Château Valandraud 2024 en Primeur

Nez est complexe et élégant, texture crémeuse en bouche avec des tannins d’une finesse rare, parfaitement fondus, offrant une sensation de soyeux. Ce millésime combine avec brio la richesse du fruit, la fraîcheur et une dynamique incroyable qui le propulse parmi les plus grands vins de l’appellation saint-émilion.

Silky smooth and full of flesh and juicines. This is really quite arresting from the first sip. Vibrant and energetic with a lick of sweet strawberry, sour cranberry and creamy raspberry giving layers of different textures in the mouth. Clean - you definitely get the mineral backbone - slate, graphite and wet stones with mint and aniseed. Long length, it’s very upfront, not so finessed I wouldn't say but it doesn't taste like a 2024. This is high octane stuff. Intense all the way through. Very Valandraud style but with low alcohol and low ph. 3.50pH. 18-22 months 100% new oak.

Based on 85% Merlot, 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 6% Cabernet Franc, the 2024 Château Valandraud is aging in 100% new oak and checks in at 13.5% alcohol with a pH of 3.5. It offers terrific depth and richness, with a deep color and focused cassis, dark berries, spicy oak, and graphite aromas. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's beautifully textured, with fine tannins, impressive mid-palate density, and a seamless finish. You can safely put this up with anything in the vintage.

This shows smoky black cherries, damson plums, pine and violets. Bright and acid-driven with almost full body, fresh, polished tannins and a long, mouthwatering finish. A fuller and more concentrated expression for the vintage.

Deep dark ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, very subtle brightening on the rim. Attractive nuances of liquorice and cassis, blackberry confit, orange zest with undertones of oak nuances. Juicy, elegant and fresh, medium complexity, very lively, preserved lemon on the finish, has charm, already well developed, a lively food sine with a crispy finish.