A look back at the harvest 2021 in AXA Millésimes properties

Chateau Pichon Baron - Chateau Pibran

"2021 is characterised by lively, bright and fruit-driven wines with a good balance between acidity and tannins. Each terroir has developed a distinctive identity: Plateau is refined and delicate, Dauprat intense and rich, and Pibran powerful and lively."

Jean-René Matignon, Technical Director Château Pichon Baron and Château Pibran

Key points

2021 is defined by wines with historically low pH levels and good balances with lively and bright fruitiness

Chateau Suduiraut

"Despite a complicated and challenging year, we still managed to produce magnificent dry white wines and a very small volume of Grand Vin Sauternes."

Pierre Montégut, Technical Director Château Suduiraut

Key points

Yields were low due to a severe frost in the spring and a rainy summer.

The arrival of Botrytis was particularly late.

Quinta do Noval

”The overall quality is very good. Our wines are very promising and are characterised by their aromatic purity and marked natural acidity.”

Carlos Agrellos, Technical Director Quinta do Noval and Quinta do Passadouro

Key points

Early bud break and flowering, however, with grapes harvested on the usual dates

Domaine de l' Arlot

"The 2021 vintage put a smile back on our faces with typically and classically Burgundy wines, in all simplicity, a Pinot Noir all in lightness, elegance and finesse."

Géraldine Godot, Technical Director Domaine de l’Arlot

Key points

Despite several severely frostly nights in April, we nevertheless harvested very satisfactory volumes from our Pinot Noir plots.

Vintage 2021: the latest vintage since 2011.

Disznoko

"Despite the relatively low total volume produced, we are very happy with the quality, especially of our sweet wines, and more particularly our Aszú wines. They are rich, precise wines, with a fresh, invigorating acidity, just like we imagine our great classic Tokaji Aszú wines to be. Perhaps a new 1999?"

László Mészáros, Director Disznókő