<h2>Pauillac 2021</h2> <h3><strong>Average yield: </strong></h3> <ul> <li>35.1hl/ha. An increase of 2% from 2020.</li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]A tale of two halves here in 2021 with some spectacular wines produced but where winemakers had a barrage of problems to contend with. Merlot in general suffered from frost and mildew and rains in mid and late September meant some estates harvested quickly and before full phenolic ripeness. Those who managed the stresses of the year and waited until October to harvest, subsequently produced stellar Cab-dominant blends - many above 90% - albeit with low yields, some at 15hl/ha. Some of my favourite 2021s are in Pauillac including the exceptional Château Lafite Rothschild. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-lafite-rothschild-pauillac-1er-cru-classe-2021-58390"><strong>Château Lafite Rothschild</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-mouton-rothschild-pauillac-1er-cru-classe-2021-58400"><strong>Château Mouton Rothschild</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-latour-pauillac-1er-cru-classe-bordeaux-2021-58401"><strong>Château Latour</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-pichon-longueville-comtesse-de-lalande-pauillac-58402"><strong>Château Pichon Longueville Comtesse de Lalande</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-pichon-baron-pauillac-2eme-cru-classe-2021-58417"><strong>Château Pichon Baron</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-pontet-canet-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58418"><strong>Château Pontet-Canet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-lynch-bages-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58419"><strong>Château Lynch-Bages</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-grand-puy-lacoste-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58420"><strong>Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-duhart-milon-pauillac-4eme-cru-classe-2021-58449"><strong>Château Duhart-Milon</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-batailley-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58469"><strong>Château Haut-Batailley</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-bages-liberal-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58470"><strong>Château Haut-Bages Libéral</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-darmailhac-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58471"><strong>Château d'Armailhac</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-clerc-milon-pauillac-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58472"><strong>Château Clerc Milon</strong></a> [/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring Pauillac 2021 en primeur wines</h2> [wine-collection] <hr /> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/search#filter[region]=76&filter[vintage]=2021&order[updated_at]=desc&page=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Search all Bordeaux 2021 en primeur ratings published so far</a></h2> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2021-en-primeur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Back to the main Bordeaux en primeur page</a></h3>
