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Tasting notes
Score 92/100 · Drink 2020-2030, Jeb Dunnuck, Nov 2020

I loved the 2009 Château Valandraud Virginie De Valandraud. This elegant, perfumed wine is still youthful and lively, with lots of redcurrants, cherries, cedar pencil, and sappy flower-like aromas and flavors. Medium-bodied, with good elegance and purity, it has fine tannins and a spine of acidity that's going to allow it to evolve for another decade.

Critic scores

Critic scores
92
92/100

Average Score

94
94/100

James Suckling

17
17/20

Jancis Robinson MW

More reviews and scores

16.5 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16.5/20 · Drink 2016-2028, Jancis Robinson MW, Jan 2013

Dramatic and lively and refreshing! A wine you'd really want to drink. Complete and luscious without being heavy. I almost gave this 17 but it's not very concentrated. (JR)

89 points
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Score 89/100 · Stephen Tanzer, Vinous, Jul 2012

Good deep ruby-red. Musky aromas of chocolate, coffee and sexy oak. Supple and moderately deep, with good lift to the plum, mocha and floral flavors. Finishes with enticing lingering sweetness.

91 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 91/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Jul 2011

About the producer

Château Valandraud 1:1
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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Product details

Grape Blend

Merlot

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

Alcohol ABV%

14%

Classification

Premier Grand Cru Classé B

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