Bolgheri · vintage 2021
Why this vintage
- 96/100 from James Sucklingand 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2021 vintage in BolgheriA frost-prone spring reduced volumes in a variable season: fresh, elegant wines, for medium-term cellaring.
Critic scores
- James Suckling96
- Wine Enthusiast96
- Wine Advocate95
- Wine Spectator95
- Vinous93
- Decanter93
The 2021 vintage in Bolgheri
Vintage benchmark: 93/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A frost-prone spring reduced volumes in a variable season: fresh, elegant wines, for medium-term cellaring.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Bolgheri. 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.
Blend of the 2021 vintage
- 50 % Merlot
- 30 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 20 % Cabernet franc
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2021 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with merlot, cabernet franc, cabernet sauvignon — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2021 sheet
- 45 hl/haYield
Winemaking
Fermentation (15 days) and maceration (10 days) in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 28°C - 30°C
Ageing
18 months in small barrels, one year in bottle
An offer on Orma 2021
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Texts and documents 2021
The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.
Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.