2000 Valandraud Bordeaux Blend
Reviews of 2000 Valandraud Bordeaux Blend
93 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
April 2003
...it is a spectacular wine, and having tasted it three times from bottle, I am in love with it. Dense purple-colored, with a glorious nose of espresso, cocoa, chocolate, plum, black currant, and cherry, offering a true smorgasbord of heavenly delights, this medium to full-bodied wine still shows some relatively firm tannin, but the low acidity, layered, multi-textured mouthfeel, and tremendous purity are hallmarks of the Thunevin winemaking style...
92-94 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2001
Bright medium ruby. Roasted aromas of blackberry, black raspberry, cherry, lead pencil and espresso, plus an exotic suggestion of peach. Thick and impressively concentrated, with lovely clarity of berry and cherry flavors thanks to firm acidity. Full, deep, lush and very long, with thoroughly ripe, sweet tannins suffusing the entire palate. This has the best mouth coverage of any of Thunevin 2000s.
93 points, Wine Spectator
March 2003
This is really exciting, with dark chocolate, berry, grilled meat and cedar. Full-bodied and silky, with lovely berry and mineral character. Goes on for quite a while. Best from Valandraud yet...
About 2000 Valandraud Bordeaux Blend
About the Winery Valandraud
"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."
About the Wine
"Strawberry and vanilla flavors... Delicious, and very elegant."
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