The 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape buying guide and vintage report is so extensive, covering almost 150 wines, that we divided our Southern Rhone Wine guide into two parts. Part 1 covers wines A-O, and Part 2 wraps everything up with the remaining wines, 2022 Chateauneuf du Pape Part 1, Wines A-O
2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vintage and Harvest Report
The 2022 Châteauneuf-du-Pape wines come from a vintage impacted by drought, heat, and hailstorms. It was also an early harvest, with some growers picking grapes two weeks ahead of schedule. So, what does all that mean? Expect low yields, which means less wine available. Results will vary, with some producers making excellent wines while others struggle to produce their best.
The rainy winter helped refill water tables, aiding growers through the drought. Budbreak appeared near the end of March, just before another frost hit. Hail struck the vineyards in early June and again later that month. Veraison began by mid-July under very warm, hot, and dry conditions, averaging 39°C, 102°F! The story had two sides—some much-needed rain fell, providing vital nourishment to the vines. However, the mid-August rains brought another destructive hailstorm.
Because the harvest was early, white wine grapes started as early as August 17, with red grapes harvested just one week later. Alcohol levels were kept in check, but producers adapted their approach based on their vines and vision, resulting in a diverse range of wines and styles. Overall, 2022 is a better vintage than 2021. Many excellent wines are produced, with some producers creating truly special bottles worth your attention.
Hail attacked the vines fiercely again on August 14 and 15, destroying a large area of vines. This is why many producers couldn’t produce their top cuvées. On the bright side, the remaining juice often used in the Cuvees has been blended into the traditional wines, adding a bit more character, and complexity. There are some very nice wines, check out the notes ad reviews.
2022 Chateauneuf du Pape report and tasting notes for all the top wines
2022 3 Cellier Alchimie – Cherries and strawberries form the core here. Medium-bodied, fresh, fruity, and forward, the finish delivers more of those ripe, red berries with ease. You can enjoy this with pleasure upon release. Drink from 2025-2031. 90 Pts
2022 3 Cellier Etoiles Perdues – Produced from an interesting blend of 50% Mourvedre, and 50% Vaccarese, the wine is rich, lush, meaty, dark, and fruity, with a chalk-edged finish. This was my time tasting this unique wine. Drink from 2027-2038. 93 Pts
2022 Albin Jacumin La Begude Des Papes – Silky, elegant, sweet, juicy, and fresh, this is already delivering a lot of pleasure with its essence of kirsch, black raspberries, and spice. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release, and it is going to age as well. The wine blends about 70% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 12% Mourvedre, and 3% Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Albin Jacumin My Grenache – Coming in at a whopping 16% ABV, this is big, but not over the top. Ripe, but not overripe, the wine is hot, with a scorched quality to the fruits, along with raisins and figs. The wine is produced from 100% old vine Grenache, aged in a combination of demi-muids and amphora. My guess is, this will be at its best in its youth. Drink from 2025-2032. 91 Pts
2022 Albin Jacumin a Aime – Black cherries, black raspberries, mint, and garrigue show easily in the nose, and on the palate. A bit firm in style, give it a year or two to see if it softens and fills out. This is one of the few wines produced from a blend of all 13 allowable, red varieties, though with a large percentage of Grenache in the blend. Drink from 2024-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Andre Brunel Cuvee Centenaire – Elegant, sophisticated, and already charming, the wine shows off its core of sweet, ripe, kirsch, strawberry, and cherries, complicated by thyme, pepper, herbs, and spice with ease. Texturally, this is simply fabulous. And it is going to drink well almost on release. The wine is made from 100% old vine Grenache from vines that are well over 100 years of age, which give this good concentration and depth of flavor. Drink from 2027-2040. 95 Pts
2022 Andre Brunel Cuvée Réservée – Light, bright, fresh, forward, and fruity, this early-drinking, ready-to-go, well-priced charmer serves up its core of sweet, red fruits, with just the right hint of spice with ease. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release. Drink from 2025-2030. 88 Pts
