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• sirpat00 wrote: 91 points

  December 4, 2023 - Valandrau vertical (1991-2020) (Fribourg): Selected tasting notes from a complete Valandraud vertical (1991-2020) hosted by a collector with an estate representative. Main observation was that both the work the estate did during the transition phase 2000-2012 is clearly bearing fruit in more recent vintages, further helped by warmer growing seasons that are favorable for this cool site in St Emillon. Additional comments included in the tasting story.
  
  Tasting note:
  A pretty varied fruit profile of cherry with darker accents of plum and ripe raspberry. While there were riper accents, in the end the fruit also had a slightly unripe quality. Whiffs of meat, herbal and earthy base notes. With a bit of air also adding aging features like leather. Fresh acidity on the palate, a rather full body and maybe a tad green tannin, but in good balance overall. Aromatically only hints of age on the palate.

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• Vintage 1992
• Type Red
• Producer Château Valandraud
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru

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• Consumed 13 (42%)

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