
Virginie de Valandraud 2019 Saint Emilion
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19 Jan, 2022 – Blackberry, chocolate and hazelnut character on the nose, following through nicely to a medium body with integrated tannins and a fresh finish. Tight at the end, suggesting more to come with bottle age. Hints of mushrooms and earth. Second wine of Valandraud. Hint of wood at the end that will dissipate with age. Drink after 2024.

The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud is wonderfully deep and super-expressive. Red plum, raspberry jam, espresso, crushed rocks, rose petal, lavender and tobacco build into the richly textured, resonant finish. This explosive, flavorful Saint-Émilion has a ton to offer.

The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud has a delightful bouquet, quite refined and focused, featuring predominantly black fruit mixed with cedar and light touches of mint. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, gaining weight and concentration toward the structured finish. While not as Left Bank in style as it was in barrel, there is impressive backbone here. This deserves 3–4 years in bottle.

Richly textured, featuring cashmere-like waves of dark plum, cassis and blackberry compote flavors that glide through and are laced with light violet, anise and black tea notes. The rumble of tannins can be heard on the finish, but for the vintage, this is extremely suave in the end. Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon. Best from 2025 through 2040. 2,900 cases made.

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Zart nussig unterlegte reife Pflaumenfrucht, Brombeerkonfit, kandierte Orangenzesten, ein Hauch von Nougat. Mittlerer Körper, rotbeerige Nuancen, nicht ganz so engmaschig, feine Tannine, gute Frische, bereits zugänglich.

Another rich 2019 with lots of pure fruit and rich. polished tannins. Big wine but remains agile and framed. The tannins are melted into the wine. Lots of plum. citrus and mushroom character.

The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud has a well-defined. quite reserved and classic bouquet that needs coaxing from the glass. Eventually it offers enticing brambly black fruit and light iris petal scents. The palate is medium-bodied with fine grain tannins. superb structure and an almost Left Bank like density on the graphite-tinged finish. Excellent.

The 2019 Virginie de Valandraud drifts effortlessly out of the glass with classic notions of warm plums. baked black cherries and blackberry preserves plus hints of cloves. cedar chest. graphite and bouquet garni. The vibrant. crunchy black fruits fill the medium to full-bodied palate. supported by just enough freshness and a firm backbone of chewy tannins. finishing savory.