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.
Bourgogne Côte D'Or Pinot Noir rouge 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

Bourgogne Côte D'Or Pinot Noir red 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne
  • 0.75 L

35,00 €

Bourgogne Pinot Noir rouge 2021 - Domaine Didier Amiot

Bourgogne Pinot Noir red 2021 - Domaine Didier Amiot

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Bourgogne Pinot Noir
  • 0.75 L

26,90 €

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Maltroie blanc 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Maltroie white 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Maltroie
  • 0.75 L

125,00 €

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes rouge 2021 - Domaine Charton

Mercurey Vieilles Vignes red 2021 - Domaine Charton

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Mercurey
  • 0.75 L

27,00 €

Crozes-Hermitage rouge 2021 - Guigal

Crozes-Hermitage red 2021 - Guigal

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Crozes-Hermitage
  • 0.75 L

19,90 €

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Cuvée 5C blanc 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Cuvée 5C white 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Saint-Aubin Premier Cru
  • 0.75 L

59,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier cru Les Caillerets blanc 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Caillerets white 2021 - Domaine Marc Colin

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru Cailleret
  • 0.75 L

150,00 €

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune blanc 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

Bourgogne Hautes Côtes de Beaune white 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

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

39,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Les Poulettes rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Les Poulettes red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Les Poulettes
  • 0.75 L

90,00 €

Beaune Premier Cru Les Grèves rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Beaune Premier Cru Les Grèves red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Beaune Premier Cru Les Grèves
  • 0.75 L

75,00 €

Pommard Premier Cru Les Chaponnières rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Pommard Premier Cru Les Chaponnières red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Pommard Premier Cru Les Chaponnières AOP
  • 0.75 L

90,00 €

Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses blanc 2021 - Grand Calcaire

Chablis Grand Cru Les Preuses white 2021 - Grand Calcaire

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Chablis Grand Cru Preuses
  • 0.75 L

88,00 €

Saint-Aubin Les Eduens rouge 2021 - Domaine Larue

Saint-Aubin Les Eduens red 2021 - Domaine Larue

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

25,00 €

Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin blanc 2021 - Domaine Larue

Puligny-Montrachet Le Trézin white 2021 - Domaine Larue

  • 13 % vol
  • Puligny-Montrachet PDO
  • 0.75 L

55,00 €

Morey-Saint-Denis village rouge 2021 - Domaine Didier Amiot

Morey-Saint-Denis village red 2021 - Domaine Didier Amiot

  • 14 % vol
  • Morey-Saint-Denis PDO
  • 0.75 L

59,00 €

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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.