2009 Berrys' St Emilion, Ch. Simard

2009 Berrys' St Emilion, Ch. Simard

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2009 Berrys' St Emilion, Ch. Simard

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This sumptuous Grand Cru St Émilion is produced especially for us by Alain Vauthier, co-owner of the illustrious Château Ausone. He has applied his perfectionist standards to produce an enticing Merlot-dominated Claret with rich plum and blackcurrant fruit, creamy spice and firm velvety tannins. The château's 2009 vintage has been hailed as one of the finest in living memory: it combines warmth and power with extraordinary complexity and grace. Enjoy this with traditional Sunday roasts.

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Chateau Simard

Chateau Simard

Ch. Simard has been in the Vauthier family, owners of Ch. Ausone, since 1954 and its chalky, gravely soils produce wines particularly elegant and expressive of its fine terroir. Cellar Master Thierry Lezin and Vineyard Manager Laurent Vallet work together to produce excellent wines from vines with an average age of 20 years. 

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Merlot

Merlot

The most widely planted grape in Bordeaux and a grape that has been on a relentless expansion drive throughout the world in the last decade. Merlot is adaptable to most soils and is relatively simple to cultivate. It is a vigorous naturally high yielding grape that requires savage pruning - over-cropped Merlot-based wines are dilute and bland. It is also vital to pick at optimum ripeness as Merlot can quickly lose its varietal characteristics if harvested overripe.

In St.Emilion and Pomerol it withstands the moist clay rich soils far better than Cabernet grapes, and at it best produces opulently rich, plummy clarets with succulent fruitcake-like nuances. Le Pin, Pétrus and Clinet are examples of hedonistically rich Merlot wines at their very best. It