It’s an unusual style of red Hermitage this year: smaller in structure and stature than a usual year. Again, as with other appellations, it’s primarily down to problems with ripening – Guillaume Sorrel said it didn’t rain at all on the hill of Hermitage in June, July or August, and Maxime Chapoutier remembers the mercury hitting 40 ̊C as early as June.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring Hermitage 2022 wines
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Matt Walls’ top-scoring Hermitage 2022 wines:
The wines below scored 92 points and above, and are listed white then red in score order.
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{"wineId":"76098","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76099","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76100","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76101","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76102","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76103","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76104","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76105","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76106","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76107","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76108","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76109","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76110","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76111","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76112","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76113","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76114","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76115","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76116","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76117","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76118","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76119","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76120","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
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