This is 2021 St. Emilion Part 2 covering barrel tastings of all the wines L-Z. You can read the other wines tasted in 2021 Saint Emilion Part 1 featuring wines A-J
2021 La Bienfaisance Sanctus – Take red cherries, strawberries and squeeze some orange juice and flowers you find the perfume. Silky, fresh, and vibrant with more of that juicy citrus with red plums on the palate. Drink from 2021-2036. 89-91 Pts
2021 La Clotte – Flowers, black raspberries, cocoa, and plum notes open the perfume. Silky, soft, and fresh, with an earthy, dark cherry and chocolate core of energetic fruits on the mid-palate and in the vibrant finish. The wine was produced from 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Cabernet Franc. 12.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2039. 91-93 Pts
2021 La Commanderie – Soft, supple, medium-bodied, fresh, bright, crisp, and crunchy red fruits with a hint of peppery spice on the backend of the finish. Drink from 2023-2032. 88-90 Pts
2021 La Confession – Plummy, with chocolate, espresso, black cherries, smoke, and flowers in the perfume, the wine is silky, fresh, soft, and sweet, with loads of supple-textured red fruits in the vibrant finish. The wine blends 74% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2023-2038. 91-93 Pts
2021 La Dominique – Flowers and red fruits show nicely in the perfume. On the palate, the medium-bodied wine is soft, elegant, polished, silky, and sweet, with accents of espresso, peppery spice, herbs, and cocoa in the dusty, earthy, and refined endnote. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Franc. 13.5% ABV. The wine is aged in 50% new, French oak, and 10% amphora. You can enjoy this on release. Drink from 2023-2038. 91-93 Pts
2021 La Fleur Perey Cuvee Prestige – Flowers, licorice, dark cherries, incense, and chocolate add to the sweet, ripe, fresh, round plums on the nose and in the elegant palate. Drink from 2023-2033. 89-91 Pts
2021 La Gaffeliere – Plummy, polished, soft, and fresh, the floral characteristics in the nose make an impression before you experience the multiple layers of sweet, ripe, juicy, dark plums, espresso, and chocolate in the mid-palate and in the round, soft, silky, long finish. Drink from 2023-2050. 93-95 Pts
2021 La Marzelle – Silky, soft and supple, the wine is refined and loaded with ripe, sweet, polished, fresh, red fruits, licorice, cocoa, and plums that are on display in the mid=palate though to the finish. Drink from 2023-2036. 89-91 Pts
2021 La Mondotte – Flowers, black raspberries, broken stones, smoke, cherries, and mint create the nose. On the palate, the wine is elegant, soft, refined, chalky, energetic, fresh, and intense with layers of crisp, sweet, vibrant red pit fruits and a strong touch of salt on the backend. The wine blends 85% Merlot with 15% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. The harvest took place September 30 – October 10. Drink from 2026-2050. 94-96 Pts
2021 La Serre – Silky, soft and fresh, with a gorgeous polish to the dark red fruits which are made even more interesting by all of its floral accents. There is a sweetness to the fruit, soft, silky tannins, and freshness in the finish. I like the spicy, cocoa note that comes through on the backend. Drink from 2023-2038. 91-93 Pts
2021 La Voute – Deeply colored, the wine is plush, polished, round, fresh, and fruity, with lifted, silky tannins and loads of fresh, sweet, dark plums, licorice, and black cherries in the chocolaty, fruit-filled finish. Drink from 2024-2039. 91-93 Pts
2021 La-Fleur-Morange – Polished, soft, supple, sweet, dark cherries blend with savory, leafy herbs and earthy nuances on the nose and on the medium-bodied, soft, fresh, lively, red berry palate. Drink from 2023-2037. 90-92 Pts
2021 La-TourFigeac – Medium-bodied, soft, vibrant red fruits, flowers, and touches of cocoa, coffee beans, licorice, herbs, and cherries are in the nose and on the mid-palate here, finishing with sweet, ripe, bright, energetic, sweet cherries, red plums, and dark cocoa. Drink from 2023-2038. 92-94 Pts
2021 Laforge – Flowers, smoke, plums, and black raspberries, with a touch of espresso, come through on the nose. Medium-bodied, soft, forward, fresh, and polished on the palate, the wine will be easy to enjoy on release. The wine blends 92% Merlot with 8% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2023-2035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Laniote – Medium-bodied, fresh, bright, earthy, and with a leafy, underbrush accent to the crisp, savory, red plums in the finish. 2023-2034. 88-90 Pts
