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En-Primeur 2023 - Château Valandraud 2023 - Saint-Émilion - Grand Cru Classé
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Château Valandraud 2023

France - Bordeaux - Saint-Émilion - Grand Cru Classé - Château Valandraud

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4.81/5 Critics notes (6)
$731.58
$121.93 / unité

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Data sheets
Grape varieties
Merlot 84%
Cabernet Sauvignon 8%
Cabernet Franc 8%
Manufacturer
Château Valandraud
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Saint-Émilion
Classification
Grand Cru Classé
Terroir
Right Bank
Vintage
2023
Color
Red
Type of aging
In oak barrels
Operating temperature
Between 16° and 18° C
Storage
Bottle lying down
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Château Valandraud

Château Valandraud

The Château Valandraud has an unusual history, to say the least. It's a Domaine that was built from scratch by its self-taught founder Jean-Luc Thunevin, a former banker and wine merchant in Saint-Emilion, and his wife Murielle Andraud, with passion and determination.

Wanting to make wine on their own terms, they bought a 0.6-hectare plot in Saint-Emilion's Fongaban valley. The name Domaine was thus inspired by its geographical location, "Val", coupled with Muriel's surname, "andraud".

The release of their first vintage in 1991 was a success. Today, Domaine has grown to a size of 8.8 hectares, with wines born of a combination of tradition, modernity and innovation. A new, state-of-the-art semi-buried vat room, perfectly integrated into the winegrowing landscape, will be built for the 2021 harvest.

The Château Valandraud will be promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé at the 6th edition of the Saint-Emilion classification in 2012, crowning the efforts undertaken by the owners.

The Château Valandraud looks after an 8.8-hectare vineyard planted on clay-limestone soils, and the grape varieties are 65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 5% Malbec. The wines are aged from 18 to 30 months in 100% new barrels.

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Critics Château Valandraud 2023.

James Suckling
98/100
Jean-Marc Quarin
97/100
Wine Independent - L. Perrotti
96/100
Markus Del Monego
96/100
Alexandre Ma
95/100
Inside Bordeaux - J. Anson
95/100

Description Château Valandraud 2023.

After a normal winter in terms of rainfall and temperature, the weather turned humid and rather warm, with rainfall that was not intense but regular in May and June. This benefited the vegetative growth of the vines, but also led to unprecedented mildew pressure until mid-July. It's thanks to meticulous, regular work in these plots, coupled with perfectly-timed treatments, that the vines remain healthy and productive.

The harvest on 6.6 ha was carried out under the best of auspices, after some hot weather that accelerated ripening, from September 21 to October 15.

A key element for the last fifteen years, densimetric sorting was decisive this year, enabling us to keep only the quintessential grapes from the terroir. The 2023 vintage is generous, with remarkable acidity finely balancing sweetness and a silky grain of tannin that we find in the watermark of all our great vintages.

Terroir : Limestone plateau 85m above Dordogne level

Ageing : 18 to 22 months

The average age of our vines is 22 years.

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The care we take when receiving wines in our cellars enables us to detect bottles with imperfections (dirty or faded labels, damaged capsules, etc.). In such cases, they are systematically set aside and never put online! Our preparation team selects only bottles with perfect presentation for your orders!

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