2022 Pomerol Wine Buying Guide
As you can see from our 73 wine tasting notes and scores from the appellation, I loved 2022 Pomerol! There are three 100 Pt wines and numerous wines scoring in the high 90s. 2022 Pomerol is clearly set for future legendary status. There are 3 wines missing, which I will taste in April: Petrus, Le Pin, Chateau Lafleur, and Chateau L’Evangile.
2022 Pomerol wines offer everything you could hope for from the appellation. The wines are deep, concentrated, sensuous, complex, and age-worthy. These are some of the most hedonistic wines I have ever tasted from Pomerol. While they are expensive, in the years to come, they are going to be sought after, enjoyed, and discussed in the same manner as the most exalted vintages of the past. Wine buyers with the disposable income and the time to allow them to age and evolve should definitely lay some of these cellar treasures down as they will provide decades of thrilling wine tasting.
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 Pomerol wines were tasted in non blind conditions in my office in early 2025.
2022 Beauregard – Pomerol – Flowers, espresso, and black cherries create a stunning display in the perfume. On the palate, the wine feels silky, elegant, fresh, and luxuriously textured. The finish, with layers of chocolate-infused plums and black cherries, along with subtle hints of spice and espresso, adds great depth as the wine lingers. Beauregard is clearly on a roll, and this is their best vintage yet! Drink from 2026-2045. 94 Pts
2022 Bon Pasteur – Pomerol – Lush, silky, fresh, and elegant, the beautiful floral character in the nose, with its cherry blossoms, truffle, chocolate, and plums leads the way to its refined, silky, mid-palate, and finish that is packed with sweet, ripe, refined, black cherries dipped in chocolate, with just a hint of licorice, and espresso for a long, plush, polished finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot, with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2050. 95 Pts
2022 Bonalgue – Pomerol – Aromas of flowers, orange rind, incense, and red berries fill the nose. The palate is loaded with sweet, juicy, creamy red fruits, highlighted by cherries that already exhibit their silky, vibrant, and polished characteristics, with a splash of chocolate in the endnote that adds to the roundness on the palate. The wine blends 92% Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2042. 93 Pts
2022 Bourgneuf – Pomerol – The wine is long, intense, medium-bodied, silky, and fresh. It showcases a vibrancy in the chocolate-dipped fruits, enhanced by notes of spice, orange rind, and espresso on the nose, palate, and in the lush, energetic finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Cantereau – Pomerol – Flowers, wet earth, licorice, cherries, and old wood define the nose. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and polished on the cherry, and black raspberry palate, this is going to be delicious on release, and for at least a decade after that. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Certan de May – Pomerol – Floral in nature, the wine is medium-bodied, elegant, silky, fresh, and loaded with layers of dark cocoa-covered black cherries, espresso, plums, licorice, and chocolate. There is more richness than you normally find here, with lift and refinement from start to finish. The wine blends 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2026-2045. 94 Pts
2022 Clinet – Pomerol – With a rich depth of color, you first notice the abundance of flowers, dark red pit fruits, chocolate, truffle, and hints of mint in the aroma. Richly textured, opulent, silky, and vibrant, the finish exudes hedonistic decadence with a racy edge, allowing you to experience layers of sensuous fruits on the palate that lead to a refreshing touch of tobacco and mint on the backend that must be felt to be believed. This is Pomerol and Clinet at its best! The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2060. 98 Pts
2022 Clos Beausejour – Pomerol – Incense, espresso, black cherries, and licorice define the core of this wine. Medium-bodied with loads of lusciously-textured, silky fruits on the palate, finishing with fresh, black raspberries, with a hint of cocoa, this is already charming in your glass. Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Clos Bel Air – Pomerol – Incense, licorice, herbs, old wood, and earthy cherries define the nose, and character of the bright, savory, herbal palate. Drink from 2025-2035. 87 Pts
2022 Clos LEglise – Pomerol – Rich, lush, full-bodied, and deep, the wine is filled to the brim with layers of perfectly ripe, sweet, fleshy, dark red pit fruits, licorice, chocolate, espresso, and truffles. Unctuous, as well as energetic, with ample lift on the palate and a hint of salt that slides in at the end of the lengthy finish, this is simply fabulous. The wine blends 70% Merlot with 30% Cabernet Franc, making this the highest percentage of Cabernet Franc ever used in the blend, a trend I hope they continue. Drink from 2027-2055. 96 Pts