2021 Larcis Ducasse – Oyster shell, crushed rocks, flowers, smoke, licorice, espresso roasted cherries, and plums create the complex aromatic profile. On the palate, this is a finesse-styled vintage, medium-bodied, plummy with a savory edge to the black cherries on the mid-palate and in the oceanic finish. The wine blends 86% Merlot with 14% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV. The harvest took place September 29-October 9. Drink from 2026-2044. 92-94 Pts
2021 Larmande – Here, the nose is a bit more interesting, with all of its layers of black and red fruits, smoke, espresso, mint, and tobacco leaf. Slightly austere on the palate, making this quite classic in style. Give it a few years to develop and hopefully, soften and fan out. The wine blends 91% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2025-2039. 88-91 Pts
2021 Laroque – With nice color, the wine already shows flowers, licorice, dark red pit fruits, and just a hint of chocolate. Soft, polished and fresh, with sweet, juicy, black cherries and silky tannins, and plenty of juicy, dark fruits in the finish, this should be simply delicious to enjoy on release. The wine was made with 99% Merlot and 1% Cabernet Franc, reaching 13.5% ABV. The harvest took place October 1 – October 18. Drink from 2023-2037. 91-93 Pts
2021 Laroze – Flowers, espresso, cocoa, red berries, and licorice are in the nose and on the palate of this forward, medium-bodied, ready-to-go, soft, fresh, floral wine. Drink from 2023-2035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Le Chatelet – Medium-bodied, with a core of espresso, dark cherry, and herbs on the nose and palate that will be easy to enjoy on release. Drink from 2023-2034. 86-88 Pts
2021 Le Dome – Flowers, licorice, black cherry, smoke, spice, and fresh, leafy herbs open the nose. On the palate, the wine is fresh, supple, soft, and polished, with silky tannins and a spicy, plum, and deep cherry finish that delivers just a dab of vanilla and crushed rock coming in on the endnote. The wine is a blend of 80% Cabernet Franc and 20% Merlot, which includes fruit normally placed into Les Asteries, 13.4 ABV, pH 3.71. Yields were low at 28 hectoliters per hectare. Harvest took place October 6-14. 2021 is the first vintage produced in their new cellars. Drink from 2025-2042. 93-95 Pts
2021 Le Prieure – Flowers, red fruits, crushed rocks, licorice and cherries are found with ease on the nose and round, soft-edged, fresh, bright, medium-bodied, red berry packed palate. The wine finishes with salty tannins, red fruits, licorice, and coffee bean. This is a bit better on the nose than on the palate, which could use more depth. Drink from 2023-2038. 89-91 Pts
2021 Les Angelots de Gracia – Incense, espresso, spice, and cherries with a bit of chocolate in the endnote come through easily in this fresh, medium-bodied, soft-textured, forward, light wine. Drink from 2023-2036. 87-89 Pts
2021 Les Gravieres – Flowers, licorice, plums, cocoa, and plummy fruits form the core of this medium-bodied, fresh, mineral-driven wine. Produced from 100% Merlot, you can enjoy this charmer on release. Drink from 2023-2034. 89-91 Pts
2021 Lif – Deeply colored, the nose pops with flowers, red pit fruits, cherries, red plums, smoke, and charcoal. Rich, and sweet, with ripe, round tannins and silky-textured plums, dark chocolate and espresso on the mid-palate, with a fair amount of salinity on the backend in the finish, this is quite successful for the vintage.. This remains one of the new stars of St. Emilion and is a wine to follow before prices jump. The wine blends 79% Merlot with 21% Cabernet Franc, 13.5% ABV, pH 3.61. Drink from 2026-2050. 94-96 Pts
2021 Louis – Elegant, fresh, bright, crisp, and energetic, with a nice touch of salt on the backend to add complexity to all of the sweet, ripe dark cherries in the finish. Drink from 2023-2035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Lucia – Licorice, smoke, and cocoa along with ripe black cherries, espresso, and plums on the nose and palate here. The wine is sweet, fruity, round, and polished, Drink from 2023-2036. 89-91 Pts
