Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Decanterand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in Haut-MédocThree heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Critic scores
- Decanter95
- James Suckling94
- Wine Enthusiast94
- Vinous93
- Wine Advocate90
- Jeb Dunnuck90
- Wine Spectator90
The 2022 vintage in Haut-Médoc
Vintage benchmark: 98/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Three heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Haut-Médoc. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
The color, dense and deep, is adorned with purple reflections. Very complex, the fresh and ripe nose harmoniously combines notes of liquorice (zan), spices and menthol. The palate with a suave attack develops on a dense, creamy structure, supported by velvety-grain tannins. It stretches into a long finish, very persistent, fresh and balanced.
Blend of the 2022 vintage
Cabernet Sauvignon (57%), Merlot (39%), Petit verdot (4%)
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot.
Winemaking
Cold pre-fermentation maceration. Vatting for approximately 30 days. Malolactic fermentation partially in barrels. Pump-overs.
Ageing
12 months in oak barrels, 29% of which are new, on fine lees. 6 lots in amphorae.
Terroir
Area in production: 52 ha. Soil type: 2 elevated gravel rises of deep gravel over clay subsoils; gravelly-sandy soils, clay outcrops. Planting density: 75% of the vineyard at 10,000 vines/ha on the plateaux and upper parts of the rises, and 6,700 vines/ha on the flanks of the rises.
An offer on Château Belgrave 2022
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Texts and documents 2022
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.