Bordeaux 2022 vintage will stay in the memory of the world of wine as the exceptional vintage which kept a lot of surprises. The year started well with bud break at a normal date, so the frost in early April did not too much damage. The flowering started in mid-May and in optimal conditions. June brought stormy rains which were able to partially reconstitute de water reserves of the soil, however hail fell locally with sometimes very important...
Karl Todeschini, one of the two Todeschini brothers who steer Mangot and La Brande, prepared several interesting wines to taste. We tasted the splendid La Brande 2022 (92p) from Castillon with an unmistakable aroma of roses, velvety and complex 2023 Mangot (93p), broad-shouldered and dense 2022 (94p). We then tasted a special cuvee from the best parcels of the two vintages of C. Sauvignon, C. Franc, and Merlot, named Distique, in two vintages. Distique 15 (2022 vintage) was intense and tight. 94+p. Distique 16 (2023 vintage) was more elegant and subtle than the 2022 version but almost as splendid. 93+p.
We finished the tasting with a new project of Karl, white wine. He planted Merlot Blanc, a very rare grape variety near La Brande, in 2018. It’s called “Preface,” and 2021 was the first vintage released. This wine sees no oak and is aged in stainless steel vats. We tasted the 2023 version, a delightfully fresh, crisp, and tasteful wine. 91p.
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