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The latest Bordeaux En Primeur 2021 scores

Scores from leading critics

The table below compares the latest Bordeaux En Primeur 2021 critic scores. It will be updated as the campaign unfolds. To view their full reports and tasting notes, please click through and subscribe to the relevant publication. You can find links behind their initials on the top row, or in the key at the bottom of the page.

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Wine name AG CH CK Falstaff GH JS JR JA JMQ JD JL LPB MJ NM RV WK
Angelus 94-96 94-96+ 92-94 94 95 – 17+ 95 95 94-96 94-96 94-96 18.5+ 93-95 – 94-96+
Armailhac 88-90 90-92 89-91 91 93 92-93 16 92 92 90-92 90-92 86-88 17.5 90-92 – 91-93
Ausone 93-95 96-98+ 93-95 97 95 96-97 17.5 95 97 – 96-98 95-97 19+ 93-95 – 97-100
Batailley – 91-93+ 89-91 92 – 93-94 16 92 93 88-90 92-94 87-89 17 92-94 – 90-92
Beausejour (Duffau-Lagarrosse) 92-95 93-95 91-93 93 95 95-96 – 94 94 93-95+ 93-95 92-94 18.5 92-94 – 93-95+
Belair Monange 93-95 95-97 91-93 94 95 96-97 17 95 94 93-95+ 92-94 94-96 18.5 90-92 – 93-95
Beychevelle 92-94 94-96 88-90 92 94 91-92 16.5 92 – 91-94 92-94 90-92 17.5 – – 91-94
Branaire Ducru 93-95 92-94 89-91 91 94 94-95 16 92 92 89-92 92-94 91-93 18 91-93 – 93-94+
Brane Cantenac 93-96 93-95+ – 94 – 94-95 – 94 96 92-94 92-94 86-88 – 92-94 – 93-95
Calon Segur 94-96 93-95 92-94 93 95 93-94 17+ 95 96 94-97 94-96 90-92 19 95-97 – 95-96+
Canon (Saint Emilion) 95-97 94-96 92-94 94 96 96-97 17 96 95 93-95 94-96 90-92 18.5 92-94 – 94-96
Canon Gaffeliere 94-96 93-95+ 90-92 93 95 94-95 – – 88 93-95 93-95 91-93 18+ 91-93 – 93-95
Cantemerle – 90-92+ – 89 – 90-91 15.5 87 87 87-89 90-92 80-82 16.5 88-90 – 90-91
Cantenac Brown 92-94 93-95 87-89 92 93 92-93 16+ 93 91 – 92-94 86-88 16 90-92 – 92-94
Carmes Haut Brion 96-98 96-98 – 95 96 – 17++ – 97 93-95 94-96 93-95+ 17.5+ 93-95 – 94-97
Carruades Lafite 91-93 91-93 88-90 92 92 94-95 16.5 91 93 89-91 91-93 88-90+ 18 89-91 – 90-92
Chapelle Mission Haut Brion 89-91 90-92 – 91 92 93-94 16+ 92 90 89-91 90-92 86-88 17.5+ 89-91 – 90-92
Chasse Spleen – – – 90 91 90-91 16+ 88 86 – 89-90 – 17 87-89 – 89-91
Cheval Blanc 96-98 96-98 93-95 96 – 97-98 17++ 96 96 94-96+ 96-98 95-97 19.5 95-97 – 95-97
Clarence Haut Brion 90-92 91-93 – 92 92 94-95 16+ 91 93 90-92 91-93 87-89 17.5 90-92 – 91-93
Clerc Milon 92-94 92-94 90-92 92 93 93-94 16.5 92 93 90-93 92-94 88-90+ 18 90-92 – 92-94
Clinet 92-94 93-95 92-94 93 – 93-94 16.5+ 94 94 93-96 93-95 90-92 18+ 92-94 – 93-95
Clos Fourtet 94-96 92-94 91-93 91 – 93-94 16.5 93 94 93-95 – 91-93+ 17.5 91-93 – 93-95
Clos Marquis 91-93 92-94 90-92 92 – 93-94 16.5 89 92 92-94 91-93 88-90 17.5 90-92 – 91-93+
Conseillante 95-97 94-96 93-95 94 95 94-95 – 95 96 93-95 94-96 92-94 19.5+ 95-97 – 95-96
Cos d’Estournel 94-96 94-96+ 94-96 94 – 94-95 17++ 96 96 92-94+ 95-97 93-95 18.5 93-95 – 94-95
Cos d’Estournel Blanc 93-95 93-95 – 95 – 97-98 16.5 94 92 94-96 94 91-93+ 18 92-94 – 91-93+
Coutet (Barsac) – 93-95 96-98 93 94 95-96 17+ 95 92 – 94-96 – 19+ 93-95 – –
Croix Beaucaillou 91-93 89-91 89-91 92 92 93-94 16.5 92 – 91-94 90-92 87-89 17.5+ 91-93 – 90-92
Doisy Vedrines – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Domaine Chevalier 94-96 92-94+ – 93 94 95-96 17 94 93 93-95 93-95 89-91+ 18 93-95 – 93-95
Domaine Chevalier Blanc 91-93 95-97 95-97 94 95 98-99 17+ 95 95 95-97 98 94-96+ 18.5 95-97 – 94-96
Ducru Beaucaillou 96-98 94-96 93-95 95 96 96-97 17.5 96 – 95-97 95-97 92-94+ 19 94-96 – 94-96
Duhart Milon 90-92 92-94+ 88-90 92 94 94-95 16+ 93 92 90-92 91-93 86-88 17 90-92 – 91-93+
Eglise Clinet 94-96 95-97 93-95 94 96 97-98 17.5 95 95 93-95 94-96 91-93+ 19.5+ 94-96 – 93-96
Evangile 94-96 93-95 93-95 94 94 96-97 17 94 94 93-95 93-95 91-93+ 18.5+ 94-96 – 93-95
Figeac 93-95 95-97 94-96 95 97 94-95 17++ 97 – 95-97 95-97 94-96 – 95-97 – 94-97
Filhot – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Fleur Petrus 93-95 94-96+ 91-93 93 96 95-96 17+ 95 94 94-96 93-95 91-93+ 18.5 90-92? – 91-94
Forts Latour 92-94 91-93 89-91 92 91 94-95 – 91 93 91-93 91-93 89-91 17.5 – – 92-93+
Gaffeliere 95-97 93-95+ 92-94 92 – 94-95 16.5+ – 94 – 93-95 94-96 17 94-96 – 92-94
Gazin (Pomerol) – 90-92 87-89 90 90 92-93 15 91 92 89-92 91-93 – 18+ 90-92 – 91-93+
Giscours 94-96 93-95 89-91 92 93 94-95 16.5 93 89 91-94 92-94 86-88+ 17 91-93 – 93-95
Gloria 90-92 91-93 88-90 91 90 92-93 16 91 89 90-92 89-91 86-88 16 91-93 – 90-92
Grand Mayne – 90-92 89-91 89 93 – 16 90 89 89-91+ 91-93 88-90 – 92-94 – 90-91
Grand Puy Ducasse 92-94 89-91 87-89 89 – 93-94 16.5 87 89 89-91 90-92 – – 89-91 – 90-92
Grand Puy Lacoste 94-96 93-95 90-92 93 – 94-95 – 93 95 – 92-94 87-89 18.5 92-94 – 92-94+
Gruaud Larose – 95-97+ – 92 95 – – 94 94 – 92-94 91-93 18 90-92 – 94-95+
Guiraud – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Haut Bages Liberal 94-96 92-94+ – 92 93 94-95 16+ 91 91 – 90-92 – – 90-92 – 91-93
Haut Bailly 94-96 93-95 – 94 95 95-96 16.5+ 95 95 93-95+ 94-96 92-94+ 19 93-95 – 94-95+
Haut Batailley 93-95 89-91? 87-89 92 93 93-94 – 91 91 92-94 91-93 87-89 – 90-92 – 90-93
Haut Brion 95-97 95-97+ – 96 97 97-98 18 95 95 95-97 95-97 93-95 19+ 95-97 – 96-98
Haut Brion Blanc 96-98 96-98 96-98 95 97 98-99 17.5 98 97 94-96 100 95-97 19 96-98 – 94-96+
Issan 90-92 93-95+ 90-92 92 94 95-96 16.5 94 94 91-93 92-94 90-92 17.5 90-92 – 90-93
Lafite Rothschild 95-97 96-98 92-94 97 97 97-98 17.5++ 97 97 94-96+ 96-98 94-96 19.5 95-97 – 95-97
Lafleur 95-97 97-99 94-96 96 97 98-99 18 97 96 95-97 96-98 95-97 – 96-98 – 96-98
Lafon Rochet 91-93 90-92 88-90 91 91 92-93 16.5 88 89 90-92 91-93 77-79 17.5+ 88-90 – 89-91
Lagrange (Saint Julien) – 91-93+ 89-91 92 – 92-93 16.5 93 92 90-92 91-93 87-89 17.5 91-93 – 92-94
Lagune 90-92.5 91-93+ – 92 – 93-94 16.5 91 91 88-90+ – 85-87 18 89-91 – 90-92
Langoa Barton 90-92 93-95 89-91 92 – 92-93 16.5 92 93 91-93 90-92 89-91 17.5 91-93 – 92-94
Larcis Ducasse 91-93 93-95 93-95 92 – 94-95 16+ 94 93 93-95+ 92-94 91-93 – – – 92-94
Lascombes 92-94 92-94+ 91-93 93 91 93-94 16 91 91 90-92 91-93 86-88 – 90-92 – 89-91
Latour 93-96 94-96+ 92-94 96 96 97-98 – 96 96 95-97 96-98 92-94 19 – – 95-97
Leoville Barton 92-94 94-96 91-93 93 94 93-94 17++ 94 95 92-94 92-94 90-92 18+ 93-95 – 93-95
Leoville Las Cases 94-96 96-98 92-94 96 95 96-97 17+ 94 95 93-95 94-96 91-93+ 18.5 94-96 – 95-97
Leoville Poyferre 93-95 92-94+ 91-93 94 95 95-96 17+ 95 94 94-97 93-95 92-94 18.5 92-94 – 93-94+
Lynch Bages 92-94 94-96 91-93 93 – 96-97 – 94 95 94-96+ 92-94 92-94 18.5+ 94-96 – 93-95
Malartic Lagraviere 90-92 92-94+ – 91 93 93-94 15.5+ 92 92 90-93 92-94 85-87 16 90-92 – 90-92
Malescot St Exupery 93-95 91-93+ 89-91 92 90 94-95 17 90 90 91-94 92-94 85-87 16.5 90-92 – 92-94
Margaux 95-97 96-98 93-95 97 97 97-98 17.5 95 96 95-97 96-98 95-97 19.5 94-96 – 95-97+
Mission Haut Brion 92-94 94-96 – 95 95 94-95 17.5 97 95 94-96 93-95 92-94 18+ 93-95 – 94-96
Mission Haut Brion Blanc 94-96 96-98+ 94-96 94 95 95-96 17++ 96 95 94-96 98 93-95 18.5+ 95-97 – 93-95
Monbousquet 90-92 – 89-91 89 – 91-92 15 89 87 92-94 90-92 84-86 16 88-90 – –
Montrose 94-96 95-97 93-95 94 95 95-96 17++ 95 96 93-95 94-96 90-92 18.5+ 93-95 – 94-96
Mouton Rothschild 94-96 95-97 93-95 95 96 96-97 17.5+ 95 97 93-95 95-97 91-93 19.5 93-95 – 95-96
Ormes Pez – 90-92 87-89 90 – 92-93 – 93 90 91-93 90-92 86-88 17 91-93 – 90-91
Pagodes Cos 91-94 91-93 90-92 92 90 92-93 16 90 92 89-91 90-92 88-90 17 89-91 – 90-92
Palmer 94-97 95-97+ 93-95 94 96 96-97 17+ 96 95 93-95 94-96 92-94+ 18.5 94-96 – 95-97
Pape Clement 92-94.5 92-94 – 93 94 94-95 15 93 94 91-93 93-95 90-92 16.5 – – 91-94
Pape Clement Blanc 92-95 92-94 94-96 93 94 96-97 17 94 92 95-97 95 92-94 15.5? 91-93 – 93-94
Pavie 95-97 94-96+ 93-95 93 94 95-96 17++ 94 – 95-97+ 94-96 92-94+ 18+ 93-95 – –
Pavie Decesse 91-94 92-94 90-92 92 – 92-93 16++ 92 – 94-96+ 92-94 87-89 15.5+? 90-92 – –
Pavie Macquin 92-94 92-94 93-95 93 94 94-95 16.5 94 94 93-95 92-94 92-94+ 16? 92-94 – 93-95
Pavillon Blanc 94-96 96-98+ – 94 97 99-100 17.5 97 95 95-97 95 93-95 19 91-93 – 94-96
Pavillon Rouge 91-93 91-93 89-91 93 93 94-95 16.5 92 94 92-94 91-93 89-91 18 90-92 – 91-93
Petit Mouton 91-93 91-93+ 90-92 91 92 93-94 16.5 92 90 91-93 92-94 87-89 18+ 90-92 – 89-91
