A first look at the 2022s in bottle at the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux tasting in London. Come back tomorrow for reviews of the whites and right-bank reds. For all of our coverage of this vintage, see Bordeaux 2022 – a guide.
Julia writes Jancis and I split this tasting, an annual event organised in London by the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux once the wines are in bottle, rather differently this year: instead of dividing the 120+ young wines by appellation, we each tasted half the wines from every appellation to get a wider...