Saint-Émilion · vintage 2022
Why this vintage
- The 2022 vintage in Saint-ÉmilionThe extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
- Limited production38 000 bottles of this vintage.
The 2022 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 97/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. 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
"A refined, dense and soft red blend, composed of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet, which reveals aromas of plums, currants, dried flowers and a touch of chocolate. Medium body, it has smooth tannins and a beautiful texture. Balanced and tasty, it offers a firmer finish. To be enjoyed after 2027." -James Suckling
Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 80 % Merlot
- 16 % Cabernet franc
- 4 % Cabernet-sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2022 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2022 sheet
- 40 yrsVine age
- 38,000 bottlesProduction
Label
Winemaking
stainless steel tanks, thermoregulated hot & cold average maceration time, 4 weeks. Flows from October 25 to November 2, 2022
Ageing
12 months in French oak barrels; 20% new barrels, 40% barrel of a wine; 40% barrel of two wines
Terroir
Coarse sands
An offer on Château Cruzeau 2022
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Texts and documents 2022
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Visuals
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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.