Petrus 2022 Vintage Review: Scores and Market Value

The short answer

Petrus 2022 stands among the most critically acclaimed modern releases from the Pomerol estate, holding a critic average of 98.4 across 7 published reviews in this site's dataset. Produced from the estate's roughly eleven-hectare vineyard situated on the famous buttonhole of blue clay, the 2022 vintage was shaped by extreme summer heat and severe drought across the Right Bank of Bordeaux. Winemaker Olivier Berrouet made the wine entirely from Merlot. Decanter reported that clay soils, better able to retain water, adapted more successfully to a summer of four heatwaves, as did old vines with naturally deep roots. With its concentrated fruit core and firm tannic architecture, Petrus 2022 represents an enduring acquisition for fine wine collectors, and every declared year can be compared on this site's vintage chart, where the figures share one dated extract.

Growing season and harvest conditions in Pomerol

Petrus 2022 entered the cellar after one of the hottest and driest growing seasons recorded in Bordeaux history. According to Decanter, protracted heatwaves and drought defined the summer across Pomerol, testing vine resilience on the Right Bank. July was the driest since 1959, and for the first time estates in Pomerol were given special dispensation to irrigate. The roughly 11-hectare vineyard of Petrus sits on clay, which Decanter notes is better able to retain water in hot, dry conditions.

Winemaker Olivier Berrouet, who has directed winemaking at the estate since 2008, made the wine in a year of earlier-than-ever harvests across Bordeaux. Unlike earlier eras when Cabernet Franc occasionally entered the blend in small quantities, modern Petrus is vinified entirely from Merlot. Petrus produces an average of 30,000 bottles a year.

The critical consensus on Petrus 2022

Decanter named Petrus among its standout wines of the 2022 en primeur tastings. The 2022 wine holds a critic average of 98.4 across 7 published reviews in our dataset.

Rather than succumbing to the jammy or alcoholic heaviness seen in some dry years, the wine retains mineral tension and fresh lift.

Structural comparison with recent benchmark vintages

Setting the 2022 release beside adjacent vintages shows how the estate handled a hot year. Petrus 2022 holds a critic average of 98.4. The 2015 averages 98.5 and the 2020 averages 98.9. The 2018 averages 99.3, the 2009 99.2 and the 1989 100.0. The 2019 averages 97.8, the 2017 96.8 and the 2021 95.1. Each figure comes from the same dated extract, so the years can be compared directly.

Decanter found the best 2022 reds full of ripe fruit flavours and intense tannins, yet with great freshness, energy and definition despite some high pHs, while the worst showed too much richness, a lack of acidity and dry tannins.

Secondary market pricing and valuation

Market figures for the 2022 are drawn from the same dated extract as the rest of the site.

Older reference vintages sit on the same vintage chart. An asking price is what a merchant publishes and a trade is what a bottle actually sold for, so the two are shown separately rather than blended.

Provenance, counterfeits and cellar longevity

Petrus remains one of the most counterfeited wines in the fine wine trade due to its value and global demand. Pomerol has no official classification, meaning Petrus commands its status purely through market reputation and unyielding quality control. When buying the 2022 vintage on the secondary market, buyers must demand complete documentation of storage and merchant chain of custody. Original wooden cases with intact estate seals and verifiable merchant provenance provide essential assurance for collectors.

Neighbouring vintages carry long recorded windows, the 2020 spanning 2027 to 2070 and the 2019 spanning 2028 to 2082. The 2022 vintage possesses structural depth built for multi-decade maturation. Professional storage at twelve degrees Celsius in steady humidity will allow the powerful tannins to soften gradually.

Common questions

Sources

• Decanter: Bordeaux 2022 en primeur vintage analysis and first thoughts, checked 2026-09-29
• Wikipedia: Petrus (wine), checked 2026-09-29

By WineExperts. First published 30 August 2026, last updated 29 September 2026. Figures from our tracked merchant prices and recorded sales; text prepared with AI assistance and checked against the sources listed above.