Château Valandraud 2002
Château Valandraud 2002 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, Bordeaux, produced by Château Valandraud. Its blend brings together Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Malbec. James Suckling awards it 93/100, The Wine Advocate 90/100, and Jancis Robinson 15/20. Critics describe a dense and velvety wine, driven by red and black fruits, dark chocolate, supple tannins, and touches of white pepper and sage. The Wine Advocate recommends tasting between 2017 and 2026.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Valandraud
- Millésime
- 2002
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot
Château Valandraud
Château Valandraud is a Saint-Émilion estate situated in Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse, on clay-limestone soils. Founded by Murielle Andraud and Jean-Luc Thunevin on a 0.6-hectare plot, the estate emerged from the Bordeaux ‘garage wine’ movement. It is classified as a Premier Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion.
- Owner
- Murielle Andraud et Jean-Luc Thunevin
- Maître de chais
- Rémi Dalmasso
- Surface (ha)
- 10.70 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 30 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
In 1989, Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud purchased their first plot of 0.6 hectares in the Fongaban valley, between the Pavie-Macquin and La Clotte sectors and the village of Saint-Émilion. The first vintage of Château Valandraud was produced in 1991. In the early days, the wine was made in a garage converted into a cellar, which placed the estate firmly within the ‘garage wine’ movement in Saint-Émilion. In 1999, the couple invested in the cooler, later-ripening terroirs of the Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse plateau. The vineyard subsequently expanded and now covers 10.70 hectares, according to the estate. Château Valandraud was awarded Premier Grand Cru Classé status in the 2012 Saint-Émilion classification; this status was confirmed in the 2022 classification. Since the 2020 vintage, winemaking and ageing have taken place in a bioclimatic cellar carved into the limestone plateau. Murielle Andraud and Jean-Luc Thunevin remain the owners of the château; Rémi Dalmasso is the cellar master and Christophe Lardière leads the viticulture team.
