Top Gevrey-Chambertin 2021 en primeur wines

<p>My red wine of the vintage. Comparing the Chambertin and the Clos de Bèze in Rousseau’s cellar, the Bèze is generally better received in cool...

This wine figures prominently on my list for 'best of the vintage', edged out only slightly by its stablemate Clos de Bèze. It is a...

This magnificent wine has a dark ruby hue, with effusive ripe plummy fruit, a pronounced earthy edge, and notes of liquorice and pepper. The texture...

Lovely, expressive, and ethereal, the Ruchottes has less heft than the Mazy, yet somehow more intensity. Despite its reasonably light colour and slightly reserved character...

<p>This stunning wine has immense depth of flavour with superbly ripe aromas of plum, black cherry and blackberry fruit with accents of menthol, earth, smoke...

Liger-Belair produced more wine in '21 than he did in 2020 from this site. The wine is utterly charming, with a lovely ripe cherry, rose...

Surprisingly dark in colour for the vintage, with a pronounced ripe plummy fruit and notes of earth, menthol, and wood smoke. The texture is tannic...

The ripe blackberry fruit, hints of spice, and firm mineral depth of this wine all clearly announce its grand cru status. Balanced acidity, firm tannins,...

The emphasis here is on perfume and elegance, with a bright, forward cherry fruit aromas and hints of lavender and ginger, light body, and fresh...

This wine shows intense concentration and depth, with superbly ripe currant and black cherry fruit with great complexity, showing notes of violets and game, mineral...

This wine is a hedonistic delight, like many of the wines from Cécile Tremblay. The wine has pronounced, ripe blackberry fruit aromas edged with spice...

This wine is epic, with super-ripe red and black berry fruit aromas, and copious notes of fresh flowers, liquorice, and anise spice. There are both...

At Dugat-Py, the Mazoyères comes after the Charmes; often, it seems slightly more imposing. In the 2021 vintage, however, I found it more open and...

This is a charming wine of substance and depth. It is all that remained after 80% losses in Ruchottes due to frost—there were only two...

The aromas of ripe mulberry and blackberry here are seductive and provide an alluring foil for the dense, supple texture on the palate and the...

Substantial and tannic, this wine still has the elegance to deliver a wine of brilliance and depth. It showcases red and black berry fruit aromas...

<p>Serious wine, with opulent red- and blackberry fruit aromas edged with floral notes, oak spice and earth. The wine is fully ripe on the palate,...

The ’21 Chambertin from Rossignol-Trapet is monumental wine. Medium-deep ruby in colour, it is a bit less open on the nose but explodes with red...

This delicious wine represents a distinct step-up in aromatic complexity in the portfolio, with aromas of pomegranate and ripe cherry, hints of violet and lavender,...

As always, the Trapet Chambertin is among the reference standards for the appellation. The wine has a surprisingly deep ruby hue and abundant aromas of...

This wine is complete, round, and very lovely. While it inevitably has less power than the 2020 vintage, it is a wine of impressive balance...

The 2021 Cazetiers from Rousseau displays a bright, forward red currant and pomegranate fruit with an edge of violets and minerals. The aromas are high-toned...

The 2021 vintage was my first occasion to taste Berthaut’s version of Lavaux-St-Jacques, and it was a revelation. She tastes it right before the Vosne...

This dark, powerful wine was made exclusively from the old vines in Clair’s 0.87-hectare parcel of Cazetiers. Clair explained, 'We only saw 4 barrels from...

Bruno Clair explains the supremely delicious nature of his '21 Clos St-Jacques: 'For truly great wines, there are no bad years.' This wine shows a...

The spectacular old vine parcel in Mazoyères is among the treasures of Domaine de la Vougeraie; the 0.70-hectare plot was planted in 1901 and 1902....

This wine shows restraint and elegance, and yet everything is in the right place. The impression begins with ripe mulberry fruit aromas accented with notes...

This wine makes one stand up and take notice with its lovely cherry/floral fruit expression and plenty of depth on the nose. The texture is...

This is a wine of elegance and power; there is plenty of tannin and structure, but it is not lacking fruit, with forward aromas of...

This wine features alluring ripe mulberry fruit aromas with hints of minerals and spice. The texture boasts impressive ripeness and density while retaining the freshness...