The style of Valandraud is a wine of purity, richness, low acidity, concentration, opulent textures and silky tannins, coupled with ripe dark berries, cherries, licorice and chocolate flavors.
2010 is a strong vintage for St. Julien Bordeaux wine. Ducru Beaucaillou is on top with a stunning wine of First Growth quality. All three Leoville’s made great wine as did most producers in the appellation.
At their best, the top 2010 Bordeaux are rich, powerful, tannic, fresh and pure wines with the structure to age. There are great wines in every price range from the Left Bank, Pessac Leognan, Pomerol and St. Emilion.
2010 Beychevelle, priced at close to $100per botle, sold well as a Bordeaux wine future, due in large part, to the unique logo of a Chinese Dragon boat on the label, making this a popular collectibe in China.
This article features tasting notes, ratings and reviews for Bordeaux wine made with the assistance of the Derenoncourt team. All the wines were tasted in bottle and are from the 2009 Bordeaux wine vintage.
Its first two wine funds – topped by the ’82 Latour and ’86 Lafite – turned in annual returns of 15 to 17 percent. Its fund size has since grown eight times over, now worth over $7.1 million. Most of those are Bordeaux wines.
2011 Bordeaux really isn’t as early as some people are claiming. In May and June the grapes were maturing ahead of schedule. But July and August were cold and slowed the vines’ development.
