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Ch. Simard, St.-Émilion - 2011

Name: Ch. Simard, St.-Émilion
Brand: Ch. Simard
SKU: 23829
Price: 35.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 23829 750 mL

Château Simard is a Saint-Emilion estate that dates back to the 18th century. This comes from a stellar vintage that starts to drink best a few years after the vintage. The wine was aged in concrete vats allowing the fruit to shine all-around.

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$431.52 $388.37/ Case of 12

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Color

Red

Vintage

2011

Country

France

Region

Bordeaux

Sub-Region

St.-Émilion

Producer

Ch. Simard

Grape Variety

Cabernet Franc

Merlot

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Staff Pick Notes

Not unlike Spanish winery Lopez de Heredia, the wines of Chateau Simard are typically aged for several years before release. If you’re like most people and don’t have a cellar, this is a fantastic way to gain exposure to some older vintages at an affordable price. Hailing from the excellent 1999 vintage, this is an uncomplicated St. Emilion with loads of primary fruit (plum) still quite evident in addition to some sweet spice and earth. The maturity shows itself on the palate with seamless balance and ripe, gentle tannins. Drinking quite well right now, but if you are looking for something to cellar, this is a great candidate at an unbeatable price.

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Glossary

Merlot

The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine, and has long been prized for the "softening" effect it can have on Cabernet Sauvignon - especially...

Bordeaux

Situated on the mid-Atlantic coast of France around the Gironde river, Bordeaux is home to some of the most legendary wines on earth. There are (for all intents and purposes) five grape varieties permitted under French wine law for red Bordeaux: Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, and, very infrequently, Petit Verdot and Malbec. For white Bordeaux, only three varieties are permitted: Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillion, and Muscadelle. The exact percentages of each grape variety used in any...

Cabernet Franc

Relegated to moderate obscurity in modern times, Cabernet Franc is in fact the proud parent of the attention-hogging Cabernet Sauvignon (after an illicit affair with Sauvignon Blanc a hundred-odd years ago). Cabernet Franc has remained close to its roots in France, enjoying small pockets of popularity primarily in the Loire Valley (specifically in Chinon), where it is often bottled as a varietal wine, and in Bordeaux where it is still used in moderate percentages in the typical blends. In fact,...