N°22 Pinot Noir Reviews

Jean-Charles Boisset uses his JCB label as an emotional outlet, working with his team to present lots that trigger a response—like 22, which he selects for “intensity and charm.” In fact, No. 22 pushes more buttons than most. We’ve tasted seven vintages of the wine, and five have earned exceptional ratings. This is one of the best: tight and complex, with notes of tarragon and smoke at the edges and clean fruit at its core. It’s a gentle, elegant, savory pinot, expanding from herbal and crunchy hints of rose-hip greenness to fragrant, fresh cherry flavors that last. 

Perfumed aromas of sliced strawberries, violets, raspberries and moss. Medium-bodied with gentle tannins. There is an openness on the palate, which allows for lovely expressions of fresh berries with a refreshing finish. Charming and delicious. Drink or hold.

Perfumed aromas of sliced strawberries, violets, raspberries and moss. Medium-bodied with gentle tannins. There is an openness on the palate, which allows for lovely expressions of fresh berries with a refreshing finish. Charming and delicious. Drink or hold.

Medium to deep ruby-purple in color, the 2019 Pinot Noir No 22 needs a lot of shaking to wake up vibrant notes of black raspberries, chocolate-covered cherries, mulberries, and fragrant earth with hints of cinnamon stick, dried roses, and cumin seed. The medium to full-bodied palate is plush and playful with a serious backbone of ripe grainy tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and savory.