Bordeaux 2021 in bottle: Overview and top-scoring wines

Bordeaux 2021
Decanter Premium Editor Georgie Hindle tasting the 2021s en primeur. Credit: Luke Carver

Bordeaux 2021: 3.5/5


‘2021 is a vintage that has subtle charm, energy, and, ultimately, drinking pleasure but it is not a vintage full of exoticism or exuberance’


Bordeaux 2021: wines of the vintage

Left Bank: Château Lafite Rothschild, Pauillac Premier Cru Classé
Pessac-Léognan: Château Haut-Brion Premier Cru Classé
Right Bank: Château Figeac, St-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classé ‘B’


Scroll down to see tasing notes and scores for selection of 40 top-scoring Bordeaux 2021 wines


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