I don’t think is just a problem of style. She didn’t like THAT wine. For the

I don’t think is just a problem of style. She didn’t like THAT wine. For the record I copy her three comments about the wines from Thunevin. After reading them just ask yourself if she is really on a battle against garagistes as Parker suggests:

Ch de Valandraud 2003 St Emilion Grand Cru 18.5 Drink: 2009-20

";Very deep crimson. Brule mulberry notes on the nose. Warm and sweet but remarkably gentle on the palate. Lively edge of leafy Cabernet notes - another wine saved by is Cabernet Franc content (60 per cent in this case). Chewy, fine and absolutely no shortage of acidity. Jean-Luc Thunevin says he picked this in October, the latest of all in St-Emilion, with a yield of 28 hl/ha (more than in 2002). This wine is 15 per cent alcohol but you would not know it on the palate. No heat on the finish. A very good Valandraud.";

Ch de Valandraud, kosher cuvée 2003 St Emilion Grand Cru 17.5 Drink: 2009-17

";Extreme depth of colour with even less purple than the wine above. Very very ripe, full nose. Sweet start without quite the tension of the main bottling. Lots of acidity. Warm, ripe and throat-warming - no shortage of unctuosity but a little awkward at this stage. Certainly the best kosher wine I have tasted though. This was made with equal proportions of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.";

Virginie de Valandraud 2003 St Emilion Grand Cru 16 Drink: 2010-16

";This wine, from a specific plot of land, is quite hot on the nose. Round, black sherry palate but rather a green edge. Very chewy, jagged and harsh as though there are some underripe tannins in there.";