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2006 Valandraud Bordeaux Blend

Bordeaux Blend: 3000ml

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ST 90-92 WA 90-93

90 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2007

The structured, pure, focused 2006 Valandraud offers hints of white chocolate, coffee beans, black currants, cherries, and underlying camphor as well as earth. Outstanding ripeness, medium body, and a highly structured, tannic style is broodingly backward at present. It tasted as if malolactic had only recently been completed, so I suspect it will put on weight and perform even better in 3-6 months. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025+.


90 -92 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2007

(70% merlot, 25% cabernet, and 2.5% each malbec and cabernet sauvignon) Medium bright ruby. Cool, slightly grapey aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate, violet and chalk. Juicy, minerally and penetrating; suave but not fleshy. This has a lower pH than most past vintages and comes across as taut and refined in the way of a moderately ripe Burgundy, with energy from limestone, a peppery note and lively acidity. "Not a sex bomb," notes Thunevin, who is very aware that he has crafted a more serious style of wine. Thunevin concentrated the must by means of a 15% saignee.


90 -93 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2007

The structured, pure, focused 2006 Valandraud offers hints of white chocolate, coffee beans, black currants, cherries, and underlying camphor as well as earth. Outstanding ripeness, medium body, and a highly structured, tannic style is broodingly backward at present. It tasted as if malolactic had only recently been completed, so I suspect it will put on weight and perform even better in 3-6 months. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2025+.


90 -92 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2007

(70% merlot, 25% cabernet, and 2.5% each malbec and cabernet sauvignon) Medium bright ruby. Cool, slightly grapey aromas of black cherry, dark chocolate, violet and chalk. Juicy, minerally and penetrating; suave but not fleshy. This has a lower pH than most past vintages and comes across as taut and refined in the way of a moderately ripe Burgundy, with energy from limestone, a peppery note and lively acidity. "Not a sex bomb," notes Thunevin, who is very aware that he has crafted a more serious style of wine. Thunevin concentrated the must by means of a 15% saignee.


About Winery

Château de Valandraud was one of the first Garagiste wines with its inaugural vintage being the difficult 1991. Jean-Luc and Murielle Thunevin own a mere 2.7 hectares of vineyards which consist of 4 separate parcels and are planted with 75% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec. De Valandraud's yields are pitifully low and the grapes are de-stemmed by hand before being fermented in 2 open-top fermenting vessels. Malolactic fermentation takes place in oak barrels and the wine is matured in "200%" new oak barriques for 18 months (two sets of new barrels for 9 months each). De Valandraud produces only about 400 cases a year and, not surprisingly, this very rich and concentrated St-Emilion is now one of the most sought-after wines in Bordeaux.

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