2021 Lynsolence – With a nice, depth of color, the wine opens with licorice, blackberry, coffee bean, and chocolate mint. On the palate, the wine is round, fresh, sweet, and soft, with black cherry and espresso-packed finish. The wine is made from 100% Merlot. Drink from 2023-2035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Mangot – Black cherries, juicy black plums, espresso, and a touch of chocolate on the nose and palate get things going. Round, soft, polished, fruity, and fresh, the finish leaves you with chocolate-covered cherries and a touch of salt in the endnote. Drink from 2023-2034. The wine is aged in a combination of new, French oak, foudre, and clay amphora. Drink from 2023-2038. 90-92 Pts
2021 Mangot Todeschini Distique 14 – One of the few Bordeaux wines made from 100% Cabernet Franc, the deeply colored wine opens with black, red, and blue fruit with a touch of spice and flower stem aromatics. On the palate, the wine is round, soft, fruity, and rich. There is a nice sweetness to the fruits and a softness on the palate and in the savory finish. The wine is aged without new oak in a combination of amphora and foudres. Drink from 2024-2040. 91-93 Pts
2021 Milens – Smoke, licorice, espresso, flowers, and black plums kick off the wine. On the palate, the wine is soft, polished, sweet, fresh and silky, medium-bodied, forward, and ready-to-go, this should be quite nice to enjoy over the next decade. Drink from 2023-2033. 89-91 Pts
2021 Monbousquet – Fresh, juicy, and sweet, with accents of flowers, black cherry, plum, creamy coffee, and leafy herbs. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, forward, and fruity, with a bit of dust in the tannins and in the chewy fruit finish. Close to 50% of the crop was lost to the frost. The wine blends 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.67% ABV. Drink from 2023-2037. 90-92 Pts
2021 Montlabert – Medium-bodied, the wine opens with espresso, cocoa, licorice, plums, and chocolate-coated cherries. Round, soft and polished, the wine is forward, and already quite charming to taste. Drink from 2023-2036. 89-91 Pts
2021 Paradis – Espresso, licorice, black plums, chocolate, and spice notes create the perfume. Round, soft, and supple with sweet, silky, fresh, ripe, dark cherries and cocoa on the palate, this is going to be easy to like on release, and it should age for more than a decade with ease. Drink from 2023-2035. 90-92 Pts
2021 Pavie – One of the darkest colored wines of the vintage, the wine kicks off with black, blue, and dark red fruit. Spicy, long, and fresh, with strong oceanic influences, espresso, chocolate, flowers, herbs, and salty, wild cherries in the perfume. The wine has equal amounts of richness, freshness, length, and energy, with a finish that showcases its deep, limestone soils. There is tension and ample dark, red fruits that carry through to the endnote. The wine blends 52% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Franc and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14.14% ABV pH 3.67. Harvesting took place September 28 – October 12. The lateness of the vintage is due to waiting for the Cabernets to ripen, which was a key to the wine’s success. Drink from 2028-2060. 94-96 Pts
2021 Pavie-Decesse – Flowers, crushed rocks, flowers, oyster shells, black cherries, and a hint of orange flowers are discovered in the nose. On the palate, the wine is ripe, round, and polished, the wine shows its chocolate-coated orange slices, mint, black plum, and chalky character with ease. Give this a year or two in the cellar before pulling a cork. The wine is produced from 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc, 14.19% ABV. Drink from 2025-2045. 92-94 Pts
2021 Pavie Macquin – Flowers, plums, espresso, licorice, and dark cherries with a touch of leafy herbs are on the nose. The wine is fresh, bright, crisp, and with a salty, savory, olive-tinted edge on the palate, as well as in the mineral-driven finish. Give the wine a few years in the cellar to soften and fill out. The wine was produced by blending 79% Merlot, 19% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.5% ABV. The harvest took place October 4 – October 19. Drink from 2026-2043. 92-94 Pts
2021 Peby Faugeres – Deeply colored, the wine is concentrated, long, deep, lush, opulent, and rich. Yet, it is equally elegant, long, and refined, with a sweetness and freshness to the fruits and soft, polish to the tannins in the ostentations finish. This is the first vintage produced in their new, show-piece cellars. The wine is produced from 100% old vine Merlot. 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2025-2045. 93-95 Pts
