, providing a pleasant glass of claret for early consumption. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 De Cassana – Haut-Médoc – Light in color, but that does not stop the perfume of flowers, red berries, herbs, and sandalwood from coming through. Medium-bodied, vibrant refined, and upbeat, this is going to be fabulous on release. For those of you looking for a lighter, elegant, fresh style of early-drinking wine, look no further, and it sells for a song! Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Denissan – Listrac-Médoc – Earthy, tobacco-packed, herbal wine, with a leafy edge to the crispy red fruits on the palate, and in the besties. Drink from 2025-2031. 87 Pts
2022 Dillon – Haut-Médoc – Blend some oak, cigar box, with red fruits, and place them in a medium-bodied wine ending with a chewy, red berry, and herb pack finish, and this is what you get. You can drink this on release. Drink from 2025-2034. 88 Pts
2022 Du Mont – Haut-Médoc – Dark chocolate, tobacco, and dark red berries pop in the nose. The medium-bodied is loaded with vibrant, sweet, black cherries that are already quite expressive, and ready to go on release. I really like the vibrant finish with its touch of spice on the back end. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Dutruch Grand Poujeaux – Moulis en Médoc – Showing much better from the bottle, than it did from the bottle, the wine jumps in the nose with its nots of cigar wrapper, currants, spice, and cocoa. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, and packed creamy-textured, red and black fruits, finishing with a touch of chalk in the endnote. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Fonreaud – Listrac-Médoc – Flowers, with fresh, red berries define the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, vibrant, sweet, and chalky, with high-toned fruits, and a hint of tobacco leaf with cocoa in the finish. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release Drink from 2025-2036. 91 Pts
2022 Fonreaud La Legende – Listrac-Médoc – Tobacco leaf, currants, and spice shine in the nose. The palate is even better with its sweet, ripe berries, juicy, lifted, soft-textured, vibrant finish with a judicious touch of cocoa that pops in at the back of the finish. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Fourcas Hosten – Listrac-Médoc – Flowers, and black with red fruits get the wine started. But, it is the medium-bodied, lifted, palate, with its zest, hit of orange rind, and peppery spice that make this sing. This is a superb value play for Left-Bank Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2026-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Fourcas-Dupre – Listrac-Médoc – Medium-bodied, minty, and forward, there is a tobacco, and herbal stained character that accompanies the black, and red spicy fruits in the finish. Drink from 2025-2038 90 Pts
2022 Giscours Haut-Medoc – Haut-Médoc – The aging has added a lot here. The perfume, with its flowery edge brings you to layers of sweet, ripe, lush, round, black with red fruits that hang in there with just a hint of chocolate in the finish. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 39% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc. This is the first vintage with Cab Franc in the blend. Drink from 2025-2037. 92 Pts
2022 Gravilles Renaissance – Haut-Médoc – Black fruit, underbrush, and cigar box aromatics pop in the wine. The palate picks up and delivers all of those sweet, juicy, black fruits. Drink from 2025 2035. 91 Pts
2022 Guitignan – Moulis en Médoc – Espresso, cocoa, black cherries, smoke, and licorice create the perfume. The palate offers roundness, and more of those sweet black cherries in the finish. If you are seeking a serious value play in Cabernet Sauvignon, this is a great choice! Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Haut Beyzac – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, round, fleshy, and forward, with a nice touch of flowers and espresso in the nose, and sweet blackberries on the easy-to-like palate. Drink from 2025-2034. 89 Pts
2022 Haut-Madrac – Haut-Médoc – The best vintage of Haut-Madrac I’ve ever tasted kicks off with red and black fruits, a touch of mint, espresso, and herbs in the nose. Medium-bodied, forward, round and already charming, you can enjoy this on release, or age it a few years for more complexity. Drink from 2025-2036. 91 Pts
