2019 Chateau Valandraud Premier Grand Cru Classe B, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 6x75cl
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CRITIC REVIEWS
Neal Martin
The 2019 Valandraud has a generous and oaky bouquet with blueberry and blackberry commingling with vanillary scents. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, velvety smooth in texture lending it a modern sheen, overtly oaky although I feel there is sufficient fruit behind it. This is defined by the winemaking rather than the terroir at the moment but it will come through with time. Tasted blind at the Southwold annual tasting.
William Kelley
Rich and dramatic, the 2019 Valandraud bursts with aromas of berry fruit, plums and licorice, framed by a lavish but far from exaggerated application of creamy new oak. Full-bodied, fleshy and sensual, it's broad and enveloping, its lavish core of fruit framed by ripe, polished tannins and succulent balancing acids. Seamless and integrated despite its ripe, hedonistic style, this has turned out beautifully and has the balance to perform well for at least two decades, even if there's no youthful asperity to preclude near-term enjoyment.
JancisRobinson.com
90% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon. Very deep, concentrated blackish purplish crimson. Lovely ethereal fragrance soars above the palate. Though the palate is definitely earthbound for the moment. Dense and with quite a charge of grainy tannins plus a hint of sweetness and a strong cassis note. An ambitious wine made for the long term but strictly to be smelt rather than tasted at this early stage.
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