2009 Virginie de Valandraud
Community Tasting Note
Collector1855 wrote:
93 Points
Monday, March 27, 2017 - Dark purple. Intense oaky, vanilla, blue fruit nose, unapologetic modern. The palate is lush and sexy, very competent for a second wine. The difference between this wine and a USA/Chile lush Merlot the Bordeaux terroir that ads character. Not my kind of wine but the crowd pleasing quality cannotbe denied.
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Comment posted by Mattshank:
4/15/2017 8:41:00 AM - Good note Collector. Always enjoy reading your notes. I agree on the modern aspects you sight in this wine. Part of the reason I state not needing to age beyond 4 or 5 more years. This was certainly not meant to be a 15-20+ year ager IMO.
Comment posted by Collector1855:
4/16/2017 2:44:00 AM - Agree, 3-8 years is a good window for this second wine. The first wine, does age really well. I was fortunate to have tasted vintages back to 1993 and it did phenomenally well and consistent. After a price bubble of the first wine, Chateau Valandraud is now priced at fair value in my view. I have bought some Magnums in 12 and 14.
Comment posted by WineKnurd:
6/24/2018 9:22:00 AM - Might have to respectfully disagree with you guys, already hit 9 years and this wine is still going strong! 2nd wine yes, but also 2009. Might be able to hit 12-15 years before we start seeing a decline. Only time will tell!
Comment posted by Mattshank:
6/24/2018 11:51:00 AM - @WineKnurd. Not sure where there is disagreement. Re-read my note as I say 4-5 MORE years (from my note in 2017) which puts me right in line with your observation as this wine was at age 8 when I last had it (8+ 4-5 more years = the 12-13 mark you reference).
Comment posted by WineKnurd:
6/24/2018 1:24:00 PM - Misread your comment, agree to agree? :)
Comment posted by Mattshank:
6/24/2018 3:08:00 PM - Absolutely. Most importantly sounds like we're all liking the wine. I look forward to my next one in perhaps another year. Be well.