1997 Virginie de Valandraud
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Score 87-88/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Deep ruby. Black cherry and oak spice on the nose. Juicy flavors of raspberry, toffee and spicy oak. Quite sweet and showy today, but with considerably less depth and structure than the Valandraud. This wine includes all of the juice from Thunevin Saint Sulpice plot, which normally goes into the grand vin
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88
87-88/100
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Valandraud
One of the first garage wines, Ch. Valandraud was created by Jean-Luc Thunevin – Saint-Emilion’s “bad boy”. Today the style of the wine is much more restrained, and officially classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé B estate.
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