2019 Château Valandraud Bordeaux Blanc
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| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Grape | , |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13.5%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2030 |
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Description
The Valandraud Blanc is a rich, structured white with plenty of appeal. Pineapple, ginger, green apple, mint and sweet floral notes all melt together. As always, the Blanc is characterised by a wonderful sense of textural intensity. Certainly, this is one of the more extroverted dry whites in Bordeaux.
FACT: I. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Winery | Chateau Valandraud |
| Grape | Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2030 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 91 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 91
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2021 - 2026
A rich, textural wine evocative of confit citrus, yellow orchard fruit and buttery pastry, the 2019 Valandraud Blanc is medium to full-bodied, layered and enveloping, with a sweet core of fruit and lively acids despite its rather fat, gourmand profile.
Jean-Luc Thunevin once worked for a bank owned by the Mouiex family, and, without knowing all that much about wine, requested some bottles of the 1955 Pétrus, his wife's birth year. As a good employee, his request was gratified, and his passion for wine began; the rest is history. But today, this emblematic vin de garage has become a vin de terroir, defined by holdings on the cool, shallow clay-over-limestone soils of Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse; and the garage has become a state-of-the-art winery, with all the precision and temperature control that comes with it. The Valandraud style is undeniably fleshy and dramatic, even hedonistic, yet the brilliant 2019, reviewed here, is also impressively vibrant and charming, refuting any simplistic stereotypes.
Published: Apr 07, 2022
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James Suckling
Château Valandraud Bordeaux Blanc 2019
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
CountryFrance
RegionBordeaux
Vintage2019
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Score
94-95
Sliced apples and honey with mangoes and papaya, yet it remains subtle and refined. It’s full-bodied, tight and refined on the palate. Serious all around.
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Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
From: 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc has come together beautifully since I last tasted it and now shows all of its personality. There's wonderful exoticism running through the 2019. Pineapple, ginger, green apple, mint and sweet floral accents all meld together. As always, the Blanc is marked by a gorgeous sense of textural intensity.
- By Antonio Galloni on January 2022
93
Drinking Window
2022 - 2036
From: Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc was showing a bit of new oak on the nose when I tasted it, although there is sufficient fruit to soak that up, and lovely scents of white peach, lemon thyme and pineapple emerge with time. The palate is well balanced, fresh and vibrant, with a fine bead of acidity and touches of lemongrass lending a subtle spiciness toward the finish. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on December 2021
(91-93)
From: 2019 Bordeaux: A Long, Strange Trip (Jun, 2020)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc is a bright, crisp and finely cut wine of energy and tension. Time in the glass brings out the wine's textural depth and creaminess. Green apple, mint, white flowers and sage add freshness and brilliance.
- By Antonio Galloni on June 2020
(92-94)
Drinking Window
2022 - 2036
From: Uncertain Smile: Bordeaux 2019 (Jun 2020)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc has a touch more intensity than the Virginie de Valandraud Blanc as you would expect. There is more fruit here, melon, dried pineapple and just a touch of white peach that emerges with time. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity. This is where there is a major, tangible difference with the Virginie as there is more depth and complexity here, offering a lovely, caressing, creamy finish with a hint of ginger on the aftertaste. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on May 2020
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After a 12-year career as a bank clerk, then a grocer and restaurateur in St. Emilion before ending up as a négociant wine merchant, Jean-Luc Thunevin plunged into the adventure of Ch. Valandraud. In 1989, he decided to make his own wine with his partner Murielle and found a terroir on the hill of Fongaban (the name Valandraud is a contraction of 'Vallon' and 'Andraud', the name of his partner). In 1990 he didn't have chais yet, so he bore the fruits to the cooperative.
In 1991, they made the wine in a workshop of their house, which they called the "garage", an old winemaking cellar belonging to the Bécot family. This is how the term 'garage wine' was born, all the more so that the chai was closed off like a garage. Because Thunevin did not have large resources (for example, he did not have an ontrister) the berries were picked by hand, which was already a good selection at the time, after all, bad berries were already excluded. He didn't have pumps either, so he had to manually pour the berries into the cuves. The principle of gravity was forced to become a fact here. After all, he did not have large cuves and was again forced to let malolactic fermentation take place in small barriques, a system that is now also very popular. All these fortuitous factors contributed to a beautiful wine that received rave press, and which, although the terroir was not known, was now classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé in the new classification of 2012.
The Valandraud Blanc is a rich, structured white with plenty of appeal. Pineapple, ginger, green apple, mint and sweet floral notes all melt together. As always, the Blanc is characterised by a wonderful sense of textural intensity. Certainly, this is one of the more extroverted dry whites in Bordeaux.
