The most exclusive Bordeaux event in the Midwest!
Tuesday, Jan. 21st • 6-8pm
The Drake Hotel - 140 E. Walton Place, Chicago
2022 Vintage Conditions
2022 is an exceptional vintage for Bordeaux, producing so many bold and beautifully balanced wines throughout the region. The nuances of vineyard sites, resilience of the vines, and the intricacies of winemaking are all on display in the wines of this very hot and dry year.
While many in May thought this would be an early vintage, adequate rainfall in June relieved the vine stress due to the dry season. July, August and early September were dry and hot with many record-setting heat spikes, but the low nighttime temperatures served to moderate the heat and allow the grapes to ripen in near perfect conditions. Many Chateaux made remarkable wines, achieving freshness, aromatic intensity, and fine, balanced tannins, despite the difficult conditions. While the vintage was far from homogenous, the best wines are of remarkable quality.
The Wines
White wines: Most were harvested early in excellent conditions before the extreme heat of late August and early September. Fragrant and round, they will be a pleasure for earlier consumption. The sweet wines are outstanding, especially from those estates that waited to harvest into mid-October, allowing further development of botrytis. The resulting wines have great purity and complexity.
Red wines: The hot and dry conditions made for smaller berry size. The larger skin to juice ratios resulted in concentrated yet balanced wines. Intensity and great precision will be the hallmarks of the 2022 reds.
Discover the appellations
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