BORDEAUX 2021 RELEASE
Play the Price Spectrum With around 6,000 wineries in Bordeaux, you will find price points for all budgets. The most expensive wines tend to come from famed appellations such as Pauillac, Margaux, Pomerol and Saint-Émilion, which have earned a premium from a long history of quality, coupled with high demand. The top red wines of Bordeaux are famed for their ability to age and develop in the cellar and are also traded on the secondary market. Outside the most famous châteaux and appellations, there is often great value to be found. Some underappreciated regions and producers can offer great quality without the price tag that comes with reputation.
Petit-Figeac St-Émilion France $125.00 324676
Château Suduiraut Sauternes France $175.00 324668 This explosively intense Sauternes is rich, full-bodied and sweet, with flavours of apricot, peach, honey, marmalade, beeswax, toasted almond, vanilla custard and grilled pineapple. Les Fiefs de Lagrange St-Julien France $70.00 412364 This elegant, fresh wine shows complex flavours of black plum, black cherry, blackberry, shortbread, coffee and baking spices, with a long stony mineral finish.
Full-bodied, soft- textured, ripe and rich, this wine with black plum, fig, blackberry, vanilla and violet notes has peppery spice and mint on the finish.
Château Carbonnieux Blanc
The Other 16 Percent! Although 84 percent of 2021 Bordeaux are red wines, don’t forget the other 16 percent, which are fantastic dry whites and sweet botrytis wines. While only small quantities are available, the quality
Pessac-Léognan France $85.00 411924 This fantastic example of white Bordeaux shows intense chalk, lemon, peach and gooseberry notes with crisp, fresh acidity and a lovely texture from barrel aging.
is incredibly high, so these wines are not to be missed.
Starting Your Bordeaux Cellar You don’t have to buy famous First Growth reds to start your Bordeaux cellar! Explore less famous appellations and producers to get started. Here are two examples to try from the 2021 release.
Château Chasse-Spleen Moulis-en-Médoc France $80.00 411912
This wine from the Moulis region shows a complex mix of tobacco, blackcurrant, blackberry and pencil lead, with lovely texture and ripe tannins to age. Château La Vieille Cure Fronsac France $55.00 411862 Offering great value from the Fronsac region, this wine shows espresso, red and black plum, graphite, violets and berries, with ripe, firm tannins to age.
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