2010 | Château de Valandraud | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 6L (Ex Chateau)

Description

Red Wine: 2010 | Château de Valandraud | Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 6L (Ex Chateau)

A wine with superb class and length with blackberry, black chocolate and walnut.

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Producer: Château de Valandraud

Ratings: WA | 97JS | 98

Vintage: 2010

Size: 6L

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Bordeaux Blend Red

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

A wine with superb class and length with blackberry, black chocolate and walnut. A cool spearmint undertone.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: Deep garnet colored, the 2010 Valandraud comes bounding out of the glass with exuberant blueberry compote, Black Forest cake and plum preserves notions, plus hints of underbrush, camphor and licorice. Full-bodied, rich and seductive, it has a gorgeous velvety texture and great freshness supporting the decadent fruit through the long, energetic finish.

• James Suckling: A wine with superb class and length with blackberry, black chocolate and walnut. A cool spearmint undertone. Full-bodied. Very fine and tight grained. The length is very impressive and alluring. Sophisticated.

Producer Information

Château de Valandraud is a producer in Saint-Émilion classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé B. The Merlot-dominant grand vin is part of a relatively large portfolio which includes a number of red wines made from the classic Bordeaux blend, as well as a couple of white wines made from Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. The estate was formed in 1989, when wine merchant Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud (who has been the fulltime winemaker since 2008) bought a 0.6-hectare (1.5-acre) plot of vines near Château Pavie Macquin. There are now 10 hectares (25 acres) of vines. Merlot is the predominant variety, followed by Cabernet Franc and small amounts of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec and Carmenère. The 2ha (5 acres) planted to white varieties are split evenly between Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon and Sauvignon Gris.