2021 Peby Faugeres Le Merle de – Medium-bodied soft, fresh and vibrant, with black raspberries, cherries, mocha, and espresso on the palate and in the round, supple, polished finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 89-91 Pts
2021 Petit Faurie deSoutard – Fruity, fresh and forward, with loads of sweet, ripe, red, and black cherries on the nose, palate, and in the straight-forward, approachable, round-textured finish. Drink from 2023-3035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Petit Gravet Aine – Savory red fruits, herbs, flowers, spice box, crushed rocks, and pine create the nose. On the palate, the wine is soft, fresh, vibrant, and salty. Produced from 90% Cabernet Franc and 10% Merlot, this unique wine will be better with a few years of age. Drink from 2027-2040. 91-93 Pts
2021 Petit Val – Floral in nature with a strong dose of espresso red fruits on the nose bring you to the medium-bodied, fresh, core of red fruits in the mid-palate and in the round, already easy-to-like finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 89-91 Pts
2021 Petit Val Margo Cuvee de Coeur – Medium-bodied, floral, earthy, spicy, and a bit reductive, this dark cherry-dominated wine will be best over the next few years. The is the top of the line special Cuvee from Petit Val is produced from100% Cabernet Franc without any sulfur. Only 800 bottles are produced in any vintage and all the proceeds go to charity. 8486 Pts
2021 Petit Val Muse du Val – Forward, fresh, medium-bodied, early-drinking, soft, fresh, charmer that is perfect for near-term drinking. Drink from 2023-2029. 8886 Pts
2021 Peymouton – Black raspberries, flowers, and herbs on the nose bring you to the medium-bodied, soft, fresh, forward, bright, crisp, red pit fruit palate and finish. You can enjoy this on release and over the near term. Drink from 2023-2029. 87-89 Pts
2021 Pierre de Lune – Round, ripe and polished, the wine is loaded with espresso, chocolate, black cherry, and plums. Soft, forward, and ready-to-go on release. Drink from 2023-2034. 89-91 Pts
2021 Pindefleurs – Soft, fresh, forward, vibrant, and focused on its earthy, savory, red pit fruit core of fruit. The wine is medium-bodied, soft, and vibrant on the palate and should be a pleasure to drink on release. Drink from 2023-2031. 88-90 Pts
2021 Poesia – With good richness in color, you find chocolate, black cherry, mint leaf, crushed rock, and flowers in the nose. Earthy, soft, lush, and polished, there is a nice finesse along with fruit and freshness in the finish. The wine is made from a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc. Harvesting took place October 6-October 9. Drink from 2024-2039. 92-94 Pts
2021 Pressac – Smoky, with a leafy, tobacco edge to the elegant, refined, fresh, cherries and plums. Medium-bodied, soft and silky, there is a nice sweetness to the fruits on the palate and in the finish, with its touch of chocolate-mint in the endnote. Not much wine was made as the yields were under 15 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2023-2035. 92-94 Pts
2021 Pressac Tour de Pressac – Light-weight, forward, cherry, and flower-filled wine for early-drinking consumption. Drink from 2023-2027. 84-85 Pts
2021 Quinault LEnclos – Cherries, plums, chocolate, nutmeg, flowers, and mint on the palate. The fruits are sweet and rich, but the mid-palate is a bit light before you get to all the sweetness and lift in the finish. Yields are quite low at only 20 hectoliters per hectare, so the wine is going to be difficult to find as the production was cut almost in half. The wine blends 59% Merlot, 23% Cabernet Franc, and 18% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2023-2036. 90-92 Pts
2021 Quintus – Deeply colored, the wine is packed with nuances of crushed rocks, black raspberries, flowers, plums, and forest leaves. Extremely poised and polished, the silky palate offers purity in the fruit, length, and the sense of minerality, finishing with an array of red pit fruits, cocoa, and salty tannins. This is the first vintage to include from the recently purchased vineyards formerly belonging to Grand Pontet. The wine blends 58% Merlot, 31% Cabernet Franc and 1% Malbec. 13.3% ABV. Drink from 2023-2040. 92-94 Pts
2021 Quintus Le Dragon de Quintus – Forward, soft, juicy, fresh, plummy red fruits with kirsch and black raspberry notes in the finish. This is already, soft, polished, fresh, and elegant in nature. Drink from 2023-2031. 89-91 Pts