2022 Andre Mathieu – Garrigue, and kirsch aromas fill in the nose. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, fruity, and forward, with its kirsch-filled palate, you can enjoy this with ease on release. The wine comes from 100 year old Grenache vines, with Mourvedre, Syrah, and other AOC allowed grape varieties in the blend. Drink from 2025-2030. 90 Pts
2022 Andre Mathieu La Centenaire – Dried flowers, cherries, red plums, kirsch, licorice, and raspberries, with the right amount of garrigue define the wine. Medium-bodied, soft, fresh, and fruity, the sweetness in the fruits on the palate, and in the finish works well here. The wine comes from 100% year old Grenache, with Mourvedre, Syrah and other AOC allowed grape varieties. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Baron de Montfaucon Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Dried flowers, raspberries, and bright kirsch define the core of this wine. Medium-bodied, almost, but not quite light, it is fresh, vibrant, and ready to deliver its strawberry and minty charms. The wine is made from a blend of 92% Grenache with 8% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2029. 89 Pts
2022 Baron de Montfaucon Cuvee Bimard – Bright, elegant, fresh, and fruity, the wine is on the lighter side with sweetness, and charm, but, not a lot of depth. The wine blends Grenache, Cinsault ,and Mouvedre from the estates oldest vines. This can be enjoyed on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Beaucastel – Elegant, sweet, juicy, and fresh, there is a purity to the sweet kirsch that defines the wine. The finish focuses on its mineral characteristics that accompany the raspberries, kirsch, and cherries. This is a knockout wine for the vintage. Drink from 2027-2042. 93 Pts
2022 Beaucastel Hommage a Jacques Perrin – In serious contention for wine of the vintage, again, right off the bat, with its deep hue, it’s looking good. Powerful, concentrated, deep and intense, the nose explodes with its array of dried flowers, spices, Dark in color, in fact, this is the darkest wine of the vintage, the aromatic profile shows its complex array of black cherries, black raspberries, blackberries, smoke, thyme, and peppery herbs. The palate is even better with its seamless layers of spicy, deep, dark red, and black fruits. There is lift, length, purity, and intensity that are impossible to ignore. The wine blends 60% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 10% Syrah, and 10% Counoise. Like all the great vintages of Hommage, this is a wine for patient collectors as you need to give it at least 10 years of aging, and 20 would be even better! Though, for Hommage, this will deliver pleasure relatively early in its life. Drink from 2030-2055. 98 Pts
2022 Beauchene Grande Réserve – Quite floral in nature, from there, you find a myriad of red berries on the nose. On the palate, the wine is fresh, vibrant, forward, and fruity, with a minty accent to the strawberries and raspberries in the finish. Drink from 2024-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Beauchene Vignobles de la Serriere – Herbs, peppery spice, and black raspberry aromas are easily identifiable. The palate is light, bright, fresh, clean, and pure, as well as open, so you can enjoy it on release. The wine blends 75% Grenache, 20% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2031. 88 Pts
2022 Boutiniere Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Sweet, ripe, round, juicy, strawberries and cherries with a spicy, herb-tinted edge are already a pleasure to taste. This is ready-to-go on release. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Boutiniere Grande Reserve – The Domaine’s old vine Cuvee kicks off with flowers, kirsch, tobacco, mint, garrigue, and earthy black plums. Sweet, round, fresh, and fruity, this is going to be quite nice for at least a decade or longer, plus you should be able to enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Brotte Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Barville – Flowers, kirsch, and raspberries form the character here. Medium bodied, with a fresh, juicy, vibrant center filled with kirsch, raspberries, and strawberry. This is going to be good on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 89 Pts
2022 Brotte, Chateau de Barville, Les Hauts de Barville – Herb-tinted cherries, and kirsch are what you find on the nose, and on the medium-bodied, energetic, vibrant palate. There is a nice, sweet, kirsch profile that fills the end notes here. Forward in style, this is going to be easy to imbibe on release. The wine blends 70% Grenache, 15% Mourvedre, and 15% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2032.
90 Pts
2022 Cabrieres Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Cherries, and herbs with a chalky, firm texture, and a medium-body are going to be at their best in their youth, before the fruit, and its minty undertones fade. Drink from 2025-2029. 88 Pts
2022 Chante Cigale – Cherries, strawberries, spice, and flowers fill the perfume. The palate is medium-bodied, sweet, and vibrant, not overly concentrated. Instead, it relies on its elegance and fruits, with just a hint of cocoa in the finish. The wine was made from a blend of 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, and 5% Cinsault. Drink from 2022-36. 91 Pts
2022 Chapoutier Croix de Bois – Strong garrigue notes with thyme, flowers, and peppery accents adding complexities to the red fruits in the perfume. On the palate, the wine is soft, lush, round, and fresh, sweetness, and lift to its layers of kirsch, and a fun touch of citrus that pops in at the end of the finish. Drink from 2026-2038. 93 Pts
2022 Charbonniere Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Mint leaf, herbs, and sweet, red berries pop in the nose. The palate is even better with its display of fresh, silky, red fruits that linger with fresh, juicy kirsch.. You can enjoy this on release and for close to a decade after that. Drink from 2025-2033. 91 Pts
2022 Charbonniere Mourre des Perdrix – Soft, lush, polished, and expressive, the wine exudes charm in its display of polished, fresh cherries, kirsch, and peppery strawberries, with the perfect drop of spicy chocolate that comes in at the end of the finish. The wine blends Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and a dash of Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2035. 92 Pts
2022 Charvin – Medium-bodied, elegant, fresh, vibrant medium-bodied, and ready-to-go, the wine quickly leads you to its core of kirsch, and black raspberries, with their peppery edge in the mid-palate, that continues through to its finish. The wine was made blending roughly 82% Grenache, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre, 4% Counoise, and 4% Vaccarese. Drink from 2025-2037. 92 Pts
2022 Château Sixtine Cuvee du Vatican – Flowers, licorice, black raspberries, herbs, and dark cherries pack the palate, and the perfume. There is lift, concentration, and energy here with a cherry filled finish. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Clos Saint Michel Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Licorice, smoke, and black raspberries create the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, polished, and fruity, with sweet, kirsch that has an intriguing touch of spice, and orange rind. The wine is a blend of 40% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and 30% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Clos Saint Michel Grand Vin – The oak is quite strong at the moment, needing time to come together. The wine is also quite reductive and pushed, with an off aromatic quality. I’ve preferred several previous vintages. Perhaps time will help the wine come together. The wine blends 50% Grenache with 50% Syrah. Drink from 2027-2036. 88 Pts
2022 Clos Saint Michel Reservee – Garrigue, cherries, licorice, and spice form the core of the personality here. The palate is fruity, soft, and fresh, with a peppery edge to its kirsch and strawberry character. The wine typically blends 40% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and 30% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2035. 92 Pts
2022 Clos de l’Oratoire des Papes Cuvee Les Choregies – Round, and creamy, the wine is all about its core of supple, sweet, fresh, and fruity character that exudes cherries, kirsch, and peppery strawberries. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Clos du Calvaire Les Terres de la Crau – Smoke, mint, and garrigue, with strawberries, and kirsch fill the perfume. The palate is loaded with sweet, fresh, juicy, ripe, red pit fruits. Lively, as well as hit, due to its 15.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2037. 90 Pts
2022 Clos du Calvaire Pere Pape – Vibrant, fresh, and juicy, with a core of bright, crisp, red cherries, strawberries, and kirsch, is what you find in this medium-bodied, forward wine. At 15.5% ABV, the wine is a bit hot on the palate. Drink from 2027-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Comte de Lauze – Garrigue, black pepper, and a bit too much brett to accompany the earthy, red berry underbelly here. Firm, bright, crisp, and peppery on the palate, the wine is ready to go. The wine was made from blending 80% Grenache with 20% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2031. 88 Pts
2022 Comte de Lauze Reserve de la Comtesse – Earthy, garrigue-filled wine with accents of tobacco and mint leaves in the nose. The palate is all about its tart, kirsch, and cherry core of fruits. Full-bodied, youthful, and firm, give it a year or two, and it is good to go. The wine blends 60% Grenache with 40% Syrah. Drink from 2027-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Consonniere – Light, chalky, red berry, and thyme filled. medium bodied, soft, forward, easy drinking wine that will be charming in its youth. The wine was produced blending 80% Grenache with 20% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2031. 88 Pts
