The best wines of the vintage are not reliant on concentration. Instead, they focus on elegance, finesse and charm. The top 2019 Margaux wines are extremely aromatic. You find loads of floral scents, silky tannins and sexy, sensuous textures with a gorgeous sense of purity in the fruits as well.
2020 Cotes de Bordeaux are just great! They offer some of the best value wines…
Bordeaux AOC wines are the textbook example of wines of pleasure. They drink well early, are inexpensive easy to enjoy. In 2020, if you know where to look, they can offer value and fun drinking.
2019 White Bordeaux turned out surprisingly well. Even though 2019 is a hot, dry year, at their best, the wines are fresh, lush and already expressive with loads of white peach, crisp yellow citrus, floral and spice notes.
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.
2021 Margaux offers some very nice wines from a challenging vintage. The year is not homogenous, so you need to know where to look, but the best wines are fresh, elegant, classically styled, aromatic, and age-worthy beauties.
2021 Saint Emilion is a bit of a mixed vintage with some estates clearly making better wine than others. Those with more Cabernet Franc in the blend, and vineyards able to handle the excess water produced some very strong wines, many of which will be a treat to enjoy on release.