<h2>St-Estèphe 2021</h2> <h3><strong>Average yield: </strong></h3> <ul> <li>40.7hl/ha. A decrease of 3% from 2020.</li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]The St-Estèphe appellation returned a relatively strong performance in 2021 with some brilliant wines produced, particularly those on clay-limestone soils with clear terroir markers showing through in the best. Despite 15% less rain than 2020, and September temperatures the highest in 100 years, yields were almost identical, with many estates having been spared from the spring frosts. Some wines were displaying quite austere tannins and rustic edges but there are some highlights too. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-montrose-st-estephe-2eme-cru-classe-2021-58436"><strong>Château Montrose</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-cos-destournel-st-estephe-2eme-cru-classe-2021-58437"><strong>Château Cos d'Estournel</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-calon-segur-st-estephe-3eme-cru-classe-2021-58438"><strong>Château Calon Ségur</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-phelan-segur-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58506"><strong>Château Phélan Ségur</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-le-crock-st-estephe-cru-bourgeois-exceptionnel-58526"><strong>Château Le Crock</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-de-pez-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58596"><strong>Château de Pez</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-meyney-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58594"><strong>Château Meyney</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-marbuzet-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58595"><strong>Château Haut-Marbuzet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-cos-labory-st-estephe-5eme-cru-classe-2021-58737"><strong>Château Cos Labory</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-le-boscq-st-estephe-cru-bourgeois-exceptionnel-58788"><strong>Château Le Boscq</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-capbern-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58730"><strong>Château Capbern</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-lafon-rochet-st-estephe-4eme-cru-classe-2021-58784"><strong>Château Lafon-Rochet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-ormes-de-pez-st-estephe-bordeaux-france-2021-58815"><strong>Château Ormes de Pez</strong></a> [/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring St-Estèphe 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>