2022 Cote de lAnge Chateauneuf-du-Pape – There is a true depth of flavor in the wines core of black cherries, black raspberries, and licorice. Round, soft, and lush, there is also a touch of heat on the palate that comes along with its 15.8% ABV. You can enjoy this powerful, fruit-filled, forward wine on release. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Cristia Chateauneuf du Pape – Peppery raspberries, flowers, cherries, and licorice form the perfume. The palate continues along that same line with soft, refined, fresh, and fruity, raspberries, strawberries, and, sweet, peppery, juicy kirsch. This is going to be delicious on release. The wine was made by blending 85% Grenache and 15% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2035. 93 Pts
2022 Cristia Vieilles Vignes – Flowers, leafy herbs, mint, licorice, and cherries fill the nose. The palate is even better with a sensuous, silky display of cherries, kirsch, and peppery spices. This is a big success for the vintage. The wine was made using 100% old-vine Grenache. Drink from 2025-2038. 95 Pts
2022 Crous St. Martin Hommage a L’an 1879 – Medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, and fruity, with sweet, raspberries, kirsch, and peppery herbs on the palate and in the finish. The wine blends 80% Grenache with 10% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 De Ferrand Chateauneuf du Pape – Raspberries, flowers, and strawberries permeate the perfume. Elegant, soft, fresh, and fruity, with sweet raspberries and cherries that fill in the core of the wine, this is already offering a lot of charm. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 De Ferrand La Gariguette – Bright, fresh, and floral, with a focus on its core of vibrant strawberries and raspberries. Forward, soft, and ready to go, you can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Domaine Santa Duc La Crau Ouest – Elegant, vibrant, fresh, long, silky, and packed from start to finish with layers of sweet, ripe, lifted, perfumed kirsch, raspberries, cherries, peppery spices, and flowers. The purity in the fruits, and refined textures are sublime. This would be a gem in any vintage. But its an amazing success in this vintage! The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache from the La Crau lieu-dit, and was aged in terra cotta, Amphora jars. Drink from 2026-2040. 96 Pts
2022 Domaine Santa Duc Habemus Papam – Deep, and just a bit dark, with its black cherries, wild strawberries, and peppery-edged, black raspberries. There is a slightly firm palate presence, coupled with a savory edge, before you find its core of red fruits. Give it a year, or two in the bottle, and enjoy it over the next 12-15 years. The wine was made from blending close to 64% Grenache 25% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2027-2040. 93 Pts
2022 Domaine Santa Duc Le Pied de Baud – Bright, fresh, sweet and juicy, this is all about its vibrant, sapid waves of ripe, red fruits with their peppery herbs, and exotic hint of citrus that shines at the end of the finish. Elegant, refined, and forward, this is going to offer its wealth of pleasure on release. The wine was produced from moistly old vine Grenache, with Mourvedre, and Cinsault in the blend. Drink from 2025-2037. 94 Pts
2022 Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges – The wine opens with notes of wild flowers, white pepper and kirsch. The palate is refined, soft, and accessible, delivering its layers of ripe, supple-textured, refined cherries, and strawberries with just a hint of spice, and herbs, which adds complexity. The wine blends close to 90% Grenache, with 9% Mourvedre, and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Domaine Santa Duc Les Saintes Vierges – The wine opens with notes of wild flowers, white pepper and kirsch. The palate is refined, soft, and accessible, delivering its layers of ripe, supple-textured, refined cherries, and strawberries with just a hint of spice, and herbs, which adds complexity. The wine blends close to 90% Grenache, with 9% Mourvedre, and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Domaine des Peres de L’Eglise Le Calice de Saint-Pierre – Garrigue, flowers, and earthy kirsch create the nose. Medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh, and on the peppery side of the style range with a spicy kick the strawberries, kirsch, and raspberries in the lifted finish. Drink from 2025-2036. 91 Pts
2022 Domaine du Bois de Saint-Jean – Light, bright, fruity, and fresh, this is going to be quite easy to enjoy on release for its forward, easy-drinking, red berry personality. The wine was produced from 100% Grenache. You can drink this on release. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
