Top-scoring wines of 2022: 100-point wines
See the wines tasted in 2022 that got a perfect score from our experts, including six Napa Valley Cabernets, five Tuscan wines, three from both Bordeaux and Burgundy, and a Clare Valley Shiraz.
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Below are the 22 wines that received the ‘perfect’ score of 100 points, a tiny percentage of the thousands of wines tasted this year – the database now standing at more than 65,000 wines.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for the 22 100-point wines tasted in 2022
The wines come from a range of regions, from Burgundy to Rhône, and Napa Valley to Clare Valley.
Some were from special producer vertical tastings – such as one wine from the Château Figeac: 17 vintages from 1947 to 2019 article, or producer profiles including Roagna: Producer profile & 11 wines tasted, which provided a brace of wines in this line-up.
Tuscany’s Tua Rita estate also delivered a pair of 100-pointers, while Napa Valley takes the spoils with an incredible six wines, all originally appearing in our Napa Cabernet 2019: full vintage report and top-scoring wines.
See all the wines tasted this year in score order
Away from Napa, the New World was als0 represented by a South Australian Shiraz, while both mature Bordeaux and Burgundy make the cut, the latter being a gem from our Money-no-object Burgundy wines for Christmas feature.
The sole white wine on the list also made it into Charles Curtis MW: my top 10 wines of 2022, while sweet wines’ only representative is Quinta do Noval’s iconic Nacional, which first featured in Quinta do Noval: a decade of declarations.
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Domaine Coche-Dury, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 2014
Enjoyed over dinner in Burgundy after tasting many truly lovely wines, this wine could erase your memory of anything else. It is a riveting...
2014
Domaine Coche-DuryCorton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
Allegrini, Fieramonte, Amarone della Valpolicella, Classico, Veneto, Italy, 2015
One of two Allegrini wines making their debut on the Place de Bordeaux this year. From an 8ha vineyard at 415m. Richly scented on the...
2015
AllegriniAmarone della Valpolicella
AXR, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, California, USA, 2019
Deep layers of gravelly, alluvial loam soils in the 36.4ha Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard play a critical factor in the low pH levels from Cabernet...
2019
AXRNapa Valley
Château Figeac, St-Émilion, 1er Grand Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 1964
Superb nose mingling leather, ripe fruit, herbs, spices, menthol, and a hint of graphite and flowers. The velvety yet sharply defined mouthfeel is juicy and...
1964
Château FigeacSt-Émilion
Château Lafleur, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 1982
A strong nose full of iodine, blood - so Lafleur in the aromatics - earthy, salted caramel, salted chocolate and red fruit. An animal savouriness...
1982
Château LafleurPomerol
Château Latour, Pauillac, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2010
Just over a third of the harvest made it into the grand vin to give a wine of startling concentration and purity, with lovely, forward...
2010
Château LatourPauillac
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Romanée-Conti Grand Cru Monopole, Burgundy, France, 2019
Although picked on the same day, the reserved Romanée-Conti is evolving differently than the explosive La Tâche. Tasted out of barrel, the wine was...
2019
Domaine de la Romanée-ContiRomanée-Conti Grand Cru Monopole
Domaine Ponsot, Cuvée Vieilles Vignes, Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Burgundy, France, 1971
This is an intense, concentrated, delicious wine. The colour is concentrated, and the nose has much more primary fruit than the 1979, with notes of...
1971
Domaine PonsotClos de la Roche Grand Cru
Domaine Yves Gangloff, La Barbarine, Côte-Rôtie, Rhône, France, 2019
To attempt to describe the aroma, star anise and sandalwood would be suitable descriptors - but this is so pure and harmonious that this really...
2019
Domaine Yves GangloffCôte-Rôtie
Favia, Cerro Sur, Napa Valley, Coombsville, California, USA, 2019
A new addition to the Place de Bordeaux this year - the eponymous project of husband and wife duo; viticulturist Annie Favia and winemaker Andy...
2019
FaviaNapa Valley
Frescobaldi, Castelgiocondo Ripe al Convento Riserva, Brunello di Montalcino, Tuscany, Italy, 2016
Mocha notes on the nose, coffee, cola, vanilla, cinnamon and pink flowers. Fresh with a tannic hold, ample, massy and fleshy but with such clear...
2016
FrescobaldiBrunello di Montalcino
Harlan Estate, Napa Valley, California, USA, 2019
Tasted with winemaker Cory Empting and director of winegrowing Bob Levy at Harlan Estate. Fresh and approachable, with the elegance and structural integrity to last...
2019
Harlan EstateNapa Valley
Jim Barry, The Armagh Shiraz, Clare Valley, South Australia, Australia, 2018
A meaty, savoury, spiced nose, something so welcoming about it, warm and friendly with a touch of perfume, dark chocolate, cinnamon and pink peppercorn to...
2018
Jim BarryClare Valley
Lithology, Beckstoffer To Kalon Vineyard, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 2019
<p>From the Beckstoffer To Kalon vineyard, blocks C, D and E. Each block is fermented separately in a mix of oak, stainless steel and concrete...
2019
LithologyNapa Valley
M Chapoutier, De l'Orée, Hermitage, Rhône, France, 2014
This immediately exhibits the spellbinding, rich complexity that characterises this Hermitage cuvée. A really special, luxurious aromatic display that includes mango and raw cream. It’s...
2014
M ChapoutierHermitage
Roagna, Pajé Vecchie Viti, Barbaresco, Barbaresco, Piedmont, Italy, 2016
The term 'vecchie viti' is not officially recognised by the law but is displayed on some labels to indicate the use of old vines -...
2016
RoagnaBarbaresco
Roagna, Pira Riserva, Barolo, Castiglione Falletto, Piedmont, Italy, 2006
The black label ('etichetta nera') from Pira is a Barolo Riserva, and this 2006 is the latest release. Muscular and reductive at first, it is...
2006
RoagnaBarolo
Screaming Eagle, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 2019
Power and intensity balanced by so much freshness, tension and energy – quite remarkable. Aromas lead with beautifully delineated black and blue fruits, pops of...
2019
Screaming EagleNapa Valley
Tua Rita, Redigaffi, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2019
Owner Stefano Frascolla describes 2019 as 'a dream vintage' and describes how the vines 'underwent all the stages of their phenolic development at the optimum...
2019
Tua RitaToscana
Tua Rita, Redigaffi, Toscana, Tuscany, Italy, 2016
The 2016 Redigaffi is a wine of exquisite harmony and balance. It is still a wine I love. For Frascolla, '2016 was very, very good...
2016
Tua RitaToscana
Vine Hill Ranch, VHR Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Oakville, California, USA, 2019
Fresh, enticing aromas of sappy red and black fruits, leather, sandalwood, cassis, violets and sweet cedar. Gorgeous on entry, brimming with elegance in its finely...
2019
Vine Hill RanchNapa Valley
Quinta do Noval, Nacional, Douro Valley, Portugal, 2017
Harvested quite early on 15th September, Christian Seely describes this as ‘one of the greatest Nacionals we have ever produced’. Still closed in on the...
2017
Quinta do Noval