2022 L’Orme de Rauzan Gassies – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, fresh, sweet, red fruits, cocoa, and cherries are all over the place in the nose, and palate. You can enjoy this soft, easy-to-drink finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 La Garricq – Moulis en Médoc – The nose, with its large percentage of Petit Verdot delivers a perfume with lanolin, spice, oak, flowers, and red fruits with just a swir, or two. The palate is medium-bodied, creamy, spicy, and fruity, finishing with sweet cherries in the finish. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 La Paroisse – Haut-Médoc – Light, herbal, and direct, the medium-bodied, simple finish is on the herbaceous side of the style range. Drink from 2025-2030. 84 Pts
2022 La Tour Carnet – Haut-Médoc – A bit of cocoa adds the perfect touch of complexity to all the sweet, ripe, blackberries, black cherries, and espresso in the nose, and on the lush, round, forward, fruity palate. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Cabernet Franc. You can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Lacour Jacquet – Haut-Médoc – Forward, medium-bodied, vibrant, open-styled, red berry-filled wine with a lean to the crisp, fresh, herbal side in the finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 87 Pts
2022 Lalaudey – Moulis en Médoc – Medium-bodied, black cherries, tobacco, and herbs are all over the place, in the nose and on the palate. I like the touch of cocoa in the finish. Drink from 2025-2033. 88 Pts
2022 Lamothe Bergeron – Haut-Médoc – Tobacco, leafy herbs, blackberries, and flowers carry the perfume. Medium-bodied, fresh, and vibrant, with a blood orange note that adds lift to the finish. Drink from 2026-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Lanessan – Haut-Médoc – Cigar box, licorice, espresso, and black currants with a trickle of chocolate define the core of this wine. From there, it gets even better with its fresh, juicy mouthful of blackberries, cocoa dust, and herbs. This is another screaming Left Bank value wine that consumers seeking serious QPR should be all over. Drink from 2026-2045. 93 Pts
2022 Larose Perganson – Haut-Médoc – Flowers, tobacco, mint leaves, and blackberries shine on the nose. The palate enjoys more of those sweet, tasty, juicy, black fruits that linger with an edge of freshness in the finish. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Larose-Trintaudon – Haut-Médoc – Blackberries, licorice, and espresso notes are what you initially note until you find the light, but satisfying, round, black cherries on the palate, and in the finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 89 Pts
2022 Larrivaux – Haut-Médoc – Supple, long, and loaded with dark, creamy, black fruits, touches of espresso, cigar wrapper, and spice, this is exactly with savvy lovers of Left Bank Cabernet Sauvignon should be all over. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Le Grand Paroissien – Haut-Médoc – Dried flowers, herbs, and red berries come through easily in this medium-bodied, mint-filled wine. Drink from 2025-2033. 86 Pts
2022 Le Monteil d’Arsac – Haut-Médoc – Forward, medium-bodied, and with a distinctive olive, and herbal edge to the palate, and in the finish. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Les Hauts de Lynch-Moussas – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, floral, forward, and easy to like, this black currant wine is ready to go on release. I like the spicy, mineral-edged finish. It is interesting to note that the wine is produced using fruit from 2 appellations, Pauillac and Haut-Medoc. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
2022 Lestage – Listrac-Médoc – Medium-bodied, black currant and blackberry filled wine with a nice, spicy edge that you find in the chewy finish. A year or two in the bottle will add more to the experience. Drink from 2026-2038. 90 Pts
2022 Lestage-Darquier Grand Poujeaux – Moulis en Médoc – Rich, ripe. round, and packed with blackberries dipped in chocolate with a hint of tobacco in every sniff, and sip. Long, and packed with fruit, this will drink well in a year, or two and age for close to 20 years. Drink from 2026-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Liouner – Listrac-Médoc – Chewy, fresh, vibrant, and spicy, there is an herbal, and tobacco note that accompanies the red currants in this medium-bodied, Cabernet Sauvignon dominated wine. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Liversan – Haut-Médoc – Packed with loads of sweet, ripe, juicy black with red currants, blackberries, cigar wrappers, and spice this is a superb value wine from the Left Bank that lingers on your palate in all the right ways. If you are seeking value in Bordeaux, savvy wine buyers should be all over this. Drink from 2026-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Madame de Beaucaillou – Haut-Médoc – Dark black fruits and flowers shine in the perfume. The palate shows off its sweet, black cherries, blackberries, and chocolate with just a swirl. Drink this on release, or age it for more complexity. If I owned it, I would be popping a cork on release. The wine blends 66% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Sauvignon and 1% Petit Verdot. 14.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2037. 92 Pts
