Chateau Valandraud • St. Emilion, France
Château Valandraud is the flagship Saint‑Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Jean‑Luc Thunevin and Murielle…Château Valandraud is the flagship Saint‑Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Jean‑Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud, a modern Bordeaux “garagiste” benchmark crafted mainly from Merlot on cool clay‑limestone slopes around Saint‑É…Learn More »
$157
/750ml
2022 Retail Average
97
/100
2022 Pro Rating
Powerful yet finely sculpted, the 2022 Château Valandraud surges with dense blackcurrant and blackberry fruit layered with dark chocolate, espresso and warm spice, all wrapped in a deeply velvety texture. Despite its high intensity and abundant tannin, the wine shows striking purity and precision, with a cool, stony freshness that keeps the long, resonant finish lifted and refined. This is a dramatic, ageworthy Valandraud that brilliantly combines opulence with structural rigor.
Dry-aged ribeye with bone marrow; Roast lamb with rosemary and garlic; Truffle and wild mushroom risotto
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Château Valandraud is the flagship Saint‑Émilion Grand Cru (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Jean‑Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud, a modern Bordeaux “garagiste” benchmark crafted mainly from Merlot on cool clay‑limestone slopes around Saint‑Étienne‑de‑Lisse. Vinified with meticulous small‑batch precision and aged 100% in new French oak, it is known for its deeply colored, opulent yet fresh style, marked by intense black fruit, chocolate and spice, with the structure and concentration to age for decades.