2022 Elodie Jaume Cabrières – Quite floral in its aromatic profile, the wine is vibrant, bright, crisp, and focused on its core of raspberries, strawberry, and peppery kirsch in the nose, and on the energetic, peppery, minty palate. Drink from 2025-2032. 91 Pts
2022 Famille Isabel Ferrando Blanc Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Picture white peaches with freshly squeezed lemons and white flowers, and you get the idea. On the palate, the wine is loaded with sweet lemons with a touch of honey. There is good lift to the fresh finish with a touch of orange rind that comes in on the backend. The wine blends 70% Clairette with 30% Roussanne,, You can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025 – 2031. 93 Pts
2022 Famille Isabel Ferrando Colombis – The perfume is like walking into a flower shop with baskets of red fruits, kirsch, licorice, and herbs on the counters. The wine is fresh, bright, and energetic, finishing with layers of elegant, sweet, juicy, ripe kirsch, cherries, and strawberries exuding purity that linger, and build. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache. Give it just a year or two and this beauty will be good to go. Drink from 2026 – 2042. 96 Pts
2022 Famille Isabel Ferrando Saint Prefert – Lavender, white flowers, and dried roses kick off the perfume before you jump into all the sweet, ripe, kirsch, cherries, and raspberries, with their herbal edge. Fresh, vibrant, elegant, and aromatic, the finish continues the theme here with its layers of refined, soft, elegant red berries, with endnotes of kirsch that linger on the palate. The wine was made from 100% old vine Grenache. Give it just a year in the bottle and this beauty will be good to go. Drink from 2026-2038. 95 Pts
2022 Fines Roches Cuvée des Fines Roches – Flowers, cherries, kirsch, and raspberries are all over the nose, and the soft, elegant, and refined, kirsch packed palate. Drink from 2025-2034. 91 Pts
2022 Fines Roches de Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Licorice and peppery cherries define the wine in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, fruit-forward, vibrant, sweet, and tart, juicy wine. This should be just great on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Font de Courtedune – Quite floral in the nose, the wine is medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh, and fruity, with a focus on its core of raspberries, kirsch, and cherries. This medium-bodied, early-drinking charmer will be ready to go on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Fontavin Cuvee David et Goliat – Flowers, red fruits, incense, and spice form the perfume. On the palate, the wine is ripe, sweet, fresh, and fruity, with a core of supple, red fruits that offer length, and a creamy-textural profile, with a chocolate tones that show up in the finish. The wine is produced from 95% old vine Grenache and 5% Syrah and is aged in a combination of new oak barrels. Drink from 2026-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Fontavin Trilogies – The touch of mint flowers, and garrigue adds to all of the kirsch, and strawberry that define the wine. Everything is wrapped up nicely with the sweet, kirsch that fills the finish. The wine was produced blending 80% Grenachre, 15% Syrah, and 5% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2035. 92 Pts
2022 Galevan Chateauneuf du Pape – Dried flowers, garrigue, mint, and peppery red fruits start the wine off aromatically. On the palate, the wine is light/medium-bodied, bright, and fresh, finishing with strawberries and raspberry notes. The wine was produced using about 90% Grenache with the rest of the blend taken up with Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
2022 Galevan St. Georges – Produced from 100% old vine Grenache, the wine kicks off with a display of black cherries, garrigue, flowers mint, and smoke. The palate is even better with its wealth of cherries, and herb-tinted kirsch, finishing with a supple, fruity note that sticks with you. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Gardine Cuvee de Generations – Espresso, incense, and dark red fruits fill the nose. The palate is round, fruity, forward, and polished, with a strong touch of wood in the finish. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Giraud Chateauneuf du Pape – Ready-to-go. this medium-bodied charmer already pops with its floral, and kirsch packed nose. The palate is fresh, sweet, ripe, soft, and vibrant, leaving you with a basket of strawberries, cherries, and peppery raspberries. This is going to be delicious on release. The wine was made from 100% Grenache. Drink from 2025-2034. 92 Pts
2022 Giraud Les Gallimardes – Thyme, raspberries, strawberry, olives and spice worn in tandem in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, lifted, fresh, fruity palate. You can drink this young or age for a year or two for more aromatic nuances. The wine was made from blending 90% Grenache with 10% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2038. 94 Pts
