{"title":"Ch Valandraud","description":"\u003cp\u003eChateau Valandraud is the main achievement of a wine obsessed couple, Jean Luc Thunevin and Murielle Andraud.  Chateau Valandraud was born in 1991 on 0.6 ha vineyard bought with all the couple's savings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe small vineyard is situated in the Fongaban Valley, in the Pavie Macquin \/ La Cotte neighbourhood and this is where \"Valandraud\" comes from: Val (Valley) + Andraud (Murielle's family name, which appears on the Saint Emilion's registery since 1459).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 8.88 ha estate is now fully based on the clayey-limestone hills and slopes of Saint Etienne de Lisse, with an eclectic array of grape varieties : Merlot 65 %, Cabernet Franc 25%, Cabernet Sauvignon 5%, Malbec 4%, Carmenère 1%.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe harvest is done manually, the grapes being first sorted by the harvest crew directly in the vineyard, they then go through another sorting : a densimetric one through Tribaie® upon their arrival in our cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStainless steel, wooden and concrete tanks are where the vinification process starts, with pigeage by hand, remontages, during a 3 weeks maceration.\u003cbr\u003eMalolactic fermentation is done in barrels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgeing : 18 to 30 months in 100% new oak Blending varies with every vintage, as the result of the careful selection work done by our technical team in order to choose our best lots.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll along this process, there are also many tasting sessions led by Jean Philippe Fort and Michel Rolland.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/www.regiswine.com.hk\/collections\/ch-valandraud.oembed","provider":"Regis Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}