Best Margaux 2021 wines tasted en primeur
Georgie Hindle presents an overview of the 2021 vintage across the Margaux appellation revealing her highest-scoring wines.
Margaux 2021
Average yield:
- 38.6hl/ha. An increase of 8% from 2020.
What you find from the 2021 wines
An excellent showing for many wines from Margaux in 2021.
Average yields were higher than 2020 but Margaux also has the highest overall yield relative to the 10 year average meaning that, despite its size and attacks of frost and mildew, it suffered a little less than other appellations in 2021.
There are lots of beautifully elegant and finessed wines here, a trademark of Margaux, but where the cool-classic style was embraced and delivered successfully.
Top picks:
- Château Château Margaux
- Château Rauzan-Ségla
- Château Palmer
- Château Brane-Cantenac
- Château Durfort-Vivens
- Château d’Issan
- Franc de Pied
- Château Rauzan-Ségla, Segla
- Château Palmer, Alter Ego
- Château Margaux, Pavillon Rouge
- Château Giscours
- Château Cantenac Brown
- Château du Tertre
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Château Margaux, Margaux, 1er Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Lovely soft floral aromatics, pretty and perfumed with red cherries, raspberries and blackcurrants, some liquorice and toasty hints. Round and smooth, silky yet concentrated, there's...
2021
Château MargauxMargaux
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Margaux, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Beautifully perfumed on the nose, smells sweet and delicate. Smooth and ample in the mouth, succulent and juicy, quite lean, a sense of austerity in...
2021
Château Rauzan-SéglaMargaux
Château Palmer, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
A showstopper of a wine that offers a fragranced nose of purple flowers, blackcurrant, cola and liquorice. Smooth and silky, this has a gorgeous weight...
2021
Château PalmerMargaux
Château Brane-Cantenac, Margaux, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Wild pink flowers on the nose, with blackcurrant and cherry fruit, fragrant, almost sweet and sour, super inviting. Cool but concentrated fruit on the palate,...
2021
Château Brane-CantenacMargaux
Château Durfort-Vivens, Margaux, 2ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Bright red berries on the nose - strawberry and raspberry, softly fragrant with rose petal, violets and dark chocolate scents. Succulent and really delicately juicy...
2021
Château Durfort-VivensMargaux
Château d'Issan, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Mint and flowers on the nose with delicate fragrant black bramble fruit. Smooth and elegant, lifted with a lovely balanced acidity to this, not sharp...
2021
Château d'IssanMargaux
Château Giscours, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Coffee beans, menthol, blackcurrants, roses and clove on the nose - super complex and inviting. Tangy, sharp and bright, the acidity is great but does...
2021
Château GiscoursMargaux
Franc de Pied, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2021
<p>A 100% Cabernet Sauvignon wine from ungrafted vines and aged in clay amphora. Fragrant nose, pot pourri, dried flowers and some dried herbs also, oregano...
2021
Franc de PiedMargaux
Château Palmer, Alter Ego, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Quite a rich, dark heady nose, full of blackcurrants, bramble leaf, raspberry and some dried herbs with floral touches too. Smooth and supple, you can...
2021
Château PalmerMargaux
Château Rauzan-Ségla, Segla, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Bramble tones on the nose, slightly stalky with creamy perfumed blackcurrants. Super sour, the acidity is high straight away - really blasting the mouth with...
2021
Château Rauzan-SéglaMargaux
Château Cantenac Brown, Margaux, 3ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Gorgeous fragrance and florality on the nose with ripe and perfumed black fruit and some peony touches. Smooth and supple, with finesse and concentration to...
2021
Château Cantenac BrownMargaux
Château Margaux, Pavillon Rouge, Margaux, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Rich and intense on the nose, fragranced red and pink flowers with red cherries and plums. Really vibrant pink rim to the glass too. Touches...
2021
Château MargauxMargaux
Château du Tertre, Margaux, 5ème Cru Classé, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Sweet and spicy on the nose, curry leaf, sage, pepper and sweet red fruits. Bright acidity straight away, an instant buzz of tangy fruit before...
2021
Château du TertreMargaux