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Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2018 - Second vin

Bordeaux

Red

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Drink or Keep

94/100

Vert de Vin

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93/100

RVF

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93/100

Bettane & Desseauve

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93/100

Yves Beck

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92/100

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

fruit bomb
leg of lamb
second wine

"Lively but with salinity and mellow red and black fruit, this finishes with a touch of saltiness that gives a mouthwatering finish. This is a beautiful Virginie de Valandraud, the best I've tasted to date. It's so drinkable, it's to be savored and shared with friends." (Decanter 2019) - Attention, very limited quantities!

Features

Estate

Château Valandraud

Cuvée

Virginie de Valandraud

Vintage

2018

Designation

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

65% Merlot, 25% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Malbec, 1% Carmenère

Terroirs

Clay-limestone and sandy-gravel soils

Viticulture

Traditional

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Temperature-controlled stainless steel vats, manual punching of the cap, pumping over, maceration for about three weeks.

Breeding

18 to 20 months in 100% new barrels

Alcohol content

15%

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Bouquet of dried lemon zest, pineapple, mimosa, almond, dried herb and a hint of honey.

Mouth

Dense, creamy character on the palate. The wine is charming, fruity, fresh and well supported by its structure.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2025

Apogée

2028

Drink before

2038

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with smoked duck breast toast, pigeon with porcini mushrooms and chestnuts or pheasant consommé.

Château Valandraud

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Saint-Emilion

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

Beautiful, silky texture that unfolds coherently from start to finish, with intensity and generosity. The peppermint finish restores the wine's tannic vitality.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

 

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated wine (guide 2022) 93/100

Domaine rated (2013 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the wine:

A woody nose for a wine that then exposes juicy, unconventional flesh in depth. The wine's unrestrained fullness and mass reveal the best of profiles for Virginie, whose warm year is doing her good.

About the domain :

"Created from scratch by Jean-Luc Thunevin and his wife, Muriel, in the early 1990s, Valandraud is a tremendous success story, as only the right bank social elevator can offer in Bordeaux. Built from one hectare of vines in Saint-Emilion, the estate, which today covers 10 hectares in the commune of Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse, has become one of the most expensive and sought-after estates in Bordeaux. The strong character of its owner and, above all, his keen sense of commerce have a lot to do with it. But today, it's the contents of the Valandraud bottle that have fans of this astonishing exotic wine running wild, sensual at birth and also evolving very well. Once the leader of the garage wine movement, Valandraud is no longer as big as it once was. However, the methods have not changed; the vineyard remains one of the best tended in Bordeaux, and the wine continues to benefit from all the expertise of Jean-luc Thunevin."

Yves Beck

Yves Beck

Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100

About the wine:

Inviting, complex bouquet, revealing notes of coffee, caramel and thyme. Graphite nuances on aeration and, finally, blackberry notes. Dense and creamy on the palate, with hints of ageing and a certain sweetness. The wine is charming, fruity, fresh and well supported by its structure.

Vert de Vin

Vert de Vin

Rated wine (2020 guide) 94/100 (Jonathan Choukroun Chicheportiche)

About the wine:

The nose is elegant, offering power, a certain intensity (but with finesse), density and a lovely finesse of grain. Notes of blackcurrant, toasted oak and, to a lesser extent, wild blackberry are combined with hints of strawberry, fleshy blue berries, toast and lily, as well as fine hints of pepper, spice, nutmeg, a very discreet touch of vanilla and an imperceptible hint of saffron. Fruity, mineral and balanced on the palate, with good definition, precision and suavity, as well as freshness, dynamism, fine suavity, good guideline, straightness and fine grain. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of pulpy/juicy blackcurrant, juicy blackberry and, more lightly, fresh/juicy raspberry, combined with hints of violet/blushing plum, as well as hints of strawberry, chocolate, licorice stick, very fine hints of violet, lily, chocolate and a subtle hint of tobacco/spice. The tannins are well structured, elegant and racy. A lovely wine!

Anthocyanins - Yohan Castaing

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

Wine rated (2019 guide) 92/100

About the wine:

Fresh and pure, Virginie de Valandraud's nose remains floral and fresh. Fleshy and juicy on the palate, with lovely velvety tannins, density and volume. A very fine bottle of Virginie de Valandraud at its best.

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