2022 Magnol – Haut-Médoc – Forward, medium-bodied, chewy, blackberry, focused, early-drinking, correct charmer that will deliver the goods on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 88 Pts
2022 Malescasse – Haut-Médoc – Smoked, black currants, vanilla, and tobacco show off in the perfume. The palate shines with a blast of chewy cassis, blackberries, and chocolate in every sip. This is good now, and will only get better with a year or so of age. Drink from 2026-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Malleret – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, with an array of red and black fruits, this is forward, making it already easy to drink on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 89-91 Pts. 90 Pts
2022 Martin – Haut-Médoc – Minty, earthy, unclean nose with a medium-bodied, straight-laced, firm palate for drinking over the next few years. Drink from 2025-2032. 85 Pts
2022 Martinho – Listrac-Médoc – Fresh, bright, herbal-oriented wine that focuses on its red currants and stemmy finish. Drink from 2025-2031. 87 Pts
2022 Maucaillou – Moulis en Médoc – Medium-bodied, with loads of black currants, tobacco leaves, and herbs, the wine is already open and delivering a tasty blast of fruits, with a hint of peppery spice and herbs in the finish. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Maucamps – Haut-Médoc – Dark berries, a dash of oak, and a hint of a hint of flowers work together here. Ripe, and round on the palate, this is going to deliver the goods on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Mauvesin Barton – Moulis en Médoc – Medium-bodied, fresh, fruity, forward, and already delivering pleasure, you find loads of zesty currants with a hint of cocoa, and citrus from start to finish. Drink from 2025-2037. 91 Pts
2022 Meyre – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, forward, and without a lot of body, the wine finishes with light, black raspberries, and bright, red plums. You can drink this on release. The vineyard is biodynamically farmed. Drink from 2025-2033. 87 Pts
2022 Moulin Rouge – Haut-Médoc – Red, with black cherries, tobacco, and a touch of spice its the spot in this medium-bodied, soft, round, and fruity wine. Drink from 2025-2036. 90 Pts
2022 Moulin de Blanchon – Haut-Médoc – Blending tobacco, red fruits, and a hint of spice on the nose, and on the medium-bodied, soft, palate is an early-drinking hit! Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Pagus de Lagrange – Haut-Médoc – Fresh, fruity, medium-bodied, forward, and leaning to the high-toned, crunchy side, this is perfect for near-term enjoyment. It should be delicious on release. The vineyard is owned by Suntory, the same people that own Chateau Lagrange, and half of Chateau Beychevelle. Drink from 2025-2033. 89 Pts
2022 Paloumey – Haut-Médoc – Flowers, tobacco, and sweet black fruits pop in the nose. The palate is even better with its blast of ripe black fruits and freshness. The barrel aging really added a lot here. Lovers Left Bank value wines should be all over this! Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Pey Mallet – Haut-Médoc – Light, bright red fruits are soft, clean. and easy to drink in this uncomplicated, forward wine. Drink from 2025-2030. 85 Pts
2022 Peyrabon – Haut-Médoc – Better in the bottle than from the barrel, the floral, tobacco, and blackberry nose is just as nice as the fresh, black currant packed, medium-bodied, chewy palate. Drink from 2025-2038. 90 Pts
2022 Peyredon Lagravette – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, juicy, vibrant, early drinking charmer with sweetness, and left, just not a lot of weight. Drink from 2025-2032. 89 Pts
2022 Pontoise Cabarrus – Haut-Médoc – Vanilla bean, mint, blackberries, and just a hint of orange rind fill the nose. The palate serves up a sweet, ripe, blast of chewy currants with a touch of chocolate on the backend. Drink from 2035-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Poujeaux – Moulis en Médoc – Ripe, fruity, and packed with layers of dark, deep, creamy, blackberries, currants, and cherries, the wine is medium-bodied palate, long, and supple on the backend. The wine blends 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 42% Merlot, and 3% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2026-2045. 93 Pts
