Chateau de Valandraud 2020 St. Emilion Bordeaux 3 even though this is the

even though this is the lightest-bodied and most accessible vintage of the 2012-2013-2014 trio here

with vibrant raspberry and black cherry flavors

Robert Parker: "These are pretty serious Zinfandels and certainly Gamba’s name is going to have to be included with some of the stars of Sonoma

This is on the wine list at the French Laundry

March and early April were very cold

Chateau de Valandraud 2020 St. Emilion Bordeaux 3 even though this is the99 Points Rare release of one of Bordeaux's top scoring wines. 99 Points Jeb Dunnuck: "One of the wines of the vintage is Jean Luc Thunevin's 2020 Chteau Valandraud, which comes from the cooler, eastern side of Saint Emilion. Exhibiting a dense purple hue as well as an incredible perfume of crme de cassis, ripe black cherries, violets, new leather, and an almost Hermitage like burning embers character, it hits the palate with full bodied richness,