2021 Bordeaux Wine First Look, barrel tasting notes, vintage report, harvest information, and more on all the top wines of the vintage.
2021 Pauillac produced some very fine wines from a difficult year. The wines are fresh, bright, crisp and on the classic, red berry side with low alcohol levels, savory finishes, and the ability to age and evolve for decades.
2021 St. Estephe wines across the board are quite strong. Almost every producer was able…
2021 Bordeaux is a winemaker’s vintage. Nothing was easy. Rain, frosts, hail, more rain, not enough sun, and rot started off the year. But thanks to the Indian Summer, producers were able to make some very good wines. This article focuses on the difficult growing season.
2021 Bordeaux is not an easy vintage to handicap. I spent 3 weeks tasting over 700 wines to find the gems of the vintage. If you are a fan of classic Bordeaux, like lower alcohol wines, and enjoy more crisp red fruits with savory touches, you are going to like a lot of these wines.