Clos Puy Arnaud Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2022

94-96 Points, Vinous
The 2022 Clos Puy Arnaud is a real stunner, and one of the great under-the-radar gems on the Right Bank. The 2022 is an especially rich, heady wine. Blue/purplish fruit, lavender, spice, leather and gravel build in a heady, sumptous wine that delivers the goods. Clos Puy Arnaud could easily challenge many more illustrious names on the right bank.

95 Points, Jane Anson- Inside Bordeaux (#1 Value of 2025)
Tasted at the Palmères de Castillon event, where I was a jury member, and this was one of the wines picked out blind. I checked it against a different bottle at home later, and suggest that it is given at least half an hour in a carafe, as it remains fairly closed, but once again this is proof of the quality of 2022, and it’s a seriously impressive wine that offers wonderful value. I’m always a fan of Clos Puy Arnaud, and you get the deft precision of the winemaking here, coupled with ripe blueberry and raspberry fruits, liquorice, black tea, pomegranate and slate-scrape tannins.

93 Points, Wine Spectator
Sleek and polished, with alluring notes of blackberry puree and warmed cassis that glide through, while fine-grained tannins, a buried chalky spine and a gilding of sweet tobacco add range and length. Shows a mouthwatering floral echo at the end. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2026 through 2038.