St-Joseph 2022: Report and top-scoring wines

This is an intense wine with smoky cassis aromas. On the palate the acidity is balanced, though it's really quite extracted. It shows damson and...

Some attractive Christmas spicing to the generous black fruits. Plump, round and fruity, with lovely, silky, supple tannins and a long finish. Particularly successful in...

Relatively light in body for this cuvée, with very fine tannins for the vintage and good acidity. Nice sense of vibrancy, but perhaps not as...

Violets and menthol on the palate, within soft, juicy, succulent tannins. The acidity is a little lower and alcohol a little higher than recent vintages....

A tasting of the four main parts (Les Challaix, Le Clos, La Dardouille and Bachasson) suggests that this will be a vintage that combines power...

Gorgeous nose of violets and pink peppercorns. It's tannic, powerful, but enjoyably strict and straight. Good energy and intensity, not as soupy as some 2022s,...

Savoury herbal notes of juniper and bay leaf. Soft, plump and lush fruit, but all quite contained, focused and well shaped. Structured but not excessively...

Nicely judged oak, with enough fresh, juicy black fruit underneath to cope, though give it time as the oak work is generous. Soft, sweet, luxurious...

Wonderful nose, incredibly expressive, with rose petals, peppercorns, tobacco and herbs – like a Côte Blonde-side Côte-Rôtie. Rather soft on the palate, however, lacking a...

Aromas of earthy blackcurrant, with generous oak spice, cola and clove. It has good acidity and brightness, and no overextraction. An interesting mix between light...

Smoky bacon and violet notes, then full-bodied, generous and concentrated in the mouth. Good acidity and internal freshness, even though the fruit is soft, liqueured...

Full-bodied, this has great fullness and depth. Tannins are robust but should settle in time to produce a complex, satisfying wine. Destemmed fruit; aged for...

Dark and brooding, with peppery spice, vanilla and smoky bacon notes. This has lovely tannic finesse, great energy, bright acidity and tension. It really grips...

Decidedly introverted at the time of tasting, but there's plenty here it’s just all tightly wound for now. Good concentration and tannic load, it's quite...

Classic, spicy, smoky nose with cardamon notes. Bright acidity, with red berries and blackberry flavours. Finishes dry and slightly earthy. Great drinkability, not long but...

A lighter style among the structured 2022s, this is perfumed, fragrant and fresh. It has concentration and depth on the palate, however, with a long,...

Attractive violet and raspberry-scented in style. Silky, pure and rounded, with good acidity. A fairly light, drinkable and charming St-Joseph for early drinking which is...

Full, concentrated, fulsome and juicy, with soft, sweet blackcurrant fruits and generous oak spice. All very well integrated, this will provide some succulent, complex drinking...

Smoky bacon aromas, then a fresh and structured palate with a lovely saline nip and robust, upright tannins. Plenty of acidity, energy and freshness. Long,...

Laying somewhere between fruit, spice and smoke, this has a particularly compelling aromatic display that could only be St-Joseph. Soft and yielding on the palate,...