Petit Village 90-92 93-95 90-92 – 93 94-95 15.5+ 92 93 92-95 – – – 91-93 – 90-92
Petrus 93-95 96-98 – 95 96 98-99 17++ 94 96 – 95-97 93-95 – 95-97 – 93-96
Phelan Segur 92-94 92-94 90-92 90 94 93-94 16.5+ 90 89 91-93+ 92-94 89-91 – 92-94 – 92-93+
Pichon Baron 95-97 94-96 93-95 94 95 96-97 17 94 96 93-95 93-95 90-92 18 93-95 – 94-96+
Pichon Lalande 96-98 94-96 92-94 94 – 94-95 17 95 94 94-96+ 94-96 91-93+ 18.5 93-95 – 94-95+
Pin 94-96 95-97+ 92-94 95 94 98-99 17+ 94 95 93-95 94-96 92-94 19 94-96 – 94-97
Pontet Canet 93-95 92-94 91-93 93 95 95-96 16+ 95 – 93-95 94-96 93-95 18.5 – – 91-93
Quinault l’Enclos 91-93 90-92 88-90 92 92 92-93 15.5 92 92 91-93 90-92 89-91 16.5 88-90 – 88-90
Quintus 92-94 91-93 90-92 94 92 94-95 – – 95 – 92-94 – – – – 92-94
Rauzan Segla 94-97 95-97 91-93 94 96 93-94 17 93 93 93-95 94-96 90-92 18 94-96 – 93-95
Reserve Comtesse 92-94 – 88-90 92 90 91-92 – 87 90 90-92 89-91 86-88 17.5 88-90 – 89-91+
Rieussec 94-96 – – 96 – 93-94 – – – – – – 18.5 – – –
Saint Pierre 91-93 92-94+ 90-92 91 93 92-93 16.5 93 94 91-93 91-93 87-89 17.5 90-92 – 91-93
Smith Haut Lafitte 95-97 93-95 – 94 94 96-97 16.5+ 95 95 93-95+ 94-96 92-94 18+ 92-94 – 93-95
Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc 96-98 95-97 96-98 94 96 98-99 17++ 96 96 95-97 98 94-96+ 19+ 94-96 – 94-96
Sociando Mallet – – – 92 – 92-93 – 91 88 – 89-91 87-89 17.5 88-90 – 89-91
Suduiraut 95-97 96-98 95-97 95 96 98-99 18+ 96 95 95-97 95-97 – 19+ 93-95 – –
Talbot 91-93 92-94 90-92 91 93 92-93 16++ 92 90 90-92 89-91 86-88+ 17.5 90-92 – 91-92+
Tertre 90-92 91-93+ 86-88 90 93 92-93 16.5 92 91 89-91 90-92 89-91+ 15.5 90-92 – 90-93
Troplong Mondot 95-97 95-97 92-94 94 96 95-96 17 95 – – 94-96 90-92 18.5 93-95 – 93-96
Trotanoy 92-94 92-94 92-94 94 – 96-97 16.5 94 94 94-96 94-96 94-96+ 18.5 94-96 – 93-95
Valandraud 93-95 94-96 91-93 93 94 95-96 16.5 96 95 94-97 93-95 91-93 17.5+ 92-94 – 93-94
Vieux Chateau Certan 96-98 95-97+ 93-95 96 – 96-97 17.5 95 – 93-95 94-96 94-96 19.5 95-97 – 94-96

Sources

You can find all the webpages of those mentioned in our Bordeaux En Primeur 2021 Critic Scores grid below:

AG = Antonio Galloni (Vinous)

CH = Colin Hay (The Drinks Business)

CK = Chris Kissack (Wine Doctor)

Falstaff = Falstaff (Falstaff)

GH = Georgina Hindle (Decanter)

JS = James Suckling (James Suckling)

JR = The team at JancisRobinson.com (JancisRobinson.com)

JA = Jane Anson (Inside Bordeaux)

JMQ = Jean-Marc Quarin (Quarin)

JD = Jeb Dunnuck (JebDunnuck.com)

JL = Jeff Leve (The Wine Cellar Insider)

LPB = Lisa Perotti-Brown (The Wine Independent

MJ = Matthew Jukes (Matthew Jukes)

NM = Neal Martin (Vinous)

RV = Roger Voss (Wine Enthusiast)

WK = William Kelly (Wine Advocate)

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