Pure excellence: 2021

Despite damaging early frosts, the excellent 2021 vintage has produced an impressive return of good to excellent wines across the board: ‘a modern benchmark’

To assess this weather-hit vintage, the en primeur tastings in April became vital. Here, our Bordeaux editor gives her early insight, ahead of the full analysis and her pick of recommended wines that will follow in our next issue and on Decanter Premium

Each month our editorial team tastes a lot of wine, but not all of it makes it onto the page. So here’s our in-house pick of other great wines we’ve tried

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In the extreme terroir of Patagonian Argentina, two heirs to renowned European winemaking lineages are crafting a new paradigm for world-class Chardonnay

As DOCa Rioja’s 100th anniversary celebrations get underway, we publish our inaugural report on the releases launched in the 12 months leading up to our epic tasting of 700+ wines across all styles. Over the next 16 pages, we bring you a selection of our top picks, and our impressions after four days of intense tasting