After the disastrous 2021 vintage, 2022 is certainly a step up, though stylistically it couldn’t be more varied.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring Crozes-Hermitage 2022 wines
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Matt Walls’ top-scoring Crozes-Hermitage 2022 wines:
The wines below all scored 90 points or above, and are listed white then red in score order.
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{"wineId":"76122","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76123","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76124","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76125","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76126","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76127","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76128","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76129","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76130","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76131","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76132","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76133","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76134","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76135","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76136","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76137","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76138","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76139","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76140","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76141","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76142","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76143","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76144","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76145","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76146","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76147","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76148","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76149","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76150","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
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