It felt like I was tasting two different vintages while working my way through more than 100 St-Josephs this year. Some of the reds were diminutive but fresh and well-balanced; others were soft, luxurious and liqueur-fruited.
Scroll down to see tasting notes and scores for top-scoring St-Joseph 2022 wines
{"content":"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"}
Matt Walls’ top-scoring St-Joseph 2022 wines:
The wines below all scored 92 points or above, and are listed white then red in score order.
{}
{"wineId":"76158","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76159","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76160","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76161","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76162","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76163","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76164","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76165","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76166","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76167","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76168","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76169","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76170","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76171","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76172","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76173","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76174","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76175","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76176","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76177","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76178","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76179","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76180","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76181","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76182","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76183","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76184","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76185","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76186","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76187","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{"wineId":"76188","displayCase":"standard","paywall":true}
{}
Related articles
