Château Virginie de Valandraud 1999
Château Virginie de Valandraud 1999 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion, produced by Château Valandraud in Bordeaux. As the estate's second wine, this cuvée combines 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Malbec. Created in 1992, Virginie de Valandraud has had its own distinct identity since 1997, sourced from specific parcels while being cultivated and vinified by the same technical team as the grand vin of Valandraud.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Valandraud
- Cuvée
- Virginie de Valandraud
- Millésime
- 1999
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Malbec
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.
Virginie de Valandraud
Virginie de Valandraud is a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru created as the second wine of Château Valandraud. Since the 1997 vintage, it has possessed its own distinct identity and comes from dedicated parcels, while being cultivated and vinified by the same team and according to the same methods as Château Valandraud.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The cuvée is named after Virginie, daughter of Murielle Andraud and Jean-Luc Thunevin.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1992
- Style of the cuvée
- A Merlot-dominant Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, generally ample, ripe and concentrated, with silky tannins and barrel aging that brings a polished, oak-driven expression.
- Position within the range
- Second wine of Château Valandraud, endowed since 1997 with dedicated parcels and its own distinct identity.
Histoire de la cuvée
Created in 1992 as the second wine of Château Valandraud, the cuvée was initially crafted from specific parcels of the estate. Starting with the 1997 vintage, the expansion of the Thunevin vineyards allowed it to develop its own distinct identity with dedicated parcels, while maintaining its second-wine positioning.
