The 2012 Valandraud Blanc is Murielle Andraud's more textured white
Good full red
especially because the one thing that the 2017 vintage doesn’t lack is energy
going very long and earthy in the finish
Patrimony (Daou), Caves des Lions other_regions_australia The 2012 Valandraud Blanc isGorgeous black fruits, chocolate, tobacco, iron, and spicy oak define the 2018 Caves Des Lions, a blend of 60% Cabernet Sauvignon and 40% Cabernet Franc brought up all in new French oak. Concentrated, full bodied, flawlessly balanced, and elegant, it has a focused, straight, elegant texture, plenty of structure, and a great finish. It's going to benefit from 2 3 years of bottle age, if not more, and keep for two decades.