I just returned from the UGC tasting in NYC where the 2021 Bordeaux were on display. Overall the wines were quite easy to taste. Certainly very different than the big, ripe vintages we’ve had as of late. I think they will be relatively accessible young, but I have no doubt that the top wines will age very well. As one Negoce put it “these remind me of the wines of the 90’s but with better winemaking”. I tasted very few wines with green notes and again, overall a very enjoyable (and crowded!) tasting.

Some highlights:
Any of the whites. This is a very, very good vintage for Bordeaux Blanc!

Top wines for me tasted yesterday:
Anything from St. Julien (special shout out to Branaire Ducru)
Canon (great wine-you know it’s Canon right away)
Pavie Macquin
Larcis Ducasse
Clinet
And although they weren’t’ there yesterday my trusted sources tell me the 3 wines of the vintage are: Montrose, Lafite and Cheval Blanc

Phil Bernstein
MacArthur Beverages

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2021 Chateau Dragon de Quintus - St. Emilion

750ml | SKU 91433 | 36 Available
90-92 VM

The 2021 Le Dragon de Quintus is sourced from a collection of mid-slope parcels across the château's three main clusters of vineyards. It offers lovely depth and energy throughout. Dark-fleshed fruit, spice, leather and menthol are all laced together. Thi...

$34.99

2021 Chateau Du Tertre - Margaux

750ml | SKU 91170 | 19 Available
91 WA

The 2021 du Tertre has turned out well in bottle, offering up aromas of dark, minty berries, pipe tobacco, orange zest and pencil shavings, followed by a medium-bodied, supple and suave palate built around velvety tannins and bright acids. This Cabernet-d...

$36.99

2021 Chateau Durfort Vivens - Margaux

750ml | SKU 91377 | 13 Available
95 VM

The 2021 Durfort-Vivens turned out beautifully—rich, dynamic and super-expressive. More than anything, the 2021 is impeccably balanced. Dark fruit, lavender, licorice, leather and clove all scream out of the glass. Today the 2021 is an infant. It needs t...

$58.00

2021 Chateau Figeac - St. Emilion

750ml | SKU 91462 | 15 Available
96+ WA

A wine that transcends the vintage's challenges, the 2021 Figeac is performing brilliantly in bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of raspberries and cherries mingled with striking top notes of violet, rose petal, iris and mint. Medium to full-bodi...

$225.00

2021 Chateau Giscours - Margaux

750ml | SKU 91309 | 58 Available
95 VM

The 2021 Giscours is not quite as showy as some recent vintages, but all the ingredients are there. Aromatic, deep and layered, with tremendous balance, the 2021 has so much to offer. Rose petal, mint, spice, orange peel and dried herbs are some of the no...

$54.00

2021 Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste - Pauillac

750ml | SKU 91169 | 91 Available
94 WA

The 2021 Grand-Puy-Lacoste is one of the vintage's successes, wafting from the glass with aromas of cassis and raspberries mingled with notions of violets, rose petals, pencil shavings and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, with a deep, layered core of...

$59.99

2021 Chateau Gruaud Larose St. Julien

750ml | SKU 91365 | 28 Available
94-95+ WA

The 2021 Gruaud Larose is very impressive, exhibiting deep aromas of wild berries, cherries and cassis mingled with hints of licorice, violets and cigar wrapper. Medium to full-bodied, deep and concentrated, it's impressively rich and layered, with lively...

$72.00

2021 Chateau Haut Bailly - Pessac

750ml | SKU 91375 | Available
96 VM

The 2021 Haut-Bailly is incredibly poised, even if it is clearly a wine of reserve in this vintage. Its vertical build speaks of pure sophistication. Time in the glass brings out hints of dried herbs, menthol, licorice, pine, blackberry and underbrush. M...

$120.00

2021 Chateau Haut Brion - Pessac

750ml | SKU 91412 | 60 Available
97 WA

The 2021 Haut-Brion confirms its fine showing en primeur, cementing its status as one of the wines of the vintage. Its complex bouquet of dark berries and cassis mingled with notions of cigar wrapper and burning embers unfurls in the glass. Full-bodied, d...

$539.00

2021 Chateau La Conseillante - Pomerol

750ml | SKU 91463 | 26 Available
96 VM

The 2021 La Conseillante is bright, fresh and fruity, with lovely red fruit character and fine balance. Crushed berries, rose petal, lavender, chalk, mint and spice are beautifully delineated. In 2021, La Conseillante is a Pomerol of tension, nerve and de...

$210.00

2021 Chateau La Gaffeliere - St. Emilion

750ml | SKU 91245 | 46 Available
96 VM

2021 Chateau La Gaffeliere - St. Emilion 

$64.99

2021 Chateau La Mission Haut Brion - Pessac

750ml | SKU 91426 | 66 Available
94-96 WA

Unwinding in the glass with aromas of dark berries and plums mingled with loamy soil, sweet spices, cigar box and licorice, the 2021 La Mission Haut-Brion is full-bodied, lively and seamless, with a deep, concentrated core of fruit framed by bright acids ...

$299.00

2021 Chateau Lafon Rochet - St. Estephe

750ml | SKU 91337 | 20 Available
92 VM

The 2021 Lafon-Rochet is very good, although there are some rustic contours that are impossible to look past. Dark fruit, spice, lavender and licorice are some of the notes that open in the glass. Overall, the 2021 feels a bit chunky, especially for a win...

$35.00

2021 Chateau Larcis Ducasse - St. Emilion

750ml | SKU 91369 | 120 Available
93-95+ JD

I think one of the undeniable successes in the vintage is the 2021 Château Larcis Ducasse, which hails from a magical terroir on the south-facing hillside just outside of Saint-Emilion. There's slightly more clay here, so Larcis-Ducasse always shows a amp...

$73.00

2021 Chateau Laroque - St. Emilion

750ml | SKU 90985 | 120 Available
94 VM

The 2021 Laroque is classy, elegant and polished. A wine of stature and breeding, Laroque is a quintessentially finessed Saint-Émilion. Silky tannins wrap around a core of dark cherry, plum, spice, new leather, licorice and menthol. All the elements are v...

$29.99

2021 Chateau L'Eglise Clinet - Pomerol

750ml | SKU 91376 | 42 Available
99 JS

Extremely complex and subtle with blackberries, wild forest fruits, orange peel, bark and mushroom on the nose. Perfumed. Full-bodied with ultra-fine tannins that are polished and extremely long, going on for minutes. Structured and layered yet compressed...

$275.00

2021 Chateau Leoville Barton - St. Julien

750ml | SKU 90975 | 10 Available
93-95 WA

2021 Chateau Leoville Barton - St. Julien 

$75.00

2021 Chateau Leoville Las Cases - St. Julien

750ml | SKU 90948 | 40 Available
96+ WA

The 2021 Léoville Las Cases has turned out beautifully in bottle and clearly numbers among the very finest wines of the vintage. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of dark berries and cassis mingled with notions of cigar wrapper, violets and pencil shavi...

$209.00
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