Best dry white Bordeaux 2021 wines tasted en primeur
Georgie Hindle presents an overview of the best en primeur white wines from 2021 revealing her highest-scoring wines.
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Dry white Bordeaux 2021
Average yields:
- Bordeaux Blanc: 41.2hl/ha. A decrease of 12% from 2020.
- Pessac-Léognan white: 38.6hl/ha. A decrease of 18% from 2020.
- Graves white: 30.0hl/ha. A decrease of 24% from 2020.
What you find from the 2021 wines
The long, cool growing season was ideal for the slow ripening of white grapes, particularly Sauvignon Blanc, and building aromatic expression with both high, mouthwatering acidity as well as fleshy fruit in many of the best, though some show dilution and tartness.
Top picks:
- Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc
- Château Haut-Brion, Blanc
- Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc
- Les Champs Libres, Blanc
- Château Mouton Rothschild, Aile d’Argent
- Château Cos d’Estournel, Blanc
- Château Valandraud, Blanc
- Château Grand Village, Blanc
- Château Fleur Cardinale, Intuition de Fleur Cardinale Blanc
- Château Doisy-Daëne, Blanc Sec
- Clos du Beau-Père, Blanc du Beau-Père
- Château d’Aiguilhe, Blanc
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Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Pale lemon in the glass. Aromatic green/herbal edged nose, elderflower but not sweet, toasted pear and apple tatin, bitter lemon and peel. Tangy, sharp, bright...
2021
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Château MargauxBordeaux Blanc
Les Champs Libres, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

A multidimensional, concentrated and seriously impressive Champs Libres in 2021. Youthful exuberance is fully on show, with lemon and lime, grass, elderflower and pear notes...
2021
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Les Champs LibresBordeaux Blanc
Château Mouton Rothschild, Aile d'Argent, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Exotic aromas of quince, white chocolate and cocoa butter leap from the glass along with rather evolved notes (for such a young wine) of toffee...
2021
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Château Mouton RothschildBordeaux Blanc
Château Cos d'Estournel, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Clementine and lemon/lime brightness, spring flowers, white pepper and wet stone. Cool ocean breezes near the mouth of the Gironde estuary and the clay and...
2021
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Château Cos d'EstournelBordeaux Blanc
Château Valandraud, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Clean aromatics of white flowers, lotus and peach pit. Thrilling and electric, full of energy and poise with great definition – streamlined and precise yet...
2021
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Château ValandraudBordeaux Blanc
Château Grand Village, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

<p>Green apple, lemon rind - lovely crystalline aromas. Serious energy here - ripe fruit, exotic pineapple, mango and sweet ripe peach that gives the sucrosity...
2021
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Château Grand VillageBordeaux Blanc
Château Fleur Cardinale, Intuition de Fleur Cardinale Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

A new wine, and the first white, for Fleur Cardinale this year. Made from young, three-year-old vines, with a total of 1,200 bottles from...
2021
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Château Fleur CardinaleBordeaux Blanc
Château Doisy-Daëne, Blanc Sec, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Lemon and lime zest on the nose, smells bright and vibrant with crisp green apple. Fun and playful with a short of sherbet, sour and...
2021
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Château Doisy-DaëneBordeaux Blanc
Clos du Beau-Père, Blanc du Beau-Père, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

The first vintage of a new white wine from Pomerol planted with the only white grapes in the appellation on a 0.5ha plot. This year's...
2021
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Clos du Beau-PèreBordeaux Blanc
Château d'Aiguilhe, Blanc, Bordeaux Blanc, Bordeaux, France, 2021

Lovely florality to the nose with a gorgeous white stone and yellow fruit aromatic expression. Excellent weight on the palate, a lemon patisserie edge, crisp...
2021
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Château d'AiguilheBordeaux Blanc