Valandraud - St. Emilion (Futures Estimated Arrival Fall 2025) 2022 (Pre-arrival) (750ml)
Price: $202.00
| Producer | Valandraud |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | St. Emilion |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend |
| Vintage | 2022 |
| Sku | 1005922 |
| Size | 750ml |
James Suckling: 97-98 Points
This is very rich and flamboyant yet it remains bright and vivid with a lovely fine tannin structure running through the wine. Bright acidity with a pH of 3.55 gives this energy and focus. 88% merlot 6% cabernet franc and 6% cabernet sauvignon.
Jeb Dunnuck: 97-99 Points
Tasted on multiple occasions the 2022 Château Valandraud is
Vinous: 96-98 Points
The 2022 Valandraud is magnificent. Rich and sumptuous to the core the 2022 offers up inky red/purplish fruit blood orange spice mocha and espresso with nearly seamless texture and fabulous balance. Bright acids and beams of tannin lend shape and energy. Jean-Luc Thunevin and Muriel Andraud crafted a wine that captures the textural opulence that first turned heads here but with an added kick of energy that reflects a more contemporary approach and also the style of the year. There is absolutely no sign of the 100% new oak always a good measure of balance. I imagine this full throttle Saint-Émilion will need a number of years to shed some of its considerable baby fat. The 2022 showed beautifully at Thunevin but showed even better in a large comparative tasting. Yields were a very generous 50 hectoliters per hectare very much on the high side here. Jean-Luc Thunevin adds that he may opt for slightly shorter élevage in barrel than the norm of around 18 months.
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