Château de Valandraud

Intense aromas of blackberry chocolate and spice. Full-bodied with firm tannins and loads of fruit. Long. Spicy and chewy. This has guts. Structured. Best after 2010. 1000 cases made. Published on March 31 2006

"Tasted with Jean-Luc Thunevin in Saint Emilion the 2006 Valandraud is pure Merlot since he told me that the Cabernet Franc had not ripened sufficiently that year. It offers an attractive matured bouquet with cough candy and star... Read More

Tasted blind at the Valandraud vertical at the property the 2012 Valandraud instantly demonstrated the wide gap in quality between itself and the previous vintage. It is a blend of 88% Merlot and 12% Cabernet Franc matured for... Read More