2022 Clos Rene – Pomerol – Chocolate and flowers, along with a core of sweet cherries, define the nose here. The palate is silky, fresh, supple, medium-bodied, and polished; the finish is soft, elegant, and showcases its core of ripe cherries and plums with ease and poise. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Clos du Clocher – Pomerol – Luscious, silky, cashmere-textured fruits with accents of espresso, chocolate, spice, and flowers are all over the place here. The lift, length, vibrancy, and sensuous textures carry through from the mid-palate through to the finish. There is no better deal in Pomerol today! The wine blends 70% Merlot with 30% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2050. 96 Pts
2022 Clos-de-la-Vieille-Eglise – Pomerol – A bright, juicy, crisp wine showcasing a core of sweet, fresh red pit fruits, black raspberries, hints of espresso, and dark cocoa. On the palate, the energy of the red fruits truly shines through. Drink from 2026-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Clos-du-Beau-Pere – Pomerol – Silky, sweet, and lusciously textured, the wine is medium-bodied with loads of forward, soft, polished, and fresh berries, along with touches of espresso, and dark cocoa in the finish. For those seeking something unique, check out the white wine from Le Clos du Beau Pere, 2022 is only the second vintage. Back to the red wine. Drink from 2025-2039. 92 Pts
2022 Clos-du-Beau-Pere Blanc – Bordeaux – Flowers, with yellow, and orange citrus are quite charming in your glass. I like the freshness with the cut of grapefruit in the finish. The first white wine from Pomerol in over 100 years could only come from Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud. Produced from blending 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Sauvignon Gris. Good luck finding any as the production is limited to about 200 cases. Drink from 2025-2030. 92 Pts
2022 ClosVieuxTaillefer – Pomerol – Flowers, truffle, licorice, and red fruits pop in the nose, and on the soft, fruity, and fresh, medium-bodied, supple, creamy-textured palate. The sweetness to the cherries, and cocoa in the finish really stands out here. Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Compostelle – Pomerol – Light, enjoyable, early-drinking, charmer, that while not dense, the fruit is soft, fresh, and sweet, with just a hint of chocolate to round everything out. Drink from 2025-2031. 89 Pts
2022 Croix du Casse – Pomerol – Flowers, cherries, and spice pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, with a core of elegant, soft, round, polished, vibrant fruits with a chocolate edge on the backend. I like the softness, lift and refinement here, as well as the powdered chocolate in the finish. The wine blends 97% Merlot with 3% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2042. 92 Pts
2022 De Sales – Pomerol – On the bright red fruit side of the style range, so you encounter more red plums, strawberries, and raspberries here. The wine is soft and refined and delivers elegance over power, finishing with vibrancy, freshness, and a silky touch to the finish. This is a contender for the best vintage of de Sales ever produced. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Domaine-de-LEglise – Pomerol – Flowers, chocolate, and juicy plums fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is silky, fresh, lush, round, and creamy, finishing with more of those delicious chocolate-coated plums, which are elegant, fresh, and earthy in the mid-palate, and in the end notes. The wine blends 98% Merlot with 2% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2045. 94 Pts
2022 Du Tailhas – Pomerol – Flowers, incense, and cherries build the perfume. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant, crisp, and juicy, as well as leafy, and tobacco influenced in the finish. This lighter-styled Pomerol will be at its best early in life. Drink from 2025-2032. 88 Pts
2022 Enclos Tourmaline – Pomerol – The floral character of the perfume is striking. From there, you discover silky, opulent, and fresh layers of sweet, ripe, deep red fruits, dark chocolate, and a lingering spicy note that shows in the elegant finish’s backend. What I appreciate most, is the purity of the fruits on display here. The wine is a blend of 95% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2047. 96 Pts
2022 Fayat – Pomerol – With floral notes of cherries and hints of licorice on the nose, this wine is medium-bodied, fresh, silky, vibrant, and sweet. The fruits lean towards black raspberry and cherry, with a touch of citrus on the fresh, mildly spicy finish. This wine can be enjoyed upon release or with just a year or two of aging. The wine blends 95% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2037. 92 Pts
2022 Feytit-Clinet – Pomerol – Floral and plummy on the nose, there are also notes of cocoa and truffle with additional swirling. On the palate, the wine reveals its layers of earthy plums, cherries, and chocolate from the very first sip. Concentrated, rich, and creamy, with vibrancy, length, and suppleness, this is a stunning expression of Feytit-Clinet. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2055. 96 Pts
2022 Gazin – Pomerol – Showing more of a firm character at this stage, there is still a lot to like here. Finesse in style, at its core, the wine is all about its spice, milk-chocolate, plum, cherry, espresso and wet earth character. Long, elegant, fresh, refined, and plummy, the mid-palate, and finish remain focused on its layers of sweet, vibrant fruits from start to finish. The wine blends 93% Merlot, 3.5% Cabernet Franc and 3.5% Cabernet Sauvignon. But, it will take a few years of cellaring to add more softness to its character. Drink from 2028-2055. 95 Pts
2022 Grange-Neuve – Pomerol – With a bit of truffle, earthy plums, flowers, and cherries in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, fresh, chewy palate, this early-drinking charmer is ready to go. Drink from 2025-2037 91 Pts
2022 Grange-Neuve La Fleur des Ormes – Pomerol – Medium-bodied, fresh, and fruity, with a forward, ready-to-go, light, fresh, and sweet, cherry-filled character. Drink from 2025-2030 89 Pts
2022 Guillot Clauzel – Pomerol – This still under the radar Pomerol pops with its nose of chocolate, black cherries, and flowers. Elegant, lifted, and silky on the palate, the creamy-textured finish is rich, fresh, and supple, with length, purity, and refinement. The wine blends 83% Merlot with 17% Cabernet Franc. Guillaume Thienpont of Vieux Chateau Certan is in charge of the estate. Drink from 2026-2052. 96 Pts
2022 Haut-Maillet – Pomerol – Charming, and chocolatey, the sweetness along with vibrance to the fruits on the rounded, supple palate works together here. Forward, fruity, and with a sprig of chocolate mint in the finish, give this just a year or so and it will be even better. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 Hosanna – Pomerol – Silky, dark chocolate, espresso-coated black plums, black cherries, and licorice are all working together perfectly to produce a wine that is dark in color, rich, intense, and concentrated, as well as silky and fresh. There is length and vibrancy on the palate, providing the right frame for all of its multiple layers of dark berries and chocolate. Drink from 2028-2060. 97 Pts
2022 LEgliseClinet – Pomerol – Heart-stopping in every sense of the term, the striking perfume sets the wine off with its showy display of flowers, cocoa, mint leaves, black cherry liqueur, and an array of plums. Texturally, this is all cashmere on the palate. The concentrated fruits are so pure, they taste as if they were just picked from the vineyard. The finish is seamless, looking at the 60-second mark before it builds, expands, and keeps on going. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2060. 100 Pts
2022 LEglise Clinet La Petite Eglise – Pomerol – Silky, elegant, refined, and fresh, the wine is medium-bodied with layers of creamy, sweet, ripe cherries, black raspberries, cocoa, and plums. Plus, it is going to be delicious to enjoy on release, so you do not need to wait for all of its pleasures to be enjoyed. It is difficult to believe this is only a second wine, as it competes with many, much more expensive Pomerol’s. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2042. 94 Pts
2022 LEnclos – Pomerol – Flowers, licorice, and dark red berries pop in the nose. Supple, fresh, and energetic, with ample lift to the creamy-textured fruit on the palate. The wine is plummy, and vibrant in the finish with a nice edging of chocolate in the endnotes The wine is a blend of 88% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 2% Malbec. Drink from 2025-2040. 92 Pts
2022 La Cabanne – Pomerol – Focused on its core of black cherries, chocolate, sweet plums, licorice, espresso, and black truffle, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, round, and polished with a firm entry that softens out in the plummy, chocolate-filled finish. Drink from 2025-2042. 93 Pts
2022 La Clemence – Pomerol – Still showing a touch of wood on the nose, and on the palate, the wine is round, flashy, fleshy, and forward with a juicy, open, creamy, espresso, spice, licorice, and chocolate-infused, black cherry and mint finish. Drink from 2026-2038. 90 Pts
2022 La Commanderie Pomerol – Pomerol – Espresso, licorice, and sweet, black cherries come alive with ease. Medium-bodied, fruity, vibrant, and with sweetness, and lift to the fruits on the palate, and in the finish, this wine will drink well on release, and age for at least 10-12 years after that. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 La Conseillante – Pomerol – Everything you could want in La Conseillante and Pomerol is here. The initial sniff is all it takes to hook you with its dark chocolate, violet, black cherry, truffle, licorice, and spearmint profile. The show-stopping, sensual display of perfectly ripe fruits with their silk and velvet textures, coupled with a racy edge, is off the hook! The finish looks at the 60-second mark and keeps on going. This is hedonism at its best. 2022 is at the level of the perfect 2016, if not even better. La Conseillante lovers should be all over this wine! The wine blends 87% Merlot with 13% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2060. 100 Pts
2022 La Croix St. Georges – Pomerol – Supple, creamy, and fresh, with a concentrated core of black cherries, black raspberries, plums, chocolate, and a sprig of mint that lingers. There is a lush quality to the silky fruits, as well as a touch of spice, elegant textures, and a plummy, fruity-packed finish. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. This is the best wine produced here in ages! Drink from 2026-2045 94 Pts
2022 La Croix de Gay – Pomerol – Medium-bodied, soft, silky, and fresh, the finish could be longer, but that’s only because I like all the sweet, ripe, lifted, red fruits topped off with cocoa, licorice, and smoke here. This will drink well on release. Drink from 2025-2038. 91 Pts
2022 La Fleur de Gay – Pomerol – Medium-bodied, silky, refined, lush, and polished, the wine is already delivering its core of dark chocolate-covered black cherries, plums, and truffles. And, as good as it is now, this sensuously-textured, plummy beauty is only going to get better as it ages. The wine was produced from 100% old vine Merlot. Drink from 2026-2048. 95 Pts
2022 La Grave Pomerol – Pomerol – Supple, creamy, and packed with more fruit than usual, this is a superb Pomerol with sweetness, elegance, lift, and loads of ripe, plums, black cherries, and a touch of chocolate that adds to the silky, fruity finish. The wine blends 89% Merlot with 11% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2026-2040. 94 Pts
2022 La Patache – Pomerol – The display of flowers before reaching the red fruits in the nose is impressive. Medium-bodied, soft, silky, polished, and fresh, the wine is beautifully framed by its core of plums, cherries, licorice, and chocolate in the mid-palate and finish. You can enjoy this wine upon release and over the next 12-15 years with great pleasure. Drink from 2025 to 2039. 93 Pts
2022 La Pointe – Pomerol – A vibrant, refined, fresh, and silky style of Pomerol, with a core of sweet, lifted red berries and spice on the palate. The wine is soft with a polish to tis fruits, leaving you with a refreshing touch of crisp red pit fruits and mint in the endnote of the finish. Drink from 2025-2045. 93 Pts
2022 La Truffe – Pomerol – Bright red fruits, herbs, olives, and a background note of cocoa create this ready-to-go Pomerol. Drink from 2025-2032. 86 Pts
2022 La Violette – Pomerol – Flowers, black cherries, licorice, and espresso beans crowd into the perfume. Full-bodied, dense, concentrated, and lushly textured, the creamy finish is packed with layers of black, blue, and red fruits providing length and width. The wine was produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2028-2050. 96 Pts
2022 La-FleurPetrus – Pomerol – Already showcasing its stunning display of flowers, truffles, wild cherries, licorice, chocolate, and plums in the nose, it’s clear this will be a showstopper. Texturally, the sensuous palate, with its waves of velvet-covered fruits, steals the spotlight. The perfectly ripe, deep fruits offer length, lift, and complexity, with a lingering finish that keeps you wanting more. The wine blends 96.5% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, and .05 Petit Verdot. Drink from 2027-2055. 98 Pts
2022 Lafleur-Gazin – Pomerol – The aromatic profile features chocolate-covered cherries, espresso, plums, and mint. The palate excels with a medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, silky, and refined display of sweet, juicy plums, complemented by a hint of chocolate-coated espresso beans and a refreshing minty finish. The wine is crafted from 100% Merlot. Enjoy between 2025 and 2040. 92 Pts
2022 LatourPomerol – Pomerol – Showing better in the bottle than it did in barrel with just a swirl or two, it is easy to find all the flowers, licorice, chocolate, plums, and cherry blossoms in the aromatic profile. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is soft, lush, creamy, and sweet. The fruits are fresh, and elegant in the mid-palate, through to the finish. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2026-2047. 94 Pts
2022 Le Caillou – Pomerol – The floral bouquet is enticing. From there you find licorice, cherries, and wet earth. Medium-bodied, elegant, soft, and forward, this is a nice, ready-to-drink Pomerol you can enjoy on release. Drink from 2025-2037. 90 Pts
2022 Le Chemin – Pomerol – Chocolaty-plums, espresso, and flowers are the perfect gateway to this elegant, soft, and silky charmer. This is already gorgeous to drink, and it will get better from here. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Le Gay – Pomerol – With a medium body, this wine is concentrated, firm, and aromatic, making it easy to detect notes of flowers, espresso, licorice, black cherries, chocolate, and plums. The mid-palate and finish are filled with elegant black, red, and blue fruits that linger. This wine will need at least a few years of aging before it truly begins to show its potential. However, if you have patience, it can age gracefully for 2 to 3 decades. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2055. 95 Pts
2022 Le Gay Manoir de Gay – Pomerol – Soft, fresh, and fruity, the wine is medium-bodied, forward, and ready for its time in your glass. Soft, polished, and with a core of plums, espresso beans, and cocoa, this is perfect for drinking in a cafe, or bistro. The wine is produced from 90% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Le Moulin – Pomerol – Quite oaky on the nose, and on the palate, it takes some digging to get into all the ripe, black fruits, and dark chocolate on the palate. The wine is supple, round, and long, but the oak needs to become better integrated. Drink from 2026-2038. 90 Pts
2022 Lecuyer – Pomerol – The debut vintage for Ronan Laborde of Chateau Clinet begins with an impressive display of violets, smoke, licorice, espresso, and chocolate-covered plums. Everything improves from there with the silky, sweet, energetic black cherries, plums, and chocolate-mint in the mid-palate, which carry through to the smooth, creamy finish. The wine blends 75% Merlot with 25% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2042. 93 Pts
2022 Maillet – Pomerol – A rich, lush, concentrated, forward, supple-styled wine that is open from the first sniff, and sip. The opulent wine is packed with espresso dark chocolate, and even darker, red pit fruits. The wine is deep and lush on the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2026-2042. 93 Pts
2022 Mazeyres – Pomerol – Floral, fresh, and energetic the wine relies on its purity, refinement, soft, silky, tannins, and elegant finish over power. The fruit is ripe, sweet, and plush, and feels just as good as it tastes. This is another wine that really developed a lot more stuffing from its sojourn in the barrel. The wine blends 86% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, and 4% Petit Verdot. Drink from 2026-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Monregard La Croix – Pomerol – Flowers, plums, and espresso notes start off the wine. Medium-bodied, soft, and high-toned, at the moment, the wine shows a lot of oak, so give it a few years for the oak to better integrate. If it does, it will be a better wine. Drink from 2027-2037. 89 Pts
2022 Montviel – Pomerol – Forward, elegant, fresh, and floral, the wine is packed with silky-vibrant red pit fruits, that stick around to fill the polished, creamy finish. The wine blends 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Moulinet – Pomerol – Flowers, chocolate, truffle, smoke, licorice, espresso, and plums pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, supple and creamy,, with layers of sweet, polished, chocolatey, dark red pit fruits, and a touch of espresso. Long, and vibrant, this is already quite the charmer. It is interesting to note that 8% of the wine was whole bunch vinified. Drink from 2025-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Nenin – Pomerol – Incense, flowers, espresso, smoke, and black cherries create the nose. There is intensity, richness, and opulence, along with a silky character to the fruits on the palate, as well as length and energy. Everything is in place here. The finish is full, concentrated, and lingering. The refreshing chocolate-minty character on the backend is simply fabulous. This is the best vintage of Nenin produced to date. The wine blends 64% Merlot and 36% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2045. 96 Pts
2022 Nenin Fugue de Nenin – Pomerol – Medium-bodied, forward, fresh, and supple-textured, the wine is already serving up its delicious, earthy-edged, savory red plums from the initial sniff, and sip. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Pantheon – Pomerol – Packaged in a slightly oversized bottle, the wine is round, lush, forward, and fruity. Already open and accessible, the wine delivers its core of dark black fruits, chocolate, licorice, and espresso easily. The finish is still on the oaky side, so give it a year or two before pulling a cork. This is a new discovery for me, so it will be interesting to taste this in subsequent vintages. Drink from 2026-2038. 90 Pts
2022 Petit Village – Pomerol – Smoke, licorice, chocolate-coated plums, and cherries with a nice floral note create the perfume. The elegant, silky palate displays its lift, and energy with ease, making it easy to enjoy its sweet, ripe, silky, red, with black pit fruits. The wine blends 65% Merlot, 28% Cabernet Franc and 7% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2027-2050. 95 Pts
2022 Plincette – Pomerol – Forward, soft, silky, sweet, ripe, and ready to go, this medium-bodied wine has a core of dark chocolate, espresso, and plums on the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2025-2036. 91 Pts
2022 Rouget – Pomerol – Medium-bodied, with notes of espresso, oceanic influences, flowers, spice, and cherries in the aromas. Fresh, and lifted, with layers of refined, elegant, black and red pit fruits, silky tannins, and a touch of chalk in the refined finish. You can enjoy this with just a year, or two of aging, Drink from 2026-2042. 94 Pts
2022 Sacre Coeur – Pomerol – Flowers, hints of truffles, plums, and chocolate pop in the perfume with just a single swirl. Lush, round, and creamy, with sweetness, and lift in the finish, with a chocolaty, plummy endnote are exactly what the doctor ordered. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Saint-Pierre-Pomerol – Pomerol – The perfume quickly focuses you on its floral display before you find all of its fruits. The palate is on the vibrant side with its red cherries, plums, and raspberries all wrapped up in cocoa. The plummy finish is polished and fresh. Drink from 2025-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Trotanoy – Pomerol – Powerful, concentrated, full-bodied, intense, and opulent, the wine fills and coats your palate with layers of opulent, chocolate-coated, black cherries, plums, and blue fruits. Hedonistic in character, you also enjoy purity, persistence, vibrancy, and a velvet-drenched, textual mid-palate, and finish. The seamless endnotes hold your focus for close to 60 seconds. The wine blends 96% Merlot with 4% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2028-2055. 99 Pts
2022 Valois – Pomerol – A charming, simple, easy-to-drink Pomerol with a core of chocolate, espresso, and chewy plums that will be best in its youth. Drink from 2025-2032. 87 Pts
2022 Valois L’Eclat de – Pomerol – It took some effort to dig through the overly-laden oak before finding all of the sweet, creamy fruits in the chocolate center of the mid-palate and finish. Time might help the oak better integrate here. Drink from 2027-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Vieux Chateau Certan – Pomerol – There is no hotter wine from Pomerol than VCC today! And 2022 is a perfect example of why. Opaque in color, the nose explodes with its array of black, red, and blue fruits, dark chocolate, flowers, and truffles. There is so much intensity and concentration that it is hard to understand how everything remains perfectly balanced, as well as fresh. The sensuous, supple, and silky finish ends with a vibrancy to the fruits, a mild touch of salt, and a refreshing hint of mint on the back end. This future legend and candidate for wine of the vintage can age and evolve for decades. The wine blends 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2028-2065. 100 Pts
2022 Vieux Chateau Certan La Gravette de Certan – Pomerol – Ripe, round, lush, and showy, this medium-bodied, hedonistic charmer is packed with layers of chocolate-drenched, black cherries, licorice, and perfectly, ripe, black plums. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to develop. This is a fabulous vintage of La Gravette de Certan made from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2025-2038. 93 Pts
2022 Vieux Maillet – Pomerol – Licorice, espresso, chocolate, and cherries are ready to be delivered in its creamy, fresh, lush, forward style. This will be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2025-2037. 91 Pts
2022 Vray Croix de Gay – Pomerol – Sporting a new label and matching wax capsule, the wine kicks off with an equally showy display of flowers, licorice, cherry liqueur, spice, and cocoa. The medium-bodied palate is supple, creamy, refined, soft, and fruity. There is a slight touch of oak remaining that I expect will be fully absorbed into the wine shortly. The sensuous, silky finish, with its layers of sweet, ripe, soft cherries, plums, and wet earth, along with a judicious touch of powdered cocoa at the back of the finish, hits everything just right. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. This is the first vintage from the team that also owns Calon Segur. Drink from 2026-2042. 95 Pts
Next, we end our guide to 2022 Bordeaux from the Right Bank with a detailed report on all of the best 2022 St. Emilion wines. Because we have close to 200 wine tasting notes from 2022 Saint Emilion, we divided our reports into three parts. 2022 Saint Emilion Pt 1 Wines A-E 2022 St. Emilion Pt 2 Wines F-L and 2022 Saint Emilion Pt 3 Wines M-Z
