Château Valandraud, Saint-Emilion, 2021, 75cl vinsmagning a lovely cuvée that wafts

a lovely cuvée that wafts from the glass with notes of plums

The wine opens with elegant aromas of wild raspberries

beautifully refined tannins and a long

framed by a deft application of classy new oak

Château Valandraud, Saint-Emilion, 2021, 75cl vinsmagning a lovely cuvée that waftsThe 2021 Valandraud offers up aromas of minty berries framed by a generous application of creamy new oak. Medium to full bodied, with a creamy attack that segues into a mid palate built around chalky barrel tannins, it concludes with a vanillin inflected and discreetly herbal finish. This showed more harmoniously en primeur than in bottle. William Kelley, Wine Advocate