The Château Valandraud is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 12 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Valandraud wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Valandraud wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Valandraud wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Valandraud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef miroton, mouse of lamb with honey and thyme or lamb chops marinated with herbs.
On the nose the red wine of Château Valandraud. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, smoke or earthy and sometimes also flavors of blackberry, minerality or vanilla. In the mouth the red wine of Château Valandraud. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.
In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).
How Château Valandraud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of stuffed mushrooms, quiche without pastry, courgette and blue cheese or chicken blanquette.
On the nose the white wine of Château Valandraud. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, grapefruit or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, peach or butter. In the mouth the white wine of Château Valandraud. is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.
How Château Valandraud wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of traditional flemish carbonades, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or homemade pork curry.
Said of the colour of an evolved wine that has taken on brick and orange hues.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
