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.
Chambolle-Musigny rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Chambolle-Musigny red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • Chambolle-Musigny AOP
  • 0.75 L

99,00 €

Côtes Du Roussillon "A Tire d'Aile" rouge 2021 - Abbotts & Delaunay

Côtes Du Roussillon "A Tire d'Aile" red 2021 - Abbotts & Delaunay

  • 14,5 % vol
  • AOP Côtes du Roussillon
  • 0.75 L

11,60 €

Corbières "A Tire d'Aile" rouge 2021 - Abbotts & Delaunay

Corbières "A Tire d'Aile" red 2021 - Abbotts & Delaunay

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

14,60 €

Cornas "Champelrose" rouge 2021 - Domaine Courbis

Cornas "Champelrose" red 2021 - Domaine Courbis

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Cornas
  • 0.75 L

37,00 €

Vosne-Romanée rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Vosne-Romanée red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • Vosne-Romanée PDO
  • 0.75 L

99,00 €

Côtes du Rhône Le Bouquet des Garrigues rouge 2021 - Le Clos du Caillou

Côtes du Rhône Le Bouquet des Garrigues rouge 2021 - Le Clos du Caillou

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Côtes du Rhône
  • 0.75 L

17,90 €

Beaune Premier Cru Les Vignes Franches rouge 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

Beaune Premier Cru Les Vignes Franches rouge 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Beaune Premier Cru Les Vignes Franches
  • 0.75 L

82,00 €

Volnay Premier Cru Les Aussy rouge 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

Volnay Premier Cru Les Aussy rouge 2021 - Domaine Michel Bouzereau

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Volnay
  • 0.75 L

79,00 €

Petit Chablis blanc 2021 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

Petit Chablis blanc 2021 - Domaine Baudouin Millet

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Petit Chablis
  • 0.75 L

15,00 €

Emma Vin de France rouge 2021 - Domaine Gallety

Emma Vin de France red 2021 - Domaine Gallety

  • Vin de France
  • 0.75 L

32,00 €

Savennières Amphorae blanc Bio 2021 - Loïc Mahé

Savennières Amphorae organic white 2021 - Loïc Mahé

  • AOC Savennières

42,00 €

Bourgogne Chardonnay blanc 2021 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

Bourgogne Chardonnay blanc 2021 - Domaine Thibert Père et Fils

  • AOP Bourgogne Chardonnay

25,00 €

Marsannay Le Chapitre rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Marsannay Le Chapitre organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • AOP Marsannay

39,00 €

Fixin Les Petits Crais rouge Bio 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

Fixin Les Petits Crais organic red 2021 - Domaine Jean Fournier

  • AOC Fixin
  • 0.75 L

43,00 €

Trilogie Côte-Rôtie La Landonne La Mouline La Turque rouge 2021 - Guigal

Trilogie Côte-Rôtie La Landonne La Mouline La Turque red 2021 - Guigal

1.170,00 €

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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.