Galloni agrees... 2022 Bordeaux is special!

"Ultimately, it is in tasting that the 2022s are most surprising. Alcohols are a bit higher than the norm but not excessively so. Acidities, measured by pH, are also a touch elevated, but also not severely. In short, the 2022s have a sense of balance, of proportion, that is all their own. The best wines are compelling. These are rich, heady young wines with considerable baby fat and plenty of both textural intensity and freshness. Some wines do indeed have elevated alcohols. Others carry a legacy of tannins that did not ripen perfectly. But as a group, the 2022s do not taste like wines from an excessively warm and dry year. Two thousand twenty-two is a vintage where diligent vineyard managers and technical directors were able to make superb wines. The great terroirs shine brightly, but there are also a handful of wines from less highly regarded sites that turned out well because the intense heat allowed the fruit to ripen more fully than it often does. I can’t single out any one appellation as stronger than the others, as there are fabulous 2022s to be found in every region within Bordeaux."
Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media 01/27/25

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