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JEB DUNNUCK: "The 2023 Château Valandraud Blanc brings another level of depth and complexity, offering ripe citrus, honeyed melon, exotic flowers, mint, and a beautiful sense of minerality. With medium to full-bodied richness, it's beautifully balanced, has a supple, layered, elegant mouthfeel, and outstanding length. This wine doesn't get the recognition it deserves, and I would gladly put it up with the top whites coming from the appellation."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Composed of 53% Sauvignon Gris, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, and 7% Sémillon, the 2023 Valandraud Blanc has a 3.15 pH, and is aging 80% new oak barrels, and 20% in glass boules. It prances out with gregarious notes of applesauce, juicy pears, and fresh nectarines, leading to hints of cedar, honeysuckle, and candle wax. The medium-bodied palate is decadently intense and satiny textured, yet also wonderful refreshing, finishing with great length. The alcohol is 13%."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "I love the purity in the fruits, there is intensity in the green apples, lemons, mangos, white peaches, and pineapples. The fruits are vivid, crisp, clean, and a touch salty, making you want to take another sniff, and sip, just for pleasure. The wine blends 53% Sauvignon Gris, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, 7% Semillon. Drink from 2025-2037."