FACT: I. The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount . You will see your discount immediately when you choose 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht almost next to the A16 with plenty of parking. Click here for our address.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Winery | Chateau Valandraud |
| Grape | Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2030 |
| Alcohol % | 13.5 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 91 |
| James Suckling rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 95 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP 91
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
2021 - 2026
A rich, textural wine evocative of confit citrus, yellow orchard fruit and buttery pastry, the 2019 Valandraud Blanc is medium to full-bodied, layered and enveloping, with a sweet core of fruit and lively acids despite its rather fat, gourmand profile.
Jean-Luc Thunevin once worked for a bank owned by the Mouiex family, and, without knowing all that much about wine, requested some bottles of the 1955 Pétrus, his wife's birth year. As a good employee, his request was gratified, and his passion for wine began; the rest is history. But today, this emblematic vin de garage has become a vin de terroir, defined by holdings on the cool, shallow clay-over-limestone soils of Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse; and the garage has become a state-of-the-art winery, with all the precision and temperature control that comes with it. The Valandraud style is undeniably fleshy and dramatic, even hedonistic, yet the brilliant 2019, reviewed here, is also impressively vibrant and charming, refuting any simplistic stereotypes.
Published: Apr 07, 2022
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
James Suckling
Château Valandraud Bordeaux Blanc 2019
Wednesday, June 3, 2020
CountryFrance
RegionBordeaux
Vintage2019
CHECK PRICE
DOWNLOAD SHELFTALKER
Score
94-95
Sliced apples and honey with mangoes and papaya, yet it remains subtle and refined. It’s full-bodied, tight and refined on the palate. Serious all around.
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
Vinous
95
Drinking Window
2024 - 2034
From: 2019 Bordeaux from Bottle: The Two Towers (Feb 2022)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc has come together beautifully since I last tasted it and now shows all of its personality. There's wonderful exoticism running through the 2019. Pineapple, ginger, green apple, mint and sweet floral accents all meld together. As always, the Blanc is marked by a gorgeous sense of textural intensity.
- By Antonio Galloni on January 2022
93
Drinking Window
2022 - 2036
From: Omne Trium Perfectum: Bordeaux 2019s in Bottle (Feb 2022)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc was showing a bit of new oak on the nose when I tasted it, although there is sufficient fruit to soak that up, and lovely scents of white peach, lemon thyme and pineapple emerge with time. The palate is well balanced, fresh and vibrant, with a fine bead of acidity and touches of lemongrass lending a subtle spiciness toward the finish. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on December 2021
(91-93)
From: 2019 Bordeaux: A Long, Strange Trip (Jun, 2020)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc is a bright, crisp and finely cut wine of energy and tension. Time in the glass brings out the wine's textural depth and creaminess. Green apple, mint, white flowers and sage add freshness and brilliance.
- By Antonio Galloni on June 2020
(92-94)
Drinking Window
2022 - 2036
From: Uncertain Smile: Bordeaux 2019 (Jun 2020)
The 2019 Valandraud Blanc has a touch more intensity than the Virginie de Valandraud Blanc as you would expect. There is more fruit here, melon, dried pineapple and just a touch of white peach that emerges with time. The palate is fresh on the entry with a fine bead of acidity. This is where there is a major, tangible difference with the Virginie as there is more depth and complexity here, offering a lovely, caressing, creamy finish with a hint of ginger on the aftertaste. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on May 2020
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua...
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After a 12-year career as a bank clerk, then a grocer and restaurateur in St. Emilion before ending up as a négociant wine merchant, Jean-Luc Thunevin plunged into the adventure of Ch. Valandraud. In 1989, he decided to make his own wine with his partner Murielle and found a terroir on the hill of Fongaban (the name Valandraud is a contraction of 'Vallon' and 'Andraud', the name of his partner). In 1990 he didn't have chais yet, so he bore the fruits to the cooperative.
In 1991, they made the wine in a workshop of their house, which they called the "garage", an old winemaking cellar belonging to the Bécot family. This is how the term 'garage wine' was born, all the more so that the chai was closed off like a garage. Because Thunevin did not have large resources (for example, he did not have an ontrister) the berries were picked by hand, which was already a good selection at the time, after all, bad berries were already excluded. He didn't have pumps either, so he had to manually pour the berries into the cuves. The principle of gravity was forced to become a fact here. After all, he did not have large cuves and was again forced to let malolactic fermentation take place in small barriques, a system that is now also very popular. All these fortuitous factors contributed to a beautiful wine that received rave press, and which, although the terroir was not known, was now classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé in the new classification of 2012.