Château Valandraud 2022 EN



2022

SAINT-ÉMILION GRAND CRU
PREMIER GRAND CRU CLASSÉ
famille andraud thunevin et famille lefevre


Varietal blend
88% Merlot
6% Cabernet Franc
6% Cabernet Sauvignon
 

Alcohol by volume
15,5°

Quantity produced
40 000

Size of the vineyard
6,6 ha

Average age of vines

Grape varieties

Soil type
Clay-limestone

Vineyard skills
Reasoned

Yields in hls/ha

Vinification
Manual sorting of berries then densimetric on tribaie. Vinification in stainless steel vats and thermo-regulated wood, manual pigeage, remontages, maceration of about three weeks. Malolactic fermentation in barrels. 

Tasting commentary
We are delighted to see in this wine a rarely achieved balance between the density and roundness of tannins, the perception of freshness and fruit that remained brilliant thanks to the low temperatures of the summer.