2021 Quintus St. Emilion de Quintus – Light, fresh, bright, and easy-drinking, earthy, savory, red berry-filled wine. 79% Merlot and 21% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2023-2027. 84-86 Pts
2021 Ripeau – With a deep, hue the wine opens with black cherries, flowers, plums, chocolate, and licorice. On the palate, the wine is plush and polished, with supple, soft tannins and a cocoa, dark chocolate, and plum finish. This should age quite nicely. Drink from 2024-2040. 91-93 Pts
2021 Rochebelle – Medium-bodied, on the red fruit side with additional layers of dark red berries, you also find a lot of minerality characteristics here with its salinity that shows up on the palate and in the finish. Give it a year or two in the cellar and it could score even higher after finishing its aging. Drink from 2024-2038. 90-92 Pts
2021 Rocheyron – Silky, fresh, refined, soft, and polished, there is an elegance to the layers of sweet, plums, followed by truffle, coffee bean, and dark chocolate with a touch of flowers, mint, and spice on the backend. The wine is fresh, long, and complex. The wine blends 60% Merlot with 40% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2024-2040. 93-95 Pts
2021 Rol Valentin – Cherries, licorice, smoke, and espresso in the nose and on the palate. The wine is round, soft, and polished, with loads of ripe, sweet, juicy, dark plums, chocolate, licorice, and espresso in the elegant, fresh finish. Drink from 2023-2037. 89-91 Pts
2021 Roylland – Flowers and an assortment of cherries form the core of this medium-bodied, fresh, creamy-textured, plummy wine that serves up a nice dose of chocolate-coated plums and coffee bean in the finish. Drink from 2023-2034. 89-91 Pts
2021 Saintayme – Flowers and cherries with wet-earthy nuances are all over the place here. Medium-bodied, and fresh with bright, red berries and touches of spice on the mid-palate and in the finish. This will be ready to go on release. Made from 100% Merlot, 13.5% ABV. Drink from 2023-2035. 89-91 Pts
2021 Sanctus – With a good depth of color the wine is round, supple, fresh, and loaded with dark, lush, polished, black plums, licorice, and chocolate-covered cherries. Drink from 2024-2040. 91-93 Pts
2021 Sansonnet – Sweet, round, dark cherries, cocoa, smoke, licorice, espresso, and cocoa give the wine a nice sweetness on the nose and a lushness to the medium-bodied palate, which finishes with black cherries and chocolate on the backend. Drink from 2023-2038. 91-93 Pts
2021 Soutard – Showing a nice depth of color, the wine is soft, round, polished, rich, and fruity, with silky tannins and freshness from start to finish. The creamy finish leaves you with a touch of spice in the endnote. The wine is a blend of 70% Merlot, 18% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Malbec. Drink from 2024-2040. 92-94 Pts
2021 SoutardCadet – Incense, espresso, cocoa, vanilla, and plums are sweet, fresh, soft, and polished. The wine is set to be quite easy to enjoy on release for all of its sweet, ripe fruits and soft textured, polished endnotes. Drink from 2023-2038. 90-92 Pts
2021 Tertre Roteboeuf – Flowers, spice, crushed stone, savory red fruit, raspberries, 5 spice, cinnamon, cherries, and peppery spices create on the most compelling noses of the vintage. On the palate, the wine is earthy, lush, and round, and continues in the spicy mode in the mid-palate all the way through to the finish. The blend is 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, 14% ABV, the harvest took place October 5 – October 15. Drink from 2024-2045. 93-95 Pts
2021 Tour Saint Christophe – Roses, lilacs, espresso, caramel, Indian spice, cherries, and red plums create the complex nose. On the palate, the wine is bright, crisp, chewy, and fresh, with a good sense of minerality, and purity in the fruits. The wine is made by blending 80% Merlot with 20% Cabernet Franc, 13.6% ABV, pH 3.5. The harvest took place September 18, October 15. Because the tannins are so soft and polished, you can enjoy this young, but aging it a bit will add even more complexity. Drink from 2023-2039. 92-94 Pts
2021 Trianon – Early-drinking, medium-bodied, fresh, bright, red berry packed wine with a nice touch of leafy herbs and crushed rocks in the soft, crisp, endnote. You can drink this on the young side quite easily. Drink from 2023-2032. 88-90 Pts
2021 Trimoulet – Floral in nature with a bright, red berry character, soft textures, and a medium-bodied, light, fresh, red plum finish. This will be best to enjoy in its fruit-oriented youth. Drink from 2023-2029. 86-88 Pts
