This introduction to the whites of 2022 shows plenty of promise and some potentially great wines at the top end.
2022 Beaune 1er Cru Les Aigrots
Very mineral in the nose. Mineral, crisp, stony, firm in the mouth. A good example of what I think of as white Beaune and how it differs from the whites further to the south. (91-93)
2022 Meursault Saint-Christophe
Slightly stony in the nose, the mouth is still slightly closed and the wine does not show the breadth that I would expect. From two parcels, one in the Casse-Têtes climat, the other in the Petits Charrons climat. (86-89)
2022 Meursault 1er Cru Les Porusots
Almond aromas followed in the mouth by more roundness than the Porusots and some buttery and some mineral flavors. (90-93)
2022 Meursault 1er Cru Les Perrières
Reductive in the nose. Tension, acidity, nervosity, all markers of a classic Perrières. (93-95)
The next two wines were tasted both from standard barrel and from a 600-liter barrel (which one sees increasingly in top white Burgundy cellars).
In both instances, I preferred very slightly the wine from the 600-liter barrel, finding just a bit more crystallinity and depth in the wines from the larger cask. Chef de cave Brian Sieve explained that in the 600-liter cask, the wine vinifies more quickly, there are some different esters formed, and the overall environment is more reductive.
2022 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Folatières
The Puligny-Folatières is clear, pure, crystalline, and intense. (93-96)
2022 Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Le Cailleret
The Puligny-Cailleret, from the vineyard just north of Montrachet, shows purity and finesse with lightness and airiness on the palate and great penetration. This is Le Cailleret in all its glory. (95-99)
2022 Chevalier-Montrachet
The Chevalier-Montrachet shows finesse and linearity in the nose. The mouth has tension, finesse, stoniness, purity, and complexity — classic for Chevalier-Montrachet. (95-97)
2022 Corton-Charlemagne
Last, the Corton-Charlemagne is mineral with tension, purity, and layered fruit. (95-97)