2022 Grand Tinel Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Spicy raspberries, herbs, and strawberry aromatics show off in the perfume. Medium-bodied, refined, and fresh, the kirsch oriented finish finishes with vibrant raspberries, with a touch of white pepper in the finish. This should deliver quite nice, near term drinking. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 Grand Veneur Les Origines – Black cherries and flowers create the perfume. The palate is rich, chewy, and fruity, with loads of peppery cherries, chalk, spices, and herbs. The wine is generally produced from blending 50% old vine Grenache, 30% Mourvedre, and 20% Syrah. Drink from 2026-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Janasse Chateauneuf du Pape – Strawberries, flowers, cherries, and thyme fill the perfume. The palate is soft, sweet, fresh, and fruity, with ample strawberries and peppery, black raspberries in the finish. The wine blends 65% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 5% Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Janasse Vieilles Vignes – Rich, ripe, round, full-bodied, and packed with black cherries, licorice, herbs, cocoa, and black raspberries, with a creamy texture, the wine leaves you with layers 0f supple-textured, dark, red fruits. The wine is a blend of 85% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% Mourvedre. Drink from 2027-2038. 94 Pts
2022 Jas de Bressy Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Medium-bodied, sweet, vibrant, and fruity, with a focus on its core of black raspberries, strawberries, and chalky cherries. You can enjoy this on release. The wine blends mostly Grenache with Syrah, and Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2030. 90 Pts
2022 Jean Pierre Boisson Domaine du Pere Caboche Vieille Vignes Elisabeth Chambellan – Leafy herbs, smoke, mint, orange rind, and raspberries fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is elegant, fresh, and vibrant, with layers of raspberries, citrus, and spice, with a peppery edge. You can enjoy this with pleasure on release. The wine is made utilizing a large percentage of Grenache, with Syrah, and Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2035. 92 Pts
2022 L’Oratoire des Papes Chateauneuf du Pape – Medium-bodied, fresh, fruity, and polished, there is a cool touch of mint, and hint of cocoa that adds to the sweet, red berries in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine is a blend of 80% Grenache with Syrah, and Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2032. 90 Pts
2022 LAbbe Dine – Soft, supple, red fruits, with black cherry accents in a forward, soft, accessible, open style that already delivers a lot of fruit-filled charm. Drink from 2025-2034. 91 Pts
2022 LAbbe Dine La Reserve des Cieux – Flowers. spice, smoke, and raspberries are all over the place, in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, soft, sweet, fresh, vibrant, juicy, kirsch-filled palate. This should be ready to go on release. The wine is always produced using 100% old-vine Grenache. Drink from 2025 – 2036 92 Pts
2022 LArnesque – Thyme, cherries, and smoked herbs fill the nose. The palate is round, soft, supple, and fruity, with an edge to its cherry and kirsch side of the style range, with a hint of cocoa, and citrus that comes in at the end of the finish. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 LHarmas – Garrigue and red fruits blend together in the nose and on the medium-bodied, forward palate. Slightly edgy, with a mineral essence in the peppery finish, the wine finishes a bit chunky in texture. The wine blends 70% Grenache with 30% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2031. 89 Pts
2022 La Barroche Cuvee Julien Barrot – Flowers, garrigue, and kirsch nuances open the perfume. Sweet, fruity, juicy, and packed with ripe black, with red cherries, kirsch, and spice, the wine is soft, elegant, and sensuous. Drink from 2025-2035. 93 Pts
2022 La Barroche Fiancee – With a strong sense of flowers to get the perfume going, from there you find thyme. garrigue, and ripe kirsch notes. On the palate, there is the perfect touch of spice adding to the wines core of peppery black cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, olives and kirsch. The vivid finish lingers. The wine was made blending 50% Grenache with 50% Syrah. Drink from 2026-2038. 95 Pts
2022 La Bastide Saint-Dominique Les Hesperides – Flowers, thyme, cherries, spice, and pepper form the aromatic profile. The palate is loaded with sweet, supple-textured red fruits, with a focus on sweet cherries, and kirsch, with a hint of cocoa on the backend. While forward in style this will also age quite well. The wine blends 50% Grenache and 50% Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2040. 94 Pts