2021 Troplong Mondot – Deeply colored, the wine is rich, round, lush, and fresh. Initially, you notice flowers, chocolate, truffle, espresso, cocoa, and black plums. There is a silkiness to the tannins, sweetness along with freshness on the palate, and a finish with black, blue, and dark red fruits with a strong touch of chalk in the finish. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 13% Cabernet Franc and 2% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13.5% ABV%, 3.44 pH. The harvest took place September 17 – October 19. The harvest date here was the key to the success of the wine here. Drink from 2025-2055. 94-96 Pts
2021 Troplong Mondot Mondot by Troplong Mondot – Licorice, cocoa, black cherries, and a touch of chocolate on the backend. Forward, soft, polished, round and loaded with crunchy, sweet fruits, the wine already delivers pleasure. The wine is produced from 100% Merlot which comes from a specific parcel selection. Drink from 2023-2032. 89-91 Pts
2021 Trotte Vieille – Deeply colored, you find flowers, cedar, forest leaf, espresso, and dark red fruits. The palate offers richness, freshness, opulent tannins, and purity in the fruits. Elegant, bright, and supple, the finish lingers and builds on your palate. The wine blends 54% Cabernet Franc, 45% Merlot, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon. 14% ABV. The harvest took place September 27 October 14. This is the first vintage made in the new cellars, which allows for a parcel by parcel vinification. Drink from 2025-2055. 95-97 Pts
2021 Trotte Vieille Dame de Trotte Vieille – Soft, medium-bodied, forward, and fresh with loads of red plums and a touch of cocoa on the backend, this will be quite easy to enjoy on release while waiting for the Grand Vin to mature. Drink from 2023-2027. 87-89 Pts
2021 Valandraud – Put your nose in the glass and smell all the chocolate, espresso, black plums, black raspberry, licorice and wet earth. Deep garnet in color, the wine is plush, polished, silky, and loaded with sweet, dark, ripe, lusciously-textured red fruits. The wine blends 85% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Franc and 6% Cabernet Sauvignon. 13.5% ABV, pH 3.5. The harvest took place October 3 – October 15. drink from 2025-2048. 93-95 Pts
2021 Valandraud Blanc de Valandraud – Flowers, honeysuckle, vanilla, and yellow with orange citrus create the nose. On the palate, the wine cracks with bright, crisp, lemon peel, a touch of orange, spice, and pineapple. The finish balances between its opulent, flamboyant nature and its fresh, bright citrus side. The wine blends 50% Sauvignon Gris, 35% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon. The harvest took place September 7 – September 20. Drink from 2023-2037. 95-95
2021 Virginie de Valandraud – Medium-bodied, soft, silky, and sweet, and polished with a core of plummy, dark cherry fruits, chocolate, and licorice, along with a minty edge. You can enjoy this early, or age it as well. You can drink this young, or age it for 3-5 years and enjoy it over the following decade. The wine blends 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink from 2023-2036. 91-93 Pts
2021 Valandraud 3 de Valandraud – Leafy herbs, underbrush, tobacco leaf, savory red fruits, and cranberry show up nicely on the nose and on the soft-textured, medium-bodied, earthy, herb-filled palate. Drink from 2023-2029. 87-89 Pts
2021 Vieux Chateau Mazerat – Flowers, black raspberries, vanilla cream, licorice, black plum, and a hint of orange blossom on the nose. The palate is fresh, soft, and supple with silky tannins and a vibrancy to the red fruits with a savory edge. You also find a nice touch of minerality in the finish. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2024-2039. 91-93 Pts
2021 Villemaurine – Medium-bodied, soft, silky, and fresh, with a core of sweet, juicy, plums, chocolate-covered cherries, spice, and coffee beans. Drink from 2023-2038. 90-92 Pts
2021 YonFigeac – Light in color and fruit, the wine offers hints of bright red cherries, herbs, and underbrush on the nose and palate. This will be best in its youth to capture the light, red cherry and strawberries in the finish. Drink from 2023-2027. 85-87 Pts
Up next, we continue our look at the 2021 Right Bank wines with a focus on 2021 Pomerol followed by 2021 Lalande de Pomerol wines, before we get to 2021 Cotes de Bordeaux and more wines from the 2021 vintage.
