2022 Vintage
“En Primeur” Programme
En Primeur Week which will take place in Bordeaux from April 20 to 27, the occasion for the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux to bring together professionals from the distribution and the press to taste the 2022 vintage. Discover the word of the President, as well as the tasting program of this international event.
“The mercury is rising, the first shoots of green are appearing, the migrating birds are returning… Spring has sprung in Bordeaux, and that can mean only one thing: Primeurs season is upon us.
This traditional system, unique to Bordeaux, gives professionals and wine lovers a rare opportunity to sample the fruits of the most recent harvest while the wines are still ageing in the barrel, many months before they will be release on the market.
Throughout the week of 20 to 27 April 2023, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux (UGCB) will be hosting a packed programme of events, not least the main tasting on the banks of the Garonne, along with a host of appellation-specific events across the Bordeaux region.
This year, we expect to welcome a large number of visitors from all over the world.
The end of travel restrictions, the ever-expanding interest in Bordeaux’s Grand Cru wines, and of course the promising buzz around the 2022 vintage, have all whet the appetite of the wine world.
Born in a year marked by extreme weather conditions, the 2022 vintage looks set to reveal some never-before-seen facets of Bordeaux’s many great estates, appellations and terroirs.
With VINTAGE, get the inside track on En Primeur 2022 and all the latest news from Bordeaux’s Grands Crus.”
Ronan Laborde – President of the UGCB
PROGRAMME
THURSDAY 20 & FRIDAY 21 APRIL 2023
Presentation of the Vintage to the Press
“Sit-down” tasting at the Cité du Vin of wines from UGCB member estates.
9am – 1pm
MONDAY 24 APRIL 2023
Presentation of the Vintage to trade/retail professionals and the press
Tasting of wines from UGCB member estates.
3 time slots : 9am – 11:30am // 11:30am – 2pm // 2pm – 4:30pm
TUESDAY 25, WEDNESDAY 26 & THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2023
Presentation of the Vintage to trade/retail professionals and the press
Tastings by appellation and lunch in the Châteaux (except Thursday)
9:30am – 6pm
Graves & Pessac-Léognan / Sauternes & Barsac
Château de Fieuzal
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Château Valandraud
Pomerol
Château Beauregard
Margaux, Haut-Médoc Sud
Château Lascombes
Saint-Julien, Listrac-Médoc & Moulis-en-Médoc
Château Beychevelle
Pauillac, Saint-Estèphe, Haut-Médoc Nord & Médoc
Château Lynch-Bages
N. B.: accreditation is required to attend all these tastings