2022 La Bastide Saint-Dominique Les Secrets de Pignan – Ripe, lush, silky, and vibrant, the wine is packed with layers of sweet, kirsch, strawberry, chocolate, and black raspberries. Elegant, as well as rich, this is one of the wines of the vintage. The wine is made from 100% old vine Grenache. Drink from 2026-2040. 95 Pts
2022 La Fagotiere – Fruity, fresh, medium-bodied, and forward, the wine quickly focuses you on its core of kirsch, accompanied by a fresh, leafy, herbal edge. You can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 89 Pts
2022 La Mereuille – Garrigue, spice, underbrush, and earthy red berries define the core of the wine. The palate is medium-bodied, open, and fruity, with a light, fresh, raspberry finish. The wine was made from blending 70% Grenache, with Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsault. Drink 2025-2031. 89 Pts
2022 La Nerthe Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Dried herbs, forest floor, and red fruits in the nose get the wine going. On the palate, the wine is round, soft, and polished with sweetness in the mid-palate and in the finish. Drink from 2025-2033. 92 Pts
2022 La Nerthe Cuvee des Cadettes – Espresso, flowers, herbs, and black cherries, with a touch of cocoa fill the nose. On the palate the wine is ripe, round, rich, and full, with a strong oak component, sweetness, and texture to the lush, red fruits, but demanding at least a few years to come together before its ready to drink. The wine is made from 40% old vine Grenache, 40% Mourvedre, and 20% Syrah. Drink from 2027-2040. 92 Pts
2022 Le Clos du Caillou La Reserve – One of the darker, deeper wines of the vintage, here you find a wine packed with peppery black cherries, black raspberries, licorice, and kirsch. There is depth and concentration with round, push textures and layers of spicy, dark berries that build as they linger on your palate. This would be a great success in any vintage, but in 2022, this is an amazing achievement! The wine is produced from a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre. Drink from 2027-2045. 97 Pts
2022 Le Clos du Caillou Les Quartz – Your nose is greeted by a mélange of spicy, pepper, cherries, black raspberries, strawberries, kirsch, licorice, and flowers. Medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, and fruity, the finish packs in more of those sweet, red fruits making you want to take another refreshing sip. The wine is made using 75% Grenache and 25% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Le Clos du Caillou Les Safres Blanc – Flowers, tropical fruits, citrus rind, white peach and apricots create the nose. The palate is packed with fresh, creamy yellow and white citrus with a spicy edge and a touch of orange and white pepper in the backend of the finish. The wine blends equal parts of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, and Roussanne. Drink from 2023-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Le Mourre – Black raspberries, herbs, and flowers already shine in this medium-bodied, soft, fruity, elegant charmer. I like the refreshing touch of mint, with its hint of cocoa that comes in at the end of the finish. 85% Grenache, with Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Le Serre des Mourres Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Garrigue, mint, flowers, and juicy, wild strawberries fill the perfume. The wine quickly focuses you on its core of cherries, strawberries, strong garrigue notes, and pepper which is there from start to finish. The wine typically blends 70% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre and 10% Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2034. 90 Pts
2022 Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) – Vibrant, fresh, clean, ripe, red fruits are all over the place, in the heavily-perfumed nose, and on the medium-bodied, refined, lively, elegant, soft-textured, peppery, red fruit filled palate. This will be absolutely delicious on release. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Maison Camille des Songes de Camille – Herb-tinted strawberries and raspberry aromas open the wine. The palate is medium-bodied, vibrant, and fresh, with sweetness and lift, but not quite enough body. The wine will show perfectly on release. Drink from 2025-2032. 88 Pts
2022 Manissy Florian Andre – Fresh, forward, lighter styled, early-drinking charmer with a core of raspberries, strawberry, and kirsch. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
2022 Marcoux Chateauneuf du Pape – Supple, elegant, ripe, fresh, and pure, this is all about its core of vibrant, refined, sweet, red cherries, kirsch, strawberry, thyme, and exotic hint of orange rind that shows up at the end of the finish. Drink from 2026-2038. 92 Pts
2022 Marrenon Les Roches d’Or – Light, soft, and fruity, with a core of sweet, juicy, peppery red berries that is going to be perfect to enjoy on release for all of its sweet kirsch and raspberry notes. Drink from 2025-2031. 88 Pts
