Graves · vintage 2022
The 2022 vintage in Graves
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 Graves. 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
Robe rubis profond aux reflets pourpres. Le nez mûr est construit tout en finesse, alliant les notes de fruits rouges et les épices soutenues par un boisé grillé et fumé. En bouche, le vin est généreux et velouté. On retrouve les notes de fruits rouges confiturés. Une touche grillée et toastée complète la gamme aromatique.
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Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 45 % Merlot
- 40 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 10 % Petit verdot
- 5 % Malbec
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, petit verdot, malbec, chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, sauvignon gris, sémillon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
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Winemaking
Traditionnellement vinifiés en cuves, les vins bénéficient d’une macération pré-fermentaire à froid et d’une fermentation douce.
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Ageing
Aged for 6 months in French oak barrels and 12 months in vats
Terroir
Sols de graves composés de gros galets pyrénéens
Argiles en sous-sol
Terres argileuses et sableuses
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An offer on Château Les Clauzots 2022
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2022
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.