Chateau Valandraud, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2017 Bollinger It’s medium-to full-bodied with rounded

It’s medium-to full-bodied with rounded

The 2023 Cervaro della Sala opens to an elegantly reductive note of flint or crushed granite before sliding gracefully into silky fruit sensations

and crushed flowers

An elegant expression of the potential of great vintages in Samaniego

The palate continues in this layered fashion

Chateau Valandraud, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France 2017 Bollinger It’s medium-to full-bodied with roundedIntense, ripe dark plums and berries with graphite and stones, as well as fresh, cedary oak. This has powerful yet very seamless and intense fruit presence with a very concentrated array of ripe dark plums and rich, assertive fruit, which builds smoothly on the finish. 96 Pts James Suckling