<h2>Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2021</h2> <h3><strong>Average yield: </strong></h3> <ul> <li>Pessac-Léognan 33.2hl/ha. A decrease of 3% from 2020.</li> <li>Graves: 23.7hl/ha. A decrease of 38% from 2020.</li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]<span style="font-weight: 400;">Frost severely impacted grapes early in 2021, and mildew much more later, with the effects lasting throughout the season to a final average yield of 30.7hl/ha, the lowest of the major appellations after St-Emilion and Pomerol.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Quality is uneven giving different microclimates, but the best reds and whites show lovely estate signature and work with the vintage rather than against it. </span> Having said this Pessac-Léognan and Graves have turned out some lovely, drinkable and appealing wines. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-1er-cru-classe-58722"><strong>Château Haut-Brion, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-1er-cru-classe-2021-58392"><strong>Château Haut-Brion</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-smith-haut-lafitte-blanc-pessac-leognan-2021-58403"><strong>Château Smith Haut Lafitte, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-les-carmes-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-2021-58404"><strong>Château Les Carmes Haut-Brion</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-mission-haut-brion-blanc-pessac-leognan-2021-58421"><strong>Château La Mission Haut-Brion, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/domaine-de-chevalier-blanc-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-58422"><strong>Domaine de Chevalier, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-couhins-lurton-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-58423"><strong>Château Couhins-Lurton, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-haut-bailly-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-graves-58424"><strong>Château Haut-Bailly</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-mission-haut-brion-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-58442"><strong>Château La Mission Haut-Brion</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/domaine-de-chevalier-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-graves-58501"><strong>Domaine de Chevalier</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-pape-clement-blanc-pessac-leognan-2021-58450"><strong>Château Pape Clément, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-la-louviere-blanc-pessac-leognan-2021-58451"><strong>Château La Louvière, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-malartic-lagraviere-blanc-pessac-leognan-cru-58452"><strong>Château Malartic-Lagravière, Blanc</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-smith-haut-lafitte-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-58453"><strong>Château Smith Haut Lafitte</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-smith-haut-lafitte-pessac-leognan-cru-classe-de-58453"><strong>Château Pape Clément</strong></a> [/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring Pessac-Léognan & Graves 2021 en primeur wines</h2> [wine-collection] <hr /> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/search#filter[region]=76&filter[vintage]=2021&order[updated_at]=desc&page=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Search all Bordeaux 2021 en primeur ratings published so far</a></h2> <hr /> <h3 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.decanter.com/bordeaux-2021-en-primeur/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Back to the main Bordeaux en primeur page</a></h3>