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Valandraud(1998)
- Winery:
- Château De Valandraud
- Varietal:
- Bordeaux Blend
- Region:
- France > Bordeaux > Libournais > St. Émilion
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- tobacco, fruit, red grape, dried, sophisticated, color descriptors, chocolate, caramel, classic, st emilion
Virginie de Valandraud is more than just the second wine of Valandraud it has gain international recognition as an individual wine with its own designated vineyard – as Les Forts de Latour or La Chapelle d’Ausone. The wine name comes from Jean-Luc and Murielle’s daughter “Virginie”. It is vinified using the same techniques as Valandraud.
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 90, May/June 2000
- 90-93
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July 2007
- Bright deep ruby. Deep aromas of raspberry, violet, menthol and pungent, nutty oak. Large-scaled, dense and quite complex, with intriguing floral and animal nuances. More dominated by the cab franc, in contrast to the merlot-heavy '99. The very long finish features serious tannins and toothcoating fruit. An especially ageworthy style of Valandraud, but not quite as silky and harmonious as the '99.
- International Wine Cellar
- 94/100
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July 2007
- Wine Advocate # 134
- Apr-01
- 93/100
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April 2008
