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Region: France - Bordeaux
Grapes: 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol: 14%
Notes on the Wine
Fermentation in stainless steel via natural yeast. Daily pigeage. Aged in 14% one-year, 43% two-year, 43% three-year old barrels for 12 months. Sand, Clay Limestone soils. Organic Farming.
Notes on the Producer
While the label clearly reads Montagne-St Emilion, Domaine Simon Blanchard was founded with an aspiration slightly more Burgundian. The objective? Make the Bordeaux with an emphasis on parcel selections, and by soil type—recording a pure, site-specific, unblended vintage of each block, year by year.
Simon Blanchard is among the brighter lights of Bordeaux’s New Wave. Collectors take note: Incredibly small quantities are produced, and fewer still imported to the United States.
