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Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012) 2015

  • Black fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Icon wine
  • Color: Red
  • 15% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Classic

Bordeaux's first 'vin de garage', Château Valandraud has become a legend of its appellation. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 good appearance
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
  • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012)
  • Producer/Owner: Etablissements Thunevin
  • More information....

Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012) serve at a temperature of 16°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Civet de sanglier, Epaule d'agneau braisée, Filet de marcassin rôti.

Peak: Drink until 2030

  • Vintage score: 18/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012)

    The wine

    Bottled without fining or filtration after being aged for 20 months in new barrels, this extraordinarily rich wine is an undeniable success. Magnificently concentrated, it has pronounced aromas of blackcurrants and young cherries, later developing mocha aromas. The predominance of the Merlot grape lends it its suave, seductive character in the mouth. Ready for drinking after 8-20 years' keeping.

    Information about domain Château de Valandraud

    In 1989, restaurateur and wine merchant Jean-Luc Thunevin and his wife Murielle acquired a small plot of vines (less than a hectare) in Saint-Emilion. The first vintage of Château de Valandraud was produced in 1991. The Thunevin family were involved throughout the winemaking process, seeking perfection at every stage… starting in the vineyard, where Murielle tended the vines on a daily basis. From 2001, organic methods were adopted in the vineyard, which had previously been treated with a minimum pesticides approach. A superb wine prized by connoisseurs all over the world, its price has risen dramatically due to the small quantities that were produced: 4,200 bottles in 1993, 9,000 in 1994, 11,400 in 1995 and about 12,000 bottles a year thereafter. The Thunevin family have since purchased ten more hectares spread across the Saint-Emilion appellation. The term garage wine has thus come to apply less and less to Château Valandraud, which now also produces a second wine, Virginie de Valandraud. At the 2012 reclassification of Saint-Emilion wines, Valandraud was promoted to Premier Grand Cru Classé B status.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 good appearance
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 15 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
    • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012)
    • Producer/Owner: Etablissements Thunevin
    • Vintage: 2015
    • Color: Red
    • Peak: Drink until 2030
    • Service temperature: 16°
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 4.5
    • Volume: 11000 bottles
    • Intensity: Classic
    • Dominant aroma: Black fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 70% Merlot, 30% Cabernet franc
    Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012)
    Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012)

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    Château de Valandraud 1er Grand Cru Classé B (depuis 2012) 2015

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format