2021 Vintage: Freshness and precision

2021 vintage: a return to freshness. Wines that are taut, easy to drink and subtle, perfect for lovers of vibrancy.
Montagny Premier Cru Les Platières blanc 2021 - Domaine Berthenet

Montagny Premier Cru Les Platières white 2021 - Domaine Berthenet

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Montagny Premier Cru Les Platières
  • 0.75 L

22,50 €

Condrieu blanc 2021 - Domaine Christophe Pichon

Condrieu white 2021 - Domaine Christophe Pichon

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Condrieu PDO
  • 0.75 L

39,00 €

Milo Minervois-La Livinière rouge Bio 2021 - Aubert et Mathieu

Milo Minervois-La Livinière organic red 2021 - Aubert et Mathieu

  • 14 % vol
  • Minervois-La Livinière AOC
  • 0.75 L

24,90 €

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Charmont" rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Charmont" red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits
  • 0.75 L

33,00 €

Givry Premier Cru Clos Jus rouge 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

Givry Premier Cru Clos Jus red 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Givry Premier Cru Clos Jus
  • 0.75 L

36,00 €

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Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Charmont" blanc 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Charmont" white 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Bourgogne Côte d'Or rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Bourgogne Côte d'Or red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Côte d'Or
  • 0.75 L

33,00 €

Morgon rouge 2021 - Domaine Jean Foillard

Morgon red 2021 - Domaine Jean Foillard

  • 12,5 % vol
  • Morgon AOC
  • 0.75 L

21,00 €

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru blanc 2021 - Domaine Larue

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru white 2021 - Domaine Larue

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Saint-Aubin Premier Cru
  • 0.75 L

42,00 €

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Les Dames Huguettes" rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits "Les Dames Huguettes" red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Nuits
  • 0.75 L

35,00 €

Givry Premier Cru Clos Charlé rouge 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

Givry Premier Cru Clos Charlé red 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Givry Premier Cru Clos Charlé
  • 0.75 L

35,00 €

Mâcon Vinzelles Au Corlier blanc 2021 - Domaine Marcel Couturier

Mâcon Vinzelles Au Corlier white 2021 - Domaine Marcel Couturier

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mâcon Vinzelles
  • 0.75 L

18,20 €

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru blanc 2021 - Domaine Rapet Père & Fils

Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru white 2021 - Domaine Rapet Père & Fils

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru
  • 0.75 L

150,00 €

L'O de la Vie Minervois rouge 2021 - Domaine Anne Gros Et Jean-Paul Tollot

L'O de la Vie Minervois red 2021 - Domaine Anne Gros Et Jean-Paul Tollot

  • 14 % vol
  • Minervois PDO
  • 0.75 L

17,90 €

Hermitage Chante Alouette blanc 2021 - M. Chapoutier

Hermitage Chante Alouette white 2021 - M. Chapoutier

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Hermitage
  • 0.75 L

58,10 €

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2021 vintage: freshness as the guiding thread

The 2021 vintage was built against wind and weather, quite literally. The April frost struck hard, cutting yields by 20 to 50% depending on the area. Then a cool summer, with intermittent rain, preserved a natural acidity that the previous vintages (2019, 2020) had largely sacrificed to the heat. The result: taut, precise, digestible wines, with an aromatic freshness and a minerality that lovers of the classic style had been awaiting for several years.

2021 in Burgundy: the great return of classicism

It is in Burgundy that 2021 shines brightest. The whites show remarkable tension and straightness: the Chablis from Bernard Defaix and Grand Calcaire, the Saint-Aubin Premiers Crus from Domaine Larue, and the Mâconnais wines from Domaine Mathias and Clos des Rocs express a floral freshness and a minerality that hot vintages do not allow. The reds are perhaps even more successful: Edouard Delaunay made Hautes-Côtes de Nuits of exemplary lightness and precision in 2021, while Jean Fournier offers organic Marsannay and Fixin with a remarkable purity of fruit. The Morgon 2021 from Jean Foillard and the cuvées from Terres Dorées complete a Burgundy-Beaujolais picture of rare coherence.

2021 beyond Burgundy: Rhône, Languedoc, Bordeaux

In the Northern Rhône, Christophe Pichon offers a Condrieu 2021 of great aromatic freshness, less opulent than in hot years but more precise. In the Languedoc, the Pic Saint-Loup 2021 from Domaine de Villeneuve, the Minervois La Livinière from Aubert & Mathieu and the L'O de la Vie cuvée from Anne Gros & Jean-Paul Tollot make the most of the vintage's freshness to show an elegance that is unusual in these southern appellations. Château Le Puy Emilien 2021, a benchmark natural Bordeaux, displays perfect balance and drinkability.

How to approach these wines today?

Most 2021s are already very enjoyable to drink: their freshness and tension make them approachable young. Entry-level and mid-range white Burgundies are at their best now or within the next 2 to 3 years. Village and premier cru red Burgundies will gain further complexity until 2027-2029. The great cuvées, Premiers and Grands Crus, deserve another 5 to 8 years of patience. Serve the whites between 11 and 13 °C and the reds between 15 and 17 °C, with a short aeration of one hour for the reds.