Château Simard

Saint-Émilion Red Bordeaux Blend

8.840 ratings
8.92 pro ratings
St. Émilion, Libournais, 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
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Shengli Hu

Overachiever. Sweet vanilla, fresh and stewed red and blue fruits. Prune, fig, blueberry, plum, and cherry. Mint. High acid, elevated tannins.

Overachiever. Sweet vanilla, fresh and stewed red and blue fruits. Prune, fig, blueberry, plum, and cherry. Mint. High acid, elevated tannins.

1 person found it helpfulNov 8th, 2019
Todd Stone

Very dark garnet/purple with a nose of dark fruit , maybe leather and wet earth. Once warmed up from the cooler became very smooth with a dry finish with clear tannins and medium plus acidity and some oak. A great wine for the $.

Very dark garnet/purple with a nose of dark fruit , maybe leather and wet earth. Once warmed up from the cooler became very smooth with a dry finish with clear tannins and medium plus acidity and some oak. A great wine for the $.

Feb 13th, 2023
Adam Wildavsky

Dry, full bodied, lucious. Smooth

Dry, full bodied, lucious. Smooth

Jan 24th, 2021
Todd Stone

Still a very nice wine for the money. Fairly smooth, with oak and dark red fruits. Medium body with medium tannins and some earthiness.

Still a very nice wine for the money. Fairly smooth, with oak and dark red fruits. Medium body with medium tannins and some earthiness.

Dec 29th, 2019
Katie Brandon

Dry Red, a little smoky, Mike did not like

Dry Red, a little smoky, Mike did not like

Aug 20th, 2019
Emma Burdett

Peat moss and smoke smooth balance with dark fruit. Well matched with a dusty game of clue and burning

Peat moss and smoke smooth balance with dark fruit. Well matched with a dusty game of clue and burning

Oct 22nd, 2017
Belinda

Kinda standard Bordeaux. Had a slight acidic aftertaste.

Kinda standard Bordeaux. Had a slight acidic aftertaste.

Oct 22nd, 2017
Narun P

70% Merlot, 30% Cab Franc.
Purple, deep garnet. Increasingly widened rim.

Aromas of plum, coffee, cherry. And with time (2hrs), floral, cranberry, rose, strawberry.

Structurally, starting to dissipate. Tannin completely resolved. Sticking out acidity. Med body. Lots of red fruits with some complex spicy undertone. Finish on a slightly seasoned vanilla goodness.

This wine grew on me every minute of the 2 hrs we tasted it. At the perfect drinking spot right now. No need to wait. 88.

70% Merlot, 30% Cab Franc.
Purple, deep garnet. Increasingly widened rim.

Aromas of plum, coffee, cherry. And with time (2hrs), floral, cranberry, rose, strawberry.

Structurally, starting to dissipate. Tannin completely resolved. Sticking out acidity. Med body. Lots of red fruits with some complex spicy undertone. Finish on a slightly seasoned vanilla goodness.

This wine grew on me every minute of the 2 hrs we tasted it. At the perfect drinking spot right now. No need to wait. 88.

Jul 20th, 2017
John Gromer

Don't drink much Bordeaux, but if this is what the traditional producers taste like, I want more. Blueberry, slightly leathery, earthy, everything I would want. Tasted just a touch of oak, but was very well integrated

Don't drink much Bordeaux, but if this is what the traditional producers taste like, I want more. Blueberry, slightly leathery, earthy, everything I would want. Tasted just a touch of oak, but was very well integrated

Apr 29th, 2017
Patrick V

Excellent St Emilion - rich but not heavy, fragrant but not overpowering.

Excellent St Emilion - rich but not heavy, fragrant but not overpowering.

Dec 4th, 2015