Graves categorized growths: 2021, a sophisticated classic | EUROtoday

When we tasted them en primeur for the 2021 classic, Fabien Teitgen, technical director of Château Smith Haut Lafitte, was categorical: “This is essentially the most difficult classic of my profession. » An opinion which was then broadly shared by the managers we met throughout our visits to the properties. Marked by late frosts and really severe well being strain attributable to mildew, a kind of fungus which causes wilting and mildew within the vine and might destroy a harvest, 2021 gave general small yields…