Best Pomerol 2021 wines tasted en primeur
Georgie Hindle presents an overview of the 2021 vintage across the Pomerol appellation revealing her highest-scoring wines.
Pomerol 2021
Average yield:
- 28.9hl/ha. A decrease of 28% from 2020.
What you find from the 2021 wines
Like St-Emilion some of the best terroirs performed brilliantly well in 2021 with a number of excellent wines produced, even those with 100% Merlot in a year where almost all Merlots struggled.
The Pomerol plateau in particular had produced a number of wines displaying wonderful terroir typicity but also expressing the delicious cool Cabernet, low-alcohol style of 2021 that I adored tasting.
A number of wines here I’d be more than happy to own and to open over the next few decades.
Top picks:
- Château Lafleur
- Vieux Château Certan
- Petrus
- Château La Fleur-Pétrus
- Château L’Eglise-Clinet
- Château Trotanoy
- Château Lafleur, Les Pensées de Lafleur
- Château La Conseillante
- Château Clinet
- Château Le Pin
- Château L’Évangile
- Château Hosanna
- Clos du Closher
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Château Lafleur, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Floral and mixed berry nose. This is rich, ripe and round from the first sip, almost so you'd forget you’re drinking a 2021 – not...
2021
Château LafleurPomerol
Petrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
A luminous, compelling and memorable Petrus, one of the absolute standouts in 2021. Expressions of dark crimson berries, damson, plums, raspberries, redcurrant fruit, blackcurrant, touches...
2021
PetrusPomerol
Château La Fleur-Pétrus, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Smooth and supple, a nice energy and focus to this, clean and clear with a lovely purity and finesse. Lots of red berry fruit, just...
2021
Château La Fleur-PétrusPomerol
Château L'Eglise-Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
A dark, serious brooding nose full of black fruits, truffle, rose, violet and dark chocolate. The palate is different however giving succulent and lively red...
2021
Château L'Eglise-ClinetPomerol
Vieux Château Certan, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
A wine you don’t want to put down. Not light, but round and full for 2021, with body and concentration, carrying its frame well with...
2021
Vieux Château CertanPomerol
Château Trotanoy, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Perfumed and vivid nose. Supple and alive, plump yet streamlined, too - the initial bounce of round, ripe fruit straightens and focuses like a laser...
2021
Château TrotanoyPomerol
Château La Conseillante, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Gorgeous fragrance, very floral and almost evocative in terms of perfume, flowers, spices and dark blue fruits with hints of liquorice. Bright and shiny, but...
2021
Château La ConseillantePomerol
Château Clinet, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Floral and lifted nose, clean, clear and fragrant. Soft but grippy, chalky and intense, with a push and movement to the textured strawberry and red...
2021
Château ClinetPomerol
Château Lafleur, Les Pensées de Lafleur, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Blackcurrant and black cherry nuances on the nose, smells aromatic but delicate. Strong and intense straight away, you can feel the power here, but it’s...
2021
Château LafleurPomerol
Château Hosanna, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Ripe and fragrant black fruit on the nose, cherries and blackcurrants. Grippy, vibrant and rich, an element of quite perfumed fruit here. It tastes on...
2021
Château HosannaPomerol
Clos du Clocher, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Dark floral and black berry fragrances and some toasty aspects on the nose, rich but pure. Scintillatingly fresh and bright, the acidity is the main...
2021
Clos du ClocherPomerol
Château Le Pin, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
A gorgeous 2021 from Le Pin. Summer autumn berries on the nose - crunchy strawberry and ripe blackcurrant. So expressive with a beautiful fragrance and...
2021
Château Le PinPomerol
Château L'Évangile, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France, 2021
Smells concentrated and quite bold, more of a heady nose, dark fruits and gorgeous perfumed Cabernet aspects. Succulent and juicy, a really appealing and charming...
2021
Château L'ÉvangilePomerol