<h2> Sauternes & Barsac 2021</h2> <h3><strong>Average yield: </strong></h3> <ul> <li style="list-style-type: none;"> <ul> <li><strong>Sauternes</strong>: 4hl/ha. A decrease of 71% from 2020.</li> <li><strong>Barsac</strong>: 1.5hl/ha. A decrease of 86% from 2020.</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>What you find from the 2021 wines</h3> [subscriber-content]A disastrous year for sweet wines with extremely low, if any, yields (down 71% from 2020) that saw some estates pick grape by grape off the vine. Those that did produce have triumphed with fresh, zesty and ripe flavours balanced by incredible acidity making these wines electric in 2021. [breakout] <h3>Top picks:</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-de-fargues-sauternes-bordeaux-france-2021-58394"><strong>Château de Fargues</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/cha-teau-suduiraut-sauternes-1er-cru-classe-2021-58409"><strong>Château Suduiraut</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-doisy-daene-barsac-2eme-cru-classe-2021-58414"><strong>Château Doisy-Daëne</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-bastor-lamontagne-sauternes-bordeaux-france-2021-58429"><strong>Château Bastor-Lamontagne</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/cha-teau-coutet-barsac-1er-cru-classe-bordeaux-2021-58443"><strong>Château Coutet</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/clos-haut-peyraguey-sauternes-1er-cru-classe-2021-58430"><strong>Clos Haut-Peyraguey</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-sigalas-rabaud-sauternes-1er-cru-classe-2021-58459"><strong>Château Sigalas Rabaud</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-lafaurie-peyraguey-sauternes-1er-cru-classe-2021-58460"><strong>Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey</strong></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.decanter.com/wine-reviews/france/bordeaux/chateau-de-rayne-vigneau-madame-de-rayne-sauternes-2021-59485"><strong>Château de Rayne Vigneau</strong></a><strong> </strong>[/breakout]</li> </ul> [/subscriber-content] <hr /> <h2>See the top-scoring Sauternes & Barsac 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>