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.
Côte-Rôtie La Landonne rouge 2021 - Guigal

Côte-Rôtie La Landonne red 2021 - Guigal

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Côte Rôtie
  • 0.75 L

390,00 €

Côte-Rôtie La Mouline rouge 2021 - Guigal

Côte-Rôtie La Mouline red 2021 - Guigal

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Côte Rôtie
  • 0.75 L

390,00 €

Chambertin Grand Cru rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Chambertin Grand Cru red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Chambertin Grand Cru
  • 0.75 L

580,00 €

Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Les Millandes rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Les Millandes red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Morey-Saint-Denis Premier Cru Les Millandes
  • 0.75 L

119,00 €

Cornas "Les Eygats" rouge 2021 - Domaine Courbis

Cornas "Les Eygats" red 2021 - Domaine Courbis

  • 13 % vol
  • AOC Cornas
  • 0.75 L

58,00 €

Cornas L'élégance du Caillou rouge 2021 Magnum - Domaine Julien Pilon

Cornas L'élégance du Caillou red 2021 Magnum - Domaine Julien Pilon

  • 13 % vol
  • Cornas AOC
  • 1.5 L

89,00 €

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Boudriotte rouge 2021 - Domaine Larue

Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Boudriotte red 2021 - Domaine Larue

  • 13 % vol
  • AOP Chassagne-Montrachet Premier Cru La Boudriotte
  • 0.75 L

65,00 €

Bourgogne Pinot Noir rouge 2021 - Domaine Larue

Bourgogne Pinot Noir red 2021 - Domaine Larue

  • 13 % vol
  • Burgundy PDO
  • 0.75 L

18,90 €

Chassagne-Montrachet village blanc 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

Chassagne-Montrachet village white 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

  • 12,5 % vol
  • Chassagne-Montrachet AOP
  • 0.75 L

85,00 €

Maranges Premier Cru La Fussière rouge 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

Maranges Premier Cru La Fussière red 2021 - Domaine Bruno Colin

  • 12,5 % vol
  • AOP Maranges Premier Cru La Fussière
  • 0.75 L

60,00 €

Côte-Rôtie La Turque rouge 2021 - Guigal

Côte-Rôtie La Turque red 2021 - Guigal

  • 13 % vol
  • Côte Rôtie AOC
  • 0.75 L

390,00 €

Riesling Clos Saint Landelin Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg blanc Bio 2021 - Domaine Muré

Riesling Clos Saint Landelin Alsace Grand Cru Vorbourg organic white 2021 - Domaine Muré

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

35,00 €

Lirac La Reine des Bois blanc Bio 2021 - Domaine de la Mordorée

Lirac La Reine des Bois organic white 2021 - Domaine de la Mordorée

  • 14,5 % vol
  • AOC Lirac
  • 0.75 L

25,00 €

Côtes du Rhône Saint Esprit blanc 2021 - Delas Frères

Côtes du Rhône Saint Esprit white 2021 - Delas Frères

  • 15 % vol
  • AOC Côtes du Rhône
  • 0.75 L

10,00 €

Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Aux Argillas rouge 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Aux Argillas red 2021 - Maison Edouard Delaunay

  • 13,5 % vol
  • AOP Nuits-Saint-Georges Premier Cru Aux Argillas
  • 0.75 L

90,00 €

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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.