Pauillac · vintage 2021
Why this vintage
- 96/100 from Wine Enthusiastand 6 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2021 vintage in PauillacFrost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Critic scores
- Wine Enthusiast96
- James Suckling95
- Decanter95
- Vinous94
- Wine Spectator94
- Wine Advocate93
- Jeb Dunnuck93
The 2021 vintage in Pauillac
Vintage benchmark: 86/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Frost, mildew, then a cool summer brought back Bordeaux of old: taut, vibrant wines, shorter but elegant.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Pauillac. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
"This young Bordeaux has a nose of beautiful depth, with aromas of blackcurrant, ink and nuts that extend into a medium to full-bodied palate, with a solid structure of refined and well-integrated tannins. It will be at its peak from 2026." -James Suckling
Blend of the 2021 vintage
- 67 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 25 % Merlot
- 5 % Petit verdot
- 3 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, petit verdot, sauvignon blanc, sémillon, muscadelle — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 35 hl/haYield
- 350,000 bottlesProduction
Ageing
18 months in French oak barrels (75% new oak)
Terroir
Extending over some 100 hectares in the commune of Pauillac, the Lynch-Bages vineyard lies entirely on the soil favoured by the great growths, formed along the estuary by the gravel alluvium of the Médoc. The property occupies the well-defined rises to the south and south-west of the town. The soils of Lynch-Bages are homogeneous, consisting essentially of Günz-era Garonne gravels (early Quaternary) resulting from the slow erosion of the Pyrenees by the Garonne. Highly free-draining and low in silt, these soils of stones and sand store heat during the day and release it at night. Poor and of low fertility, they allow moderate vine growth and encourage deep rooting.
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Texts and documents 2021
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.