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Bordeaux 2021 – a guide

Team JR

Tuesday 10 May 2022 • 1 min read

Bordeaux Bordeaux 2021

Dogs and Merlot at Ch Bauduc 2021

Image of dogs and Merlot vines at Ch Bauduc courtesy of Gavin Quinney.

We have tasted virtually all the wines likely to be of importance in this year's bordeaux en primeur campaign. Those interested in the prices and the value they represent should follow comment in this thread on our Members' forum, not least the charts kindly assembled by Nick Martin and team at Wine Owners.

The most recent articles will appear at the top of these lists.

Tasting articles

Bordeaux 2021 – left-bank reds four years on 12 February 2025

Bordeaux 2021 – right-bank reds four years on 11 February 2025

Bordeaux 2021 – white wines four years on 10 February 2025

Bordeaux 2021 in bottle – whites and right-bank reds 21 November 2023

Bordeaux 2021 in bottle – left-bank reds 20 November 2023

Right-bank reds 16 May 2022

Left-bank reds 11 May 2022

Whites 6 May 2022

Other coverage

Bordeaux to head for, or avoid (Free for all) 15 February 2025

Bordeaux 2021 – buy white! (Free for all) 7 May 2022

Bordeaux 2021 weather and crop report (Free for all) 4 May 2022

Europe's 2021 vintage shrunk by frost (Free for all) 17 April 2021

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