2022 Mas Grange Blanche la Font de Bessounes – Flowers, thyme, oregano, and kirsch notes fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, soft, and fresh, with a kirsch-filled personality. Drink from 2025-2034. This will drink just fine on release. The wine blends Grenache, Syrah, and Mourvedre. Drink from 2024 – 2034. 91 Pts
2022 Mas Saint Louis Chateauneuf du Pape – Strawberry, cherry, kirsch, and gariggue open the wine aromatically. Spicy, soft, vibrant, peppery red berries hit the palate and carry through to the, fresh, almost minty finish. Drink from 2025-2032. 89 Pts
2022 Mas de Boislauzon Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Notes of peppery red fruits, flowers, and thyme permeate the nose, and the palate of this fresh, and fruity, dark berry filled, round, creamy wine that leaves you with loads of peppery black raspberries, and licorice on the palate, and in the herb-tinted finish. The wine was made from blending mostly Grenache with a healthy dose of Mourvedre. Drink from 2025-2036. 92 Pts
2022 Maucoil Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Peppery red fruits and garrigue are already on display in the perfume. On the medium-bodied palate, you find those same characteristics in the palate as well. This will drink well, and offer pleasure on release. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
2022 Maucoil Parcelle Le Pin – Dried flowers, juicy black raspberries, kirsch, and strawberries are all over the place here. Soft, elegant, sweet, and fresh, there is a wealth of ripe kirsch on the palate that sticks with you through to the finish. This will drink well young, and offer the ability to age, and develop as well. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Mont Redon – Flowers, cherries, kirsch, and herbs form the nose. On the palate the wine is medium-bodied, soft, fresh, vibrant, and sweet, with a core of cherries and strawberry that is ready-to-go. The blend is 55% Grenache, 32% Syrah, and 12% Mourvedre, and various other allowable grape varieties. Drink from 2025-2035. 90 Pts
2022 Mont Redon Blanc – Grilled oranges, flowers, pineapple, white peach, and juicy citrus with a salty edge comes through on the nose and palate. This is already starting to show well and will be even better in a year or two. Though, you can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2024 – 2030 91 Pts
2022 Mont Thabor – Medium-bodied, fresh, vibrant, and firm, with a cherry-filled profile that will be open for drinking on release. The wine was made from blending 80% Grenache with Syrah, Mourvedre, and Cinsault. Drink from 2025-2031. 90 Pts
2022 Mordoree Cuvee de la Reine des Bois – Incense, flowers, cherries, black raspberries, and a hint of espresso fill the perfume. On the palate, the wine is sweet, round, concentrated, and lightly backwards, so you need to allow it a bit of time for everything to better integrate before pulling a cork. Drink from 2027-2038. 93 Pts
2022 Mordoree La Dame Voyageuse – The wine is all about its sweet, ripe, fruity core of bright, red cherries, strawberry, and raspberry fruits. Medium-bodied, with a kirsch packed finish, this is going to a treat to enjoy on release. The wine blends 90% Grenache, 4% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre, 1% Vaccarese and 1% Counoise. Drink from 2025-2032. 91 Pts
2022 Mousset-Barrot Châteauneuf-du-Pape – Leafy herbs, and red fruits form the nose. The wine is crisp. vibrant, fresh, and herbal, with a stark, bright, crunchy, strawberry, and raspberry finish. Drink from 2025-2030. 87 Pts
2022 Nalys Chateauneuf du Pape – Flowers, licorice, herbs, and cherries already pop in the nose. On the palate, the wine is lively, elegant, sweet, and pure, with a focus on its core of sweet, cherries, kirsch, and licorice nuances that linger. This is already quite nice in your glass. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Nalys Saintes Pierres – Black raspberries, and peppery strawberries blend together in the nose, and on the soft, supple, fruit-forward, juicy palate With its early drinking approach, the wine is just great to taste today for all of its sweet red fruits and freshness. Drink from 2025-2032. 91 Pts
2022 Olivier Hillaire Chateauneuf-du-Pape – Cherries, kirsch, and strawberry aromas lays the groundwork for the wine. The medium-bodied palate is juicy, fruity, and fresh with a peppery edge to the raspberries, and strawberry notes in the finish. The wine blends 90% Grenache with 10% Syrah. Drink from 2025-2035. 91 Pts
2022 Olivier Hillaire Les Terrasses – Black cherries, flowers, herbs, licorice, and spice fill the perfume. The palate is sweet, juicy, and fresh, with sweetness to the wealth of red fruits in the mid-palate, and in the finish. The wine is made from 100% old-vine Grenache planted in rocky soils. Drink from 2025-2037. 93 Pts
2022 Olivier Ravoire Caparacon – Red berries, flowers, and anise work together in the nose, and on the medium-bodied, strawberry, and raspberry filled palate. You can enjoy this on release. The wine was produced using mostly old vine Grenache, with Mourvedre, and Syrah. Drink from 2025-2030. 89 Pts
