2022 Quinault l’Enclos

I don't see the 2022 Château Quinault L'Enclos matching the 2019 or 2020, but it's clearly an outstanding wine. Based on 63% Merlot, 17% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon, it's a medium to full-bodied, concentrated, and structured red, with ripe blackcurrant and plum fruits, some scorched earth and chocolate nuances, firmer tannins, and a good finish. It should come together nicely in bottle.

63% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Cabernet Franc. Cask sample. Lifted and linear with crunchy, juicy fruit. Tannins ripe and supple. Appealing wine for relatively early drinking. (JL)

The 2022 Quinault l'Enclos is rich and generous, bursting with aromas of blackberries, plums and dark fruit preserves. Medium to full-bodied, broad and supple, with powdery tannins that temper its somewhat jammy core of fruit, this will drink well young.