2022 Puy Castera – Haut-Médoc – Crisp, and on the lean side of the style range with its core of vibrant, bright red fruits on the palate, and in the medium-bodied finish. Drink from 2026-2032. 88 Pts
2022 Ramage La Batisse – Haut-Médoc – A strong herbal essence took over aromatics before moving to the medium-bodied, bright, crisp, short, red berry finish. Drink from 2025-2031. 85 Pts
2022 Retout – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, chewy, fruity, forward, early-drinking wine, finishing with a touch of cocoa on top of its red fruits. Drink from 2025-2032. 89 Pts
2022 Reverdi – Listrac-Médoc – Flowers, tobacco, and red fruits blend perfectly in the nose, and on the light, pleasant, red fruit oriented, palate leaving with currants, chalk, and strawberries in the finish. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Reysson – Haut-Médoc – Forward, soft, easy-to-like styled wine with ample, sweet fruits, and a round-textured, friendly finish. This is perfect for early-drinking pleasure. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Saint Ahon – Haut-Médoc – Uncomplicated, medium-bodied wine is already quite easy to enjoy for all of its, ripe, soft, sweet, red with black fruits. Drink from 2025-2033. 88 Pts
2022 Saransot-Dupre – Listrac-Médoc – The complex aromatic profile pops with flowers, espresso, dark chocolate, and black fruit. Ripe, round, and already fun to drink, the wine hits all the right pleasure buttons with its layers of chocolate-covered blackberries, and cherries in the finish. This is the best vintage I have ever tasted from Saransot-Dupre. The wine features a unique blend of 68% Merlot, 17% Petit Verdot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc and 1% Carmenere. Drink from 2025-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Senejac – Haut-Médoc – Packed with sweet, ripe, blackberries, flowers, and forest leaves, the smell alone says this is a super wine. The palate is up to the task as well, serving up its layers of black currants, and black raspberries in a round, juicy, sweet, fruity, creamy-textured finish. The wine blends 47% Cabernet Sauvignon, 34% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 6% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2025-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Senilhac – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, bright, chewy, cranberry, raspberries with a chalky, edged finish. Drink from 2026-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Soudars – Haut-Médoc – Chewy, dark berries, with a touch of salt and herbs are what you find in this medium-bodied, early, drinking charmer. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Taillan – Haut-Médoc – Medium-bodied, forward, fresh, and lifted, the bright, black currants and blackberries are clean, there just isn’t enough of them. The finish is on the herbal edge as well. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Tourteran – Haut-Médoc – Forward, round, creamy, dark-fruited charmer loaded with ample, red and black fruits from start to finish. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Verdignan – Haut-Médoc – Supple, creamy fruits are all over the place in this gem. There is a lot to like here from start to finish, especially all of those sweet, ripe, juicy fruits that linger. 2025-2040. 91 Pts
2022 Vieux Landat – Haut-Médoc – Peppery, tobacco-laden, red currants on the nose, bring you to a light-bodied wine Medium-bodied, raspberry, and red currant wine for early-drinking consumption. This will be best in its youth. Drink 2025-2031. 85 Pts
2022 Vieux Moulin – Listrac-Médoc – Initially herbs with a complicating tobacco edge show in the nose before the wine quickly moves to its medium-bodied, core of sweet, red fruits. Not overly complicated, but, certainly pleasant, and charming on the palate. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Villegeorge – Haut-Médoc – Black currants, and leafy herbs, with tobacco accents create the core here. On the palate, the wine is sweet, juicy, and fresh, with loads of blackberries, and dark chocolate in every sniff, and sip. This will be delicious on release and for close to two decades after that, so lots of bang for the buck here. Drink from 2025-2040. 91 Pts
Up next, our final 2022 Left Bank guide which covers all of the best 2022 Medoc Wines before we head over to check out and report on all of the best 2022 Right Bank wines including 2022 St. Emilion and 2022 Pomerol, as well as over 200 of the top values from the Right Bank.
