Château ValandraudVirginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 5 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon, the Carmenère, the Malbec and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of the Château Valandraud is in the top 60 of wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.
Taste structure of the Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru from the Château Valandraud
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Château Valandraud in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Château Valandraud in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, cherry or smoke and sometimes also flavors of butter, earthy or blackberry.
Food and wine pairings with Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
The Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Château Valandraud matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of hungarian goulash, lamb marinated in white wine or rabbit legs with mushrooms.
Details and technical informations about Château Valandraud's Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Virginie de Valandraud Saint-Émilion Grand Cru from Château Valandraud are 2016, 2001, 1996, 2015 and 2010.
Informations about the Château Valandraud
The Château Valandraud is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru
Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Oenologist
Specialist in wine-making techniques. It is a profession and not a passion: one can be an oenophile without being an oenologist (and the opposite too!). Formerly attached to the Faculty of Pharmacy, oenology studies have become independent and have their own university course. Learning to make wine requires a good chemical background but also, increasingly, a good knowledge of the plant. Some oenologists work in laboratories (analysis). Others, the consulting oenologists, work directly in the properties.
