Château Valandraud 2016 Bottle (75cl)
The 2016 Château Valandraud is a Saint-Émilion red wine from Bordeaux, produced by Château Valandraud. Its blend includes Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec. The Wine Advocate awards it 96+ points out of 100, suggesting a drinking window of 2022 to 2058; James Suckling rates it 92/100, to be enjoyed from 2022. Critics describe a broad and rich wine, driven by dark fruits and raspberry, with hints of coffee and licorice, a framework of firm tannins and a long, fresh finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Valandraud
- Millésime
- 2016
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.
