{"id":7501,"date":"2022-12-29T10:38:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-29T02:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/terroirsense.com\/?p=7501"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:23:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T08:23:28","slug":"ian-dagatas-great-italian-wines-of-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/terroirsense.com\/zh\/p\/7501.html","title":{"rendered":"(English) Ian D\u2019Agata’s Great Italian Wines of 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Once again, it\u2019s that time of year when we all begin looking back and take stock of what happened during the previous twelve months or so in trying to put events and discoveries in perspective. In my line of work, that also means compiling a list of top, great and\/or unmissable wines that were released during the year. I have been putting together such a list annually since more or less 2004 and I always have a lot of fun with it: the goal, my <\/em>goal at least, is never to just list a long lineup of superexpensive, usually hard to get a hold of wines, but rather to draw a hopefully complete picture of what the wine production of Italy in 2022 was like. Which means a list of wines that will include many different wines, different because of the grape varieties they are made with and because of the regions they are made in but also the wine style\/category they belong top as well as their respective price points. Hopefully, there will be something for everyone, not just the collectors among us.<\/p>\n

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And so it is that you will find in my 2022 list wines different as Prosecco and Cabernet Franc, Barolo and Moscato di Pantelleria, Lambrusco di Sorbara and Lambrusco Marani, Tazzelenghe, nascetta and Alicante Bouschet. Wines that are white, red, pink, sparkling, sweet, and macerated\/orange. Most of these wines were released during 2022, though some might have come out for sale a little earlier (the year before); however, most should be still available in the marketplace and were in fact wines so good I felt I needed to tell you about them some more. In fact, a couple of the wines listed will only be released officially in 2023, but as they are in bottle and I got to try them, might as well tell you about them before they disappear\u2026 if you want tasting notes to go along with the scores, I refer you back to the individual articles that have come out in the TerroirSense Wine Review this year; most of the wines have been covered at one time or another in our various sections, be it the Wines of the Week or In the News or the Terroir Academy, Producer Insight and\/or Regional Reports. Once again, it bears repeating that the list really is a \u201cwines of the year\u201d list, such that the wines of some territories and denominations will be much more prevalent than those of others, simply because some territories benefited from much better weather. Those same territories that have done so well this year may be under-represented in other years and in the \u201cBest of\u201d lists of those years, simply because in those vintages conditions did not allow to make exciting, excellent wines there. A case in point are Montalcino in 2017 and Barolo in 2018. Last year we had many Brunellos 2016 in the list: we do again this year, but not because 2017 was especially good for Brunello (it wasn\u2019t); rather, it is because the 2016 Brunello Riserva wines were released this year, and they are by contrast smashingly good. For the same reason you will find some 2016 Barolo Riserva wines in this year\u2019s Best of 2022 list: given that the 2016 vintage is one of the best all-time Barolo vintages, it would be strange if these wines were not well represented in a year\u2019s end \u201cBest of\u201d list. In fact, two of the top three wines of the year are Barolo 2016 Riserva wines. As they should be.<\/p>\n

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This specific list of wines was compiled through tastings of wines supplied by producers directly to me or through their importers. A number of wines on this list were assessed by two of my long time collaborators, Emily Huang in Taiwan and Michele Longo in Italy, with whom I have been tasting with for years and who I am proud to say I have trained, at least to the degree that I am comfortable in knowing how they will think, evaluate and score wines.<\/p>\n

I trust you will enjoy reading the list we have come up with, safe in the knowledge that some choices you will agree with and others you\u2019ll be shaking your head at. But allow me: therein lies one of the many beauties of wine, too.<\/p>\n

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