Frank’s TOP 25 Wines of 2022

2022 is long gone, welcome 2023. In 2022 my group and I tasted close to 1400 wines. We tasted, smelled, and swished a boatload of wines, so to come up with our “own” Top 25 wines that are “the greatest” is not easy. But as always, we try to do our best! My group of 14 wine swishers, wine smellers, wine “evaluators”, and my friends of Bacchus carefully assessed the wines and came up with the following final list! This year we have a Top 25+ as we could not decide on the last entry, so we had to give it to two wineries, it is our version of the “Baker’s Dozen”…..

Congrats to everyone!

1  –  Paul Lato 2020 Pinot Noir “Victor Francis” Santa Rita Hills 
~ 97+ Points ~

2 – Nid Tissé 2019 Chardonnay “Hyde Vineyard” Carneros Napa
~ 97 Points ~

3 – Baker & Hamilton by VHR 2019 Estate Cabernet Napa Valley
~ 96+ Points ~

4 – Andremily 2019 Syrah # 8 Santa Barbara 100 Points
~ 100 Points ~

5 – Dragonette 2020 “Vogelzang Vineyard” Sauvignon Blanc
~ 96 Points ~

6 –  Site 2018 Red Rhône Blend, Larner Vineyard Santa Barbara
~ 96 Points ~

7 – Scarlett 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Rutherford Napa Valley
~ 97 Points ~

8 – Argot 2019 Syrah “Indigo” Sonoma Mountain
~ 97 Points ~

9 – Hudson 2019 Phoenix “Bordeaux-Blend” Estate, Carneros Napa Valley
~ 96 Points ~

10 – Cattleya 2021 “Cuvee Number One” Pinot Noir,Russian River Valley
~ 97 Points ~

11 – Shared Notes 2021 Sauvignon Blanc Les Leçons des maîtres, Russian River Valley
~ 96 Points ~

12 – Herman Story 2020 GSM “Casual Encounters” Paso Robles
~ 95 Points ~

13 – Castiel Estate 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain Napa Valley 
~ 97 Points ~

14 – Paul Lato 2020 Syrah IL Padrino Bien Nacid Santa Barbarao
~ 98 Points ~ 

15 – En Tirage 2010 Blanc de Blanc “Beckstoffer”Recently Disgorged Napa Valley 
~ 95 Points ~

16 –  Crocker Starr 2021 White Blend of Sauvignon Blanc, A.V.A. Napa Valley
~ 95 Points ~

17 – Stars & Dust 2020 Chardonnay Hilltop Vineyard, Santa Rita Hills
~ 97 Points ~

18 – Bevan Cellars 2021 Pinot Noir Petaluma Gap, Sonoma
~ 95 Points ~

19 – Moussé Fils, Champagne Brut Blanc de Noirs Perpetuelle L’Or d’Eugéne (NV) France 
~ 96 Points ~

20 –  Cattleya 2019 “Call to Adventure” Chardonnay Russian River Valley 
~ 96 Points ~

21 – Melis Family 2021 Rose of Pinot (by Paul Lato) Santa Rita Hills
~ 95 Points ~

22 – Hudson 2020 Chardonnay “Estate” Carneros Napa Valley
~ 95 Points ~

23 – Coho 2018 Headwaters “Bordeaux Blend” Napa Valley 
~ 94 Points ~

24 – Tobias 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon “Pauli Vineyard” Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
~ 96 Points ~

25 (tied) – Bella 2019 Zinfandel “Lily Hill” Dry Creek Valley
~ 96 Points ~

25 (tied) – B. Kosuge 2019 “The Shop” Pinot Noir Carneros Napa Valley
~ 95 Points ~ 

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