<h2>Médoc/Haut Médoc/ Moulis and Listrac 2021</h2> <h3><strong>Average yields: </strong></h3> <ul> <li>AOC Médoc 35.5hl/ha. A decrease of 11% from 2020.</li> <li>Haut-Médoc 33.4hl/ha. A decrease of 6% from 2020.</li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]In a year in which overall yields in Bordeaux were down 14% on 2020 and 20% on the 10-year average, in the Médoc the harvest was down by just 6% year-on-year, which accounted for 15% of total production, with 565,000hl. A number of less successful wines were encountered in these appellations where a general lack of water stress meant grapes were large and diluted at the time of harvest. Many estates here rely heavily on Merlot which suffered on the Left Bank in 2021, largely from mildew, with much of the remaining Cabernet Sauvignon struggling to ripen sufficiently so chaptalisation was widespread. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-lagune-haut-medoc-3eme-cru-classe-2021-58538"><strong>Château La Lagune</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-branas-grand-poujeaux-moulis-en-medoc-2021-58728"><strong>Château Branas Grand Poujeaux</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-belgrave-haut-medoc-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58539"><strong>Château Belgrave</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-arnauld-haut-medoc-cru-bourgeois-exceptionnel-58723"><strong>Château Arnauld</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-sociando-mallet-haut-medoc-bordeaux-france-2021-58818"><strong>Château Sociando-Mallet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-cantemerle-haut-medoc-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58729"><strong>Château Cantemerle</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-du-retout-haut-medoc-cru-bourgeois-superieur-2021-58743"><strong>Château du Retout</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-magnol-haut-medoc-cru-bourgeois-bordeaux-2021-58813"><strong>Château Magnol</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-tour-carnet-haut-medoc-4eme-cru-classe-2021-58782"><strong>Château La Tour Carnet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-rose-sainte-croix-listrac-bordeaux-france-2021-58816"><strong>Château Rose Sainte-Croix</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-bournac-medoc-cru-bourgeois-bordeaux-2021-58749"><strong>Château</strong></a> <a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-bournac-medoc-cru-bourgeois-bordeaux-2021-58749"><strong>Bournac</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-tour-de-by-medoc-bordeaux-france-2021-58802"><strong>Château La Tour de By</strong></a></li> <li><strong><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-carcanieux-medoc-cru-bourgeois-bordeaux-2021-58753">Château Carcanieux</a></strong> [/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring Médoc/Haut Médoc/ Moulis and Listrac 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>