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.
Chassagne-Montrachet "Margot" blanc 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet "Margot" white 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 13 % vol
  • Chassagne-Montrachet AOP
  • 0.75 L

62,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Nuits-Saint-Georges Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • Nuits-Saint-Georges PDO
  • 0.75 L

64,00 €

Givry Excellence blanc 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

Givry Excellence white 2021 - Domaine Laurent Mouton

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Givry
  • 0.75 L

24,00 €

Marsannay Clos du Roy rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Clos du Roy organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Marsannay
  • 0.75 L

43,00 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes Rouge 2021 - Domaine Tupinier Bautista

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Domaine Tupinier Bautista

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Côte-Rôtie Rozier rouge 2021 - Domaine Christophe Pichon

Côte-Rôtie Rozier red 2021 - Domaine Christophe Pichon

  • 14 % vol
  • Côte Rôtie PDO
  • 0.75 L

69,00 €

Côte-Rôtie Brune & Blonde rouge 2021 - Guigal

Côte-Rôtie Brune & Blonde red 2021 - Guigal

  • 15 % vol
  • AOC Côte Rôtie
  • 0.75 L

60,00 €

Ventoux Lux blanc 2021 - Via Caritatis

Ventoux Lux white 2021 - Via Caritatis

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Ventoux AOC
  • 0.75 L

19,00 €

Saint-Joseph rouge 2021 - Guigal

Saint-Joseph red 2021 - Guigal

  • 13 % vol
  • Saint-Joseph AOC
  • 0.75 L

25,00 €

Bourgogne Chardonnay blanc 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

Bourgogne Chardonnay white 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 12 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Chardonnay
  • 0.75 L

29,00 €

Pic-Saint-Loup La Sorbière rouge 2021 - Domaine De Villeneuve

Pic-Saint-Loup La Sorbière red 2021 - Domaine De Villeneuve

  • AOP Languedoc Pic-Saint-Loup
  • 0.75 L

16,50 €

Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays blanc Bio 2021 -Domaine Mathias

Pouilly-Vinzelles Les Longeays organic white 2021 - Domaine Mathias

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Pouilly-Vinzelles
  • 0.75 L

18,00 €

Sauvignon Cuvée "Waimaunga" Nouvelle-Zélande blanc Bio 2021 - Clos Henri

Sauvignon Cuvée "Waimaunga" New Zealand organic white 2021 - Clos Henri

  • 13,5 % vol
  • New Zealand
  • 0.75 L

24,00 €

Mâcon Chaintré Château de Chaintré blanc Bio 2021 - Domaine Mathias

Mâcon Chaintré Château de Chaintré organic white 2021 - Domaine Mathias

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Mâcon Chaintré
  • 0.75 L

13,00 €

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Combes blanc 2021 - Domaine Larue

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Les Combes white 2021 - Domaine Larue

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

42,00 €

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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.