The best value Bordeaux 2022 wines in bottle
There's plenty of value to be found in the excellent 2022 vintage with ripe fruit flavours and early drinkability from all across the Bordeaux region.
We determine a ‘value’ wine at Decanter if it’s priced at, or below, £20 a bottle – or roughly US$25.
However, it depends whether you’re looking for an everyday drinker, something special to share with friends or open on the weekend, or bottles to invest in or lay down.
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Value is a relative term and so is price to some extent. In Bordeaux, en primeur – and subsequent in-bottle prices – are loosely based on supply and demand and not necessarily on quality alone.
The 2022 vintage at the top end was bullishly priced and while many top wines are excellent to drink now you may find some older wines entering their drinking windows at slightly more affordable prices. Those at the lower end however will still provide excellent quality to value ratios as it was an excellent vintage across the board, at all price levels.
The generous weather conditions meant even sites that would usually struggle to achieve ripeness succeeded.
Of course, it’s worth reading tasting notes to discover the style and character of the wines, but as a general rule you can look to the Cru Bourgeois and satellite appellations of Fronsac, Lalande de Pomerol, Castillon, Côtes de Bourg, Blaye and Entre deux Mers for easy drinking, characterful wines that won’t break the bank.
The below wines all received 94 points or more and offer great flavour, structure and drinkability.
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Best value Bordeaux 2022
For around £20/20 euros, I loved:
- Patache d’Aux, Médoc Cru Bourgeois,
- Montlandrie, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux,
- Bel Air Gloria, Haut-Médoc (Cru Bourgeois Supérieur)
- Le Coteau, Margaux
- La Garde, Rouge, Pessac-Léognan
- Bel-Air, Pomerol
Around the £30 mark I really recommend:
- Mongravey, Cru Bourgeois Supérieur Margaux,
- Les Cruzelles Lalande-de-Pomerol,
- Laroque, St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé
- Le Boscq, St-Estèphe Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel
- Clarke, Listrac-Médoc
- Brown, Pessac-Léognan
Overdelivering for their price at or around £50:
- Batailley, Pauillac 5ème Cru Classé
- Branaire-Ducru, St-Julien 2ème Cru Classé
- Cantenac Brown, Margaux 3ème Cru Classé
- Malartic-Lagravière, Pessac-Léognan Cru Classé de Graves
Slightly lower scoring but still excellent;
- Grand Village, Rouge, Bordeaux Supérieur
- Alcée, Castillon Côtes de Bordeaux
- Puybarbe, Côtes de Bourg
- Puygueraud, Francs Côtes de Bordeaux
Tasting notes for all 800 Bordeaux 2022s
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BORDEAUX 2022 IN BOTTLE SCORE TABLE: Top-scoring wines with 93 points or above
Individual appellation analysis and top-scoring wines
Pauillac 2022 | Margaux 2022 | St-Julien 2022 | St-Estèphe 2022 | Pessac-Léognan & Graves | Pomerol 2022 | St-Emilion 2022
Best value Bordeaux 2022 in bottle
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