Pauillac · vintage 2022
Why this vintage
- 95/100 from Jeb Dunnuckand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2022 vintage in PauillacThree heatwaves and extreme drought gave, against all odds, wines of exceptional concentration without harshness — the great sun-drenched year.
Critic scores
- Jeb Dunnuck95
- Wine Enthusiast94
- James Suckling93
- Vinous93
- Decanter93
- Wine Spectator93
- Wine Advocate90
The 2022 vintage in Pauillac
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 Pauillac. 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
Rouge rubis à pourpre, sombre, intense et éclatante, avec des reflets violacés sur la frange. Nez très frais et séduisant. Il développe des notes intenses de fruits noirs mûrs (cassis, cerise noire, confiture de mûre), enveloppées de touches florales, de tabac, de cèdre et d'une fine note vanillée.
En bouche, matière crémeuse et suave. Les tanins sont parfaitement soyeux et mûrs. La finale s'étire avec éclat sur une touche crayeuse et minérale.
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Blend of the 2022 vintage
- 54 % Merlot
- 46 % 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
- 30 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 15 days.
Ageing
In barrel (40% new oak and 60% one-year-old barrels) for 15 months.
Terroir
17 hectares
Croupe de graves garonnaises (sols graveleux assurant un excellent drainage)
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An offer on Château Pibran 2022
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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, labels. 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.