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Virginie de Valandraud

The 2018 Virginie de Valandraud has earned its place in The World of Fine Wine’s handpicked collection of tasting notes, featuring insights from the world’s foremost wine authorities. Explore in-depth commentary from wine experts Andrew Jefford and Michael Schuster on Virginie de Valandraud - an internationally acclaimed red from Bordeaux.
Virginie de Valandraud
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Wine Name
Virginie de Valandraud

Wine Producer
Château Valandraud

Score
88

Wine Style
Red

Grape Type
Merlot

Country
France

Vintage
2014

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Andrew Jefford | Very deep, saturated black-red in color. Plummy, enticing aromas, with ample ripeness, lush and full. Intensely fruited and deep, with lots of sweet currant and plum flesh. Lovely pure, simple, artlessly expressed fruits here, soft and comely in style, without a lot of grip, texture or density, but full of gathered fruit force. Brilliant purity and ripeness for the vintage. 2018–23. | 90

Michael Schuster | Lightly mineral nose; medium-full, brisk in acidity, moderately tannic; a very red-fruit flavor to taste, modest in scope and length, and with a relatively firm tannin for the available fruit. Decent lesser St-Emilion to enjoy young, with food. Now to 2023. | 85

Details

Wine expert Andrew Jefford
Michael Schuster
Tastings year 2018
Region Bordeaux
AppellationAOC - Grand Cru
% Alcohol By Volume13.5
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