Chateau Valandraud - Chateau Valandraud Blanc 2024

ANSON: "Love the grilled white peach and pear, with delicious smoked grilled oak. Grippy and drawn out, with a ton of elderflower, white pepper, lime zest. Will need time after bottling to fully reveal the depth of fruit, but hard to resist even now. Harvest 12 to 21 September. 3.1 pH. 80% new oak, 20% amphora."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: Grapefruit, flowers, lemon peel, oranges, honeysuckle, and ginger snaps fill the perfume. There is purity in the fruits, creamy textures, accents of crushed stone, and a vivid yellow citrus finish. The wine blends 55% Sauvignon Gris, 40% Sauvignon Blanc, and 5% Semillon. Drink from 2027-2035."

VINUM: "Feinduftig, komplex, Kräuter, Gräser, Jasmintee, Grapefruit, weisser Pfirsich, mineralische Untertöne; cremiger Auftakt, delikate Frucht, sehr gute Säurestruktur, viel Energie, Rasse und eine wunderbare Länge; endet salin und langanhaltend. Hervorragend."