it's not for those seeking instant gratification and is going to need 10-15 years of bottle age to hit maturity
white pepper and other spices
even if the soft sculpting of the vintage means it will be ready to drink earlier than 2016 or 2018 on either side
”Offering up attractive aromas of blood orange
given the powerfulness of this wine
Château Valandraud Rouge 2020 it's not for those seekingAppellation: Saint milion Size 750mL Ratings: 99 Jeb Dunnuck "One of the wines of the vintage is Jean Luc Thunevin's 2020 Chteau Valandraud, which comes from the cooler, eastern side of Saint Emilion. Exhibiting a dense purple hue as well as an incredible perfume of crme de cassis, ripe black cherries, violets, new leather, and an almost Hermitage like burning embers character, it hits the palate with full bodied richness, ripe, seamless tannins,