Château La Valade

Grand Vin de Bordeaux Premières Côtes de Blaye Red Bordeaux Blend

8.78 ratings

-no pro ratings

Côtes de Blaye, Côtes De Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France

Red Bordeaux Blend

Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison

Top Notes For

8.6

Cork smells of crisp red apple. Clean and a lighter colored red. 2016 vintage is 85% Merlot and you can really taste the fruit (some combo of apple and raspberry) initially. After the fruit fades you get a hint of pepper to finish.

Cork smells of crisp red apple. Clean and a lighter colored red. 2016 vintage is 85% Merlot and you can really taste the fruit (some combo of apple and raspberry) initially. After the fruit fades you get a hint of pepper to finish.

Apr 17th, 2020

Roberta Zaluski

8.3

Spicy and dry

Spicy and dry

Jan 14th, 2019

Matthew Szemborski

9.1

Earthy, very thin but nice and easy to drink.

Earthy, very thin but nice and easy to drink.

Mar 24th, 2018

Joshua A. Kestner

7.5

Not a fan, wife said it may have been corked however.

Not a fan, wife said it may have been corked however.

Mar 9th, 2018

8.7

The Merlot, 85%, makes this fresh wine approachable. The 15% Cab gives this young wine a little structure. This is not a wine for cellar IG but a good intro to the vintage.

The Merlot, 85%, makes this fresh wine approachable. The 15% Cab gives this young wine a little structure. This is not a wine for cellar IG but a good intro to the vintage.

Jan 21st, 2018

Renato Kichise Takaasi

9.5

Renato Kichise had this 7 years ago

Renato Kichise had this 7 years ago

May 6th, 2018

Darlene Miranda

8.9

Darlene had this 8 years ago

Darlene had this 8 years ago

Jul 27th, 2017

Mariano Buitrago

9.3

Mariano had this 8 years ago

Mariano had this 8 years ago

Mar 22nd, 2017