2021 Château Petit-Village

The 2021 Petit-Village is laced with dark cherry/plum fruit, mocha, spice, licorice and leather. It offers good mid-palate density and fine balance. Overall, the 2021 feels a bit constricted and perhaps a bit too pushed given the natural potential of the year. Petit-Village remains a work in progress under its new ownership, but I am optimistic. To be sure, this was not an easy vintage.

- Antonio Galloni (12/2023)

Vibrant and energetic wine with juicy blue plums and black cherries followed by violets, Christmas spices, cocoa and a touch of fresh herbs. Some hazelnut. Full- to medium-bodied, bright acidity with finely grained tannins that are polished and textured. Wonderful concentration with a lively vibrancy and density to it. 65% merlot, 26% cabernet franc and 9% cabernet sauvignon. Try after 2025. (07/2024)

One of the darker hued efforts in the vintage, the 2021 Château Petit-Village comes from 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, and the rest Cabernet Sauvignon and was raised in 50% new oak. While it doesn't match previous vintages, it's an undeniable success in the vintage, offering beautiful darker cherry and cassis-driven fruit as well as spicy wood, smoke tobacco, and damp earth-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied and balanced, with good concentration and ripe tannins, as well as beautifully integrated oak, it's well worth drinking and following over the coming decade or more. Bravo! (04/2024)

A blend of 65% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Franc, and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 Petit-Village has a deep garnet-purple color. Scents of black cherries, juicy black plums, and wild blueberries spill from the glass, with suggestions of cedar chest, rose oil, and chargrill. The medium-bodied palate delivers a great core of black fruit flavors, with a grainy texture and a long, mineral-laced finish. (04/2024)

A fleshy, slightly reserved offering, with dark tea, plum and blackberry notes that meld nicely. The finish reveals a warm earth undertow and ends with a bay leaf echo. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now through 2033. 1,000 cases made.

- J.M.

The 2021 Petit Village offers up aromas of dark berries, pencil shavings and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate framed by a generously extracted chassis of powdery tannin, concluding with a structured, oak-inflected finish.

- William Kelley (02/2024)