Revealed: the best bottles of Vin De France for 2022

The results are out from the Anivin De France Best Value Selection 2022, which means it’s time to reveal the best bottles of Vin De France, as chosen by a panel of top tasters and senior buyers.

For this year’s competition, 443 wines were entered from a total of 100 French wine companies, with the medal winners chosen in Paris on Friday 11 February at a blind tasting by 40 wine buyers and oenologists.

It was moderated by members of the Oenologues de France, and the panel included international buyers from Brazil, USA, UK, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Netherlands, France and Ukraine.

As previously reported by db, 133 medal-winning Vin De France (VDF) wines have been selected as ambassador wines for 2022 following this year’s tasting – all of which are listed below.

In 2022, a record number achieved a gold medal, with 64 gaining this top award, which was up from 52 in 2021. There were also 69 silver-medal winning wines in 2022.

The total number of award-winning wines amounts to 30% of the samples entered, the limit set by the OIV (Organisation Internationale de la Vigne et du Vin), which is respected in the judging process.

Notable among the results are the high number of gold medal-winning Chardonnays and Sauvignon Blancs in 2022 – a reminder of the quality of wines from these grapes under the Vin de France classification.

With a Sauvignon shortage feared from New Zealand, and price rises expected for Chardonnay from its native area of Bourgogne, the wines featured below could make for potential alternatives to increasingly pricy wines from Marlborough and the Maconnais.

It’s a similar story when it comes to Vin De France rosé and Pinot Noir – both these wines achieved a high number of Gold medals, making pink Vin De France an attractive possible alternative to increasingly-expensive Provençal rosés, or Vin de France Pinots a juicy, good-value option for when Pinots from other parts of the world are getting pricier and harder to source.

So, scroll down to see the Anivin De France Best Value Selection 2022 in full, which takes in wines from well-known varieties, as well as some more rarified grapes and novel blends.