Best dry white Bordeaux 2022 wines tasted en primeur
Georgie Hindle presents an overview of the best en primeur white wines from 2022 revealing her highest-scoring wines.
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Dry white Bordeaux 2022
Average yields:
- Bordeaux Blanc: 42.3hl/ha up slightly from 41.2hl/ha in 2021 which was a decrease of 12% from 2020.
- Pessac-Léognan white: 31.5hl/ha down from 38.6hl/ha in 2021 which was a decrease of 18% from 2020.
- Graves white: 35hl/ha, up from 30.0hl/ha in 2021 which was a decrease of 24% from 2020.
- Entre-deux-Mers: 43hl/ha,
What you find from the 2022 wines
A mixed bag among the dry white wines in 2022 with generally bigger and more rich wines certainly than 2021.
There are varying styles across the region – increasingly spanning the Médoc as well as Sauternes and Barsac (labelled as Bordeaux blanc) as well as Pessac and Entre deux Mers from rich, tropical, waxy and high in alcohol to crisp, zesty, sharp and thrilling so it’s worth looking out for low pH levels around 3.1-3-4pH, for a style you like and a producer you know well.
See all 132 Bordeaux 2022 dry and sweet white wines
Top picks:
- Les Champs Libres, Blanc
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc
- Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc
- Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc
- Château Cos d’Estournel, Blanc
- Château Haut-Brion, Blanc
- Château La Garde, Blanc
- Château Couhins Lurton, Blanc
- Château Valandraud, Blanc
- Château Mouton Rothschild, Aile d’Argent
- Château de Rouillac, Blanc
- Château Malartic-Lagravière, Blanc
- Château Coutet, Opalie
- Clos Cantenac, L’Exuberance Blanc
- Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc
- Château Brown, Blanc
- Château Larrivet Haut-Brion, Blanc
- Château Doisy-Daëne, Blanc Sec
- Château de Rayne Vigneau, Grand Vin Blanc Sec
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Les Champs Libres, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Apple, pineapple, mango, apricot, pear, blossom, clean and flinty aromas. Fresh and bright, forward, well built - so energetic and vibrant but controlled, not too...
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Les Champs LibresBordeaux Blanc
Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Crisp, crunchy, juicy, lively and filling, this has an excellent energy and tang to it while still keeping a balanced weight and cool freshness at...
2022
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Château La Mission Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan
Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Smells ripe full of green apples, peach, orange, lime and lemon curd. Intense, depth and weight straight away with mouthwatering acidity, razor like, supporting the...
2022
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Château MargauxBordeaux Blanc
Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Lovely perfumed notes, floral, intensely fruity with vanilla, elderflower, green apple, pear, peach and white blossom, expressive and aromatic. Succulent and juicy straight away, a...
2022
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Château Smith Haut LafittePessac-Léognan
Château Cos d'Estournel, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Green apple, grass, soft floral touches, some orange zest and fresh pineapple. Electric and thrilling, this is sharp, agile, sweet, tangy and salty - a...
2022
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Château Cos d'EstournelBordeaux Blanc
Château Couhins-Lurton, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Great aromatics, lively and expressive on the nose. Fun, forward and bright on the palate, sharp and tense, tangy and racy, I really like this...
2022
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Château Couhins-LurtonPessac-Léognan
Château Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Herbal and scented on the nose, blossom, green apple, ginger and lemon - intense and sharp, more tense and decisive, poised with excellent movement and...
2022
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Château Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan
Château La Garde, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Lively and bright, such intensity of sharp lemon and lime at the beginning, straight but forward and so expressive. Crunchy and crisp, so charming and...
2022
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Château La GardePessac-Léognan
Château Valandraud, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Warm peaches and apricots on the nose, interwoven with lovely white flowers and florality – clean, clear and cool, with a lifted, scintillating freshness. High...
2022
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Château ValandraudBordeaux Blanc
Château Doisy-Daëne, Grand Vin Blanc Sec, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Succulent and bright, such a thrilling sharpness to the lemon and lime fruit, super thrilling and intense, but softens and expands to give a lovely...
2022
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Château Doisy-DaëneBordeaux Blanc
Clos Cantenac, L'Exuberance Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

An atypical Bordeaux white from 100% old-vine Sémillon on sloping limestone vineyards in the Entre-deux-Mers that is a great success in 2022. Smells fresh with...
2022
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Clos CantenacBordeaux Blanc
Château Brown, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022
Crystalline and pure, a lovely vibrancy to this, sleek and taught, not tense but keeps a focussed frame and drive from start to finish. Lovely...
2022
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Château BrownPessac-Léognan
Château Malartic-Lagravière, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France, 2022

As usual, this shows the property's distinctive style – herbal, grassy characters, with fresh citrus adding plenty of acidity and a slightly bitter, grapefruit edge....
2022
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Château Malartic-LagravièrePessac-Léognan
Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Cru Classé de Graves, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Round, full, compelling, charming and confident, this has a width and density that is really well worked, calm, not super vibrant but really rich in...
2022
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Domaine de ChevalierPessac-Léognan
Château Mouton Rothschild, Aile d'Argent, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Gorgeous tropical notes on the nose, pineapple, mango, lemon, fresh but ripe and lively with elderflower, acacia flowers, green apple and citrus fruits. Nicely weighted...
2022
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Château Mouton RothschildBordeaux Blanc
Château de Rouillac, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Lively and vibrant, racy, forward, generous and well controlled. Such purity of fruit and definition of the elements with length and body which is the...
2022
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Château de RouillacPessac-Léognan
Château Coutet, Opalie, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2022

Sharp and lifted, a real intensity of lemon and lime with fragrant orange, grapefruit and touches of bitter rind that give interest and accents. Has...
2022
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Château CoutetBordeaux Blanc
Château Larrivet Haut-Brion, Blanc, Pessac-Léognan, Bordeaux, France, 2022
Citrus, herbal, elderflower, peas, lots of Sauvignon notes on the nose. Clean and crisp, bite and freshness here, sharp and lively. A wonderful combination of...
2022
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Château Larrivet Haut-BrionPessac-Léognan