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While it offers pleasure today, it needs short-term cellaring and will keep for 20+ years.\" \u003c\/span\u003eJeb Dunnuck - 99 Points","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42868559741099,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/Valandraud2015F.jpg?v=1692649646"},{"product_id":"2016-chateau-valandraud","title":"2016 Chateau Valandraud","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 2016 Valandraud is exceptionally beautiful. Powerful and explosive in the glass, the 2016 is superb today. Dark cherry, plum, mocha, spice, espresso, leather and smoke add layers of nuance. One of the things I like most about Valandraud in 2016 is the combination of fruit richness and vibrancy. Those elements make for a stunning, punchy Saint-Émilion that hits all the right notes. This is a fabulous showing from Jean-Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud.\" \u003c\/span\u003eVinous - 97 Points\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42868560625835,"sku":"F19","price":159.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/Valandraud2016F.jpg?v=1692650640"},{"product_id":"2018-chateau-valandraud","title":"2018 Chateau Valandraud","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2018 Château Valandraud, predominantly Merlot with a touch of Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon, showcases a dense purple hue and a captivating blend of smoky black and blue fruits. Complemented by tobacco, white chocolate, candied orange, and spice notes, it boasts a deep, rich, powerful style with purity and freshness. Ripe yet present tannins, textbook Saint-Emilion minerality, flawless balance, and a gorgeous finish define this slightly more approachable, elegant version of the 2016. While enjoyable now, it merits 4-6 years of aging and promises to thrive for 20-25+.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43226747732139,"sku":"F19","price":159.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/Valandraud2018F.jpg?v=1702327620"},{"product_id":"2020-valandraud","title":"2020 Chateau Valandraud","description":"\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWinemaker Jean-Luc Thunevin has hit a home run in the vintage, and his 2020 Chateau Valandraud is unquestionably up with the crème de la crème out there. Made in a ripe, sexy, plush style, it brings an incredible amount of ripe black fruit, chocolate, vanilla, espresso, and leafy herb-like aromas and flavors. This carries to a full-bodied, powerful Saint-Emilion that somehow stays weightless and graceful on the palate, with moderate acidity, ripe tannins, and a great, great finish.\" \u003c\/span\u003eJeb Dunnuck - 97-99 Points","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43339274977451,"sku":"F19","price":99.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/Valandraud2020F12.jpg?v=1705176416"},{"product_id":"2000-valandraud-slightly-discoulored-label","title":"2000 Chateau Valandraud (Slightly Discoulored Label)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This is clearly ready for its prime time as the wine has softened and is now offering gorgeous secondary nuances of plums, licorice, chocolate, black cherries, smoke, coffee bean, wet earth and hints of dried flowers and tobacco leaf. Rich, round and lush, a splash decanting was all that the wine required before it was ready.\" - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e94\/100\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FineLiquors","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890934378667,"sku":"F89","price":249.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0107\/5009\/9519\/files\/ValandraudSDL2000F.jpg?v=1738848662"}],"url":"https:\/\/fineliquors.com\/collections\/chateau-valandraud.oembed","provider":"FineLiquors","version":"1.0","type":"link"}