<h2>Dry white Bordeaux 2021</h2> <h3>Average yields:</h3> <ul> <li><strong>Bordeaux Blanc</strong>: 41.2hl/ha. A decrease of 12% from 2020.</li> <li><strong>Pessac-Léognan white:</strong> 38.6hl/ha. A decrease of 18% from 2020.</li> <li><strong>Graves white:</strong> 30.0hl/ha. A decrease of 24% from 2020.</li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]The long, cool growing season was ideal for the slow ripening of white grapes, particularly Sauvignon Blanc, and building aromatic expression with both high, mouthwatering acidity as well as fleshy fruit in many of the best, though some show dilution and tartness. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-margaux-pavillon-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-2021-58388">Château Margaux, Pavillon Blanc</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-bordeaux-2021-58391">Château Haut-Brion, Blanc</a></strong></li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-mission-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-cru-29572">Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc</a></strong></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/les-champs-libres-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-bordeaux-2021-58396"><strong>Les Champs Libres, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-mouton-rothschild-aile-dargent-bordeaux-blanc-58397"><strong>Château Mouton Rothschild, Aile d'Argent</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-cos-destournel-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-2021-58444"><strong>Château Cos d'Estournel, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-valandraud-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-bordeaux-2021-58445"><strong>Château Valandraud, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-grand-village-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-2021-58511"><strong>Château Grand Village, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-fleur-cardinale-intuition-de-fleur-cardinale-blanc-58512"><strong>Château Fleur Cardinale, Intuition de Fleur Cardinale Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-doisy-daene-blanc-sec-bordeaux-blanc-2021-58513"><strong>Château Doisy-Daëne, Blanc Sec</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/clos-du-beau-pere-blanc-du-beau-pere-bordeaux-blanc-2021-58514"><strong>Clos du Beau-Père, Blanc du Beau-Père</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-daiguilhe-blanc-bordeaux-blanc-bordeaux-2021-58515"><strong>Château d'Aiguilhe, Blanc</strong></a><strong> </strong>[/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring 2021 en primeur wines from small appellations</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>