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Valandraud(1995)
- Winery:
- Château De Valandraud
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- France > Bordeaux > Libournais > St. Émilion
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, finest, classy, berry, stone fruits, oak - heavy, oak, (tree) fruit, resinous, cherry
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 78, May/June 1998
- 95/100
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July 2007
- Superb, saturated dark ruby color. Knockout aromas of black raspberry, smoked duck and suave, smoky oak. Thick, sweet and velvety in the mouth; the fruit explodes with aeration, saturating those hard-to-reach places in the mouth. Really fabulous sweetness. A slightly roasted note suggests great ripeness (though I recall Thunevin telling me two years ago that this wine could have been even greater had he waited another few days to harvest!). Ultrasuave tannins are buried in a wave of fruit. One of the longest finishes of the vintage. Purists may argue that a wine like this cannot possible match read more...
- Wine Advocate # 109
- Feb-97
- (94-96)
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April 2008
- Wine Advocate # 115
- Feb-98
- 95/100
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April 2008
- Bordeaux Book, 3rd Edition # B1
- Jan-98
- 95/100
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April 2008
- Robert Parker
- The Wine Advocate
- Issue 115
- 95/100
-
July 2007
