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Burgundy

Bourgogne 2022: A generous and promising vintage

The 2022 vintage encapsulates what Bourgogne does best: Generosity and promise! After three years of quality without quantity, with yields impacted by weather events, it is certainly welcome, taking some of the pressure off sales and allowing stocks to be built back up. Despite some small disparities depending on the varietal, the vines stood up pretty well to some rather extreme weather and were able to take advantage of the slightest rainfall. As the wines begin the ageing process in cellars stacked up to three barrels high, winemakers and négociants are happy because the 2022 vintage is certain to seduce the palates of wine lovers around the world!

The weather this year was once again extreme, with frost, heatwaves, and drought. Budburst was later than in recent years, which helped protect the vines from April frost. Then, it was the subtle balance between vine and terroir that we can thank for the fact that despite this year's harvest being deprived of water and subjected to four separate heatwaves, it came through unscathed. This balance can be perceived in the musts which, by all accounts, have good degrees of potential alcohol. The wines are revealing quality, with nice concentration and fine balance. And it's a surprising vintage because although the weather was very hot, the wines are vivacious and offer aromas of fresh fruit; the promise of good things to come.

 

White wine
The whites are rounded, smooth, and complex. They are rich and very expressive, with fruity aromas. They are present without being overbearing. In the mouth, notes of fresh fruit and beautiful balance preserve the freshness.

Red wine
The reds are just embarking on the ageing process, and are showing lovely color, smoothness on the tongue, and good concentration. The structure is carried by soft tannins with a roundness coupled with a lovely density. They offer indulgent aromas of ripe red and black fruit.

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California

California 2022, The Tale of Two Harvests

With climate variability as the new normal, Napa Valley grape growers aim to be resilient and adaptable. Their preparation and experience paid off in 2022 as growers faced triple digit heat over five days in September quickly followed by rain that brought harvest to a sudden halt. Winemakers are calling the vintage “the tale of two harvests,” making it one of the more unique vintages in recent history.

The white wine harvest kicked off in early August, followed quickly by red wine varieties. The typical gap between the white and red wine harvest was almost nonexistent, and the frenzied tempo continued until the rains provided winemakers a much needed break. Following the rain, grapes left to hang through October enjoyed mild weather days that allowed winemakers to wait for perfect ripeness.

Winemakers describe 2022 white wines as having perfect acidity and freshness with remarkable flavors and textures, and red wines as excellent structured with deep red colors, luxurious tannins and exquisite fruit-forward aromatics. Winemakers believe the unique weather events that defined the vintage will showcase the full range of flavors that Napa Valley wines are so well known for from crisp and vibrant to dense and powerful.

 

 

 

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Vintage Report

Austrian vintage report 2022

The 2022 growing season has certainly tested Austrian winemakers. At first it looked like it would be a very dry year, if not for occasional showers of rain – which didn't always come at the best of times. However, the great dedication and hard work of Austrian winemakers has been rewarded with ripe, well-balanced white wines with a beautiful display of fruit. The red wines are exceptional, showing power, structure and velvety tannins.

The 2022 vintage was a little more differentiated than in 2021, for example, depending on the region and the grape variety. Overall, however, the 2022 Austrian wines display pronounced maturity, fine fruit and harmonious acidity. The year was characterized by extreme heat and drought in summer, offset somewhat by repeated rains just before the main harvest. This significantly boosted the grape ripening process, but it also meant that winemakers had to act quickly to protect their grapes. With a harvest volume of 2.5 million hectoliters, 2022 is slightly above the long-term average (2.4 million hectoliters).

Niederösterreich (Lower Austria): whites with varietal typicity, ripe reds

Niederösterreich produced ripe white wines with fine fruit aromas and slightly less acidity than in the previous two years. It was also possible to produce dense wines from a single vineyard (Ried) and reserve. The flagship grape variety Grüner Veltliner has delivered a distinct varietal typicity, just like Riesling and Pinot in all its forms. Aromatic varieties such as Sauvignon Blanc, Muskateller and Traminer, as well as regional specialties Roter Veltliner, Zierfandler and Rotgipfler produced impressive results. The red wine centers of Carnuntum and the southern region of Thermen delivered powerful red wines with good structure and ripe tannins. The rare Eiswein could also be harvested in the run-up to Christmas.

Burgenland: powerful reds and sweet wines with pronounced fruit

Burgenland white wines display pronounced fruit notes and distinct varietal characteristics. Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc performed particularly well. The season had everything to make an exceptional vintage of red wine. Powerful, dark and dense red wines with fine structure and ripe tannins are expected in all red wine strongholds. This means that the prerequisites for high-quality rosé wines have also been fully met. The noble sweet wines are also full of promise: a beautiful botrytis formed both in the Seewinkel region and in Rust, providing a good basis for a juicy Prädikatswein with distinct fruit. A few frosty nights in December also made it possible to harvest Eiswein.

Steiermark (Styria): harmonious whites with fine fruits, concise Schilcher

In the three wine-growing regions of the Steiermark, the white wines have developed a lot of juice and power, without losing any of their attractive finesse and structure. Young wines are already very rounded and harmonious. The Sauvignon Blanc, which has now risen to Steiermark's flagship variety, should be particularly good. However, the wines Gelber Muskateller, Morillon (Chardonnay), Pinot Blanc and Welschriesling, as well as the rare Traminer, are also very pleasant. In the Weststeiermark, Schilcher rosé displays a clear texture and distinct aromas of red fruits.

Wien (Vienna): Balanced and rounded Gemischter Satz

The Viennese vineyards located on the outskirts of the city (e.g. on the Nußberg, in Grinzing, Neustift as well as on the Bisamberg and in Mauer) produced grapes with good sugar ripeness and lower acidity. The result was round and well-balanced Wiener Gemischter Satz wines, as well as a harmonious and fruity Riesling. These wines are pleasant a little earlier than the previous year.

Bergland: ripe wines with early harmony, good PIWI varieties

In Cologne, Vorarlberg and Tyrol (Tyrol), winegrowers are delighted with a successful vintage. Thanks to favorable conditions, white and red wines produced equally positive results. In Upper Austria, rapid harvesting and careful selection were necessary to obtain high-quality grapes. The PIWI (fungus resistant) varieties were able to give good results, once again.

 

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The best wines of the 2022 vintage

Name Tb Producer Location
1 Château Mouton-Rothschild 100 Château Mouton-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
2 Château Haut-Brion 100 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
3 Cheval Blanc 100 Château Cheval Blanc Bordeaux, France
4 Château Smith Haut Lafitte 100 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Bordeaux, France
5 Château Ausone 100 Château Ausone Bordeaux, France
6 Pétrus 100 Château Pétrus Pomerol, France
7 Château Cos d'Estournel 100 Château Cos d'Estournel Bordeaux, France
8 Trotanoy 100 Château Trotanoy Bordeaux, France
9 Château Angelus 100 Château Angelus Bordeaux, France
10 Le Pin 100 Le Pin Bordeaux, France
11 Château Margaux 100 Château Margaux Bordeaux, France
12 Vieux Chateau Certan 100 Vieux Château Certan Bordeaux, France
13 Château Palmer 100 Château Palmer Bordeaux, France
14 Château Pontet Canet 100 Château Pontet Canet Bordeaux, France
15 Lafleur 100 Château Lafleur Bordeaux, France
16 Château de Figeac 100 Château de Figeac Bordeaux, France
17 Lafite-Rothschild 100 Château Lafite-Rothschild Bordeaux, France
18 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse 100 Château Beauséjour Duffau-Lagarrosse Bordeaux, France
19 Château Haut-Brion Blanc 100 Château Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
20 Montrose 100 Château Montrose Bordeaux, France
21 Château Canon 100 Château Canon Bordeaux, France
22 Chateau Ducru-Beaucaillou 100 Château Ducru-Beaucaillou Bordeaux, France
23 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande 100 Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande Bordeaux, France
24 Château Latour 100 Château Latour Bordeaux, France
25 Château Les Carmes-Haut-Brion 100 Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
26 La Mission Haut Brion 100 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
27 Château La Conseillante 100 Château La Conseillante Bordeaux, France
28 Château Clinet 100 Château Clinet Bordeaux, France
29 L'Eglise-Clinet 100 Château L'Eglise-Clinet Bordeaux, France
30 Pavie 100 Château Pavie Bordeaux, France
31 La Mondotte 100 La Mondotte Bordeaux, France
32 Romanée Conti 100 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
33 La Tâche 100 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
34 Musigny 100 Domaine Georges Roumier Burgundy, France
35 Montrachet 100 Domaine des Comtes Lafon Burgundy, France
36 L'Extravagant de Doisy Daëne 100 Château Doisy-Daëne Bordeaux, France
37 Grüner Veltliner Wachau DAC Ried Zwerithaler Kammergut Smaragd 100 Weingut Prager Wachau, Austria
38 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Singerriedel Smaragd 100 Weingut Franz Hirtzenberger Wachau, Austria
39 Pingus 100 Dominio de Pingus Ribera del Duero, Spain
40 Léoville-Las Cases 99 Château Léoville-Las Cases Saint-Julien, France
41 Château Calon Ségur 99 Château Calon-Ségur Bordeaux, France
42 Château Troplong-Mondot 99 Château Troplong-Mondot Bordeaux, France
43 Château de Valandraud 99 Château Valandraud Bordeaux, France
44 Bélair Monange 99 Château Bélair Monange Bordeaux, France
45 Château La Fleur-Pétrus 99 Château Lafleur-Pétrus Bordeaux, France
46 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 99 Château Smith Haut Lafitte Bordeaux, France
47 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron 99 Château Pichon-Longueville Baron Bordeaux, France
48 Château Brane-Cantenac 99 Château Brane-Cantenac Bordeaux, France
49 Tertre Roteboeuf 99 Château Tertre Roteboeuf Bordeaux, France
50 Château Léoville Poyferré 99 Château Léoville Poyferré Bordeaux, France
51 La Mission Haut Brion Blanc 99 Château La Mission Haut-Brion Bordeaux, France
52 Château Trottevieille 99 Château Trottevieille Bordeaux, France
53 Château Suduiraut 99 Château Suduiraut Bordeaux, France
54 Château Pavie-Macquin 99 Château Pavie-Macquin Bordeaux, France
55 Clos Fourtet 99 Clos Fourtet Bordeaux, France
56 Le Dôme 99 Le Dome Bordeaux, France
57 Château Violette 99 Château La Violette Bordeaux, France
58 Bonnes Mares Grand Cru 99 Domaine Dujac Burgundy, France
59 Romanee Saint Vivant 99 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Burgundy, France
60 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten Stockkultur 99 Weingut Prager Wachau, Austria
61 Grüner Veltliner Smaragd Achleiten Wachstum Bodenstein 99 Weingut Prager Wachau, Austria
62 Chateau Bellevue-Mondotte 99 Château Bellevue-Mondotte Bordeaux, France
63 Château Coutet 99 Château Coutet Sauternes, France
64 Le Montrachet 99 Domaine Marc Colin Burgundy, France
65 Richebourg 99 Anne Gros Burgundy, France
66 Ruchottes-Chambertin Clos des Ruchottes 99 Domaine Armand Rousseau Burgundy, France
67 Heytesbury Chardonnay 99 Vasse Felix Winery Margaret River, Australia
68 Richebourg 99 Méo-Camuzet Burgundy, France
69 Chambertin 99 Domaine Denis Mortet Burgundy, France
70 Château Péby Faugères 99 Château Péby Faugères Bordeaux, France
71 Domaine de Chevalier 98 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan, France
72 Domaine de Chevalier Blanc 98 Domaine de Chevalier Pessac Leognan, France
73 Château L´Evangile 98 Château L´Evangile Pomerol, France
74 Chateau Leoville-Barton 98 Château Leoville-Barton Bordeaux, France
75 Le Gay 98 Le Gay Bordeaux, France
76 L'If 98 L'If Bordeaux, France
77 Château Petit-Village 98 Château Petit-Village Bordeaux, France
78 Château Pape Clément 98 Château Pape Clément Bordeaux, France
79 Château Rauzan-Ségla 98 Château Rauzan-Ségla Bordeaux, France
80 La Gaffelière 98 Château La Gaffelière Bordeaux, France
81 Château Hosanna 98 Château Hosanna Bordeaux, France
82 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 98 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Bordeaux, France
83 Château de Fargues 98 Château de Fargues Sauternes, France
84 Chateau Certan de May 98 Château Certan de May Bordeaux, France
85 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière 98 Château Canon-La-Gaffelière Bordeaux, France
86 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot 98 Château Beau-Séjour Bécot Bordeaux, France
87 Polish Hill Riesling 98 Grosset Wines South Australia, Australia
88 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 98 Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste Bordeaux, France
89 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru 98 Domaine Duroché Burgundy, France
90 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru 98 Domaine Duroché Burgundy, France
91 Château Guiraud 98 Château Guiraud Bordeaux, France
92 Riesling Wachau DAC Ried Steinporz Smaragd 98 Weingut Franz Hirtzenberger Wachau, Austria
93 Le Montrachet 98 Bouchard Père & Fils Burgundy, France
94 Honivogl Gruner Veltliner Smaragd 98 Weingut Franz Hirtzenberger Wachau, Austria
95 Wachstum Bodenstein Riesling Smaragd 98 Weingut Prager Wachau, Austria
96 Clos des Lambrays 98 Domaine des Lambrays Burgundy, France
97 Château Gazin 98 Château Gazin Bordeaux, France
98 Vieux Château Mazerat 98 Château Teyssier Bordeaux, France
99 Château Climens 98 Château Climens Bordeaux, France
100 Beau Sejour-Becot 98 Château Beauséjour-Bécot Bordeaux, France
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