FRENCH WINES
JS90 Rating
Château La Guilbonnerie
Château La Guilbonnerie in situated in the region of Blaye, on the hills of Cartelègue.
Gilles and Marie-Noëlle Haure, château’s owners, are working the vineyard in the respect of the environment. The vinification remains traditional.
Grape varieties : 60% Merlot, 30% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Malbec
Bordeaux
Château COMPASSANT
The 10 hectares property is located in Génissac, in the Entre deux Mers region.
Grape varieties : 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Ageing : 50% in new oak barrels and 50% in concrete tanks.
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Gold Medal at the Competition of Bordeaux 2017
Château BONNIN LA FLEUR BLANCHON
Château Bonnin La Fleur Blanchon is a small estate situated 10 kilometers north of Saint-Emilion.
Its modest size enables the owners Patricia and Philippe Bonnin to produce hand- crafted wines, from the manual harvest to the barrels-ageing.
Grape varieties : 80% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc
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James Suckling 92 points
Château BARRAIL SAINT ANDRE
The vineyard of 12 hectares is situated in the village of Saint Etienne de Lisse and benefits from an exceptional terroir. The wines are fine, concentrated, complex and can be kept for a long time
Grape varieties : 80% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc
Ageing: 12 months in oak barrels (50% new barrels, 50% one-year barrels)
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3 DE VALANDRAUD Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Château Valandraud is the achievement reached by a wine obsessed couple, Jean Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud.
Grape varieties : 65% Merlot, 30%
Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon
Aging : 70% in new oak barrels; 30% in stainless steel vats
Bordeaux
VIRGINIE DE VALANDRAUD Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Virginie de Valandraud was created in 1992. Virginie is the first name of Jean-Luc and Murielle’s daughter.
Because of the constant excellency of the wine’s quality, Virginie de Valandraud is often considered to be the second wine of Chateau Valandraud, the first Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Emilion.
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WS 91 / JS94
WS94 / JS93
Château VALANDRAUD Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 1er Grand Cru
Château Valandraud is the achievement reached by a wine obsessed couple, Jean Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud.
In 2012 Château Valandraud was promoted to the 1st classified growth of Saint Emilion.
Grape varieties : 88% Merlot, 12% Cabernet Franc
Ageing: 28 months in new oak barrels
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JS91
Château MOULIN DU CADET Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion
The property is ideally located on the hill of « Cadet » at the doors of Saint-Emilion.
From a venerable reputation, the wines of Moulin du Cadet obtained a gold medal at the World Exhibition of Paris in 1867.
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Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Chateau Sansonnet
Château Sansonnet is located northeast of Saint-Emilion, at the top of the clay-limestone plateau
The 2010 Château Sansonnet wine presents a voluminous tannic era harmoniously melted in a discreet woodiness and bathed in freshness, the red fruit is omnipresent.
Grapes: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc.