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
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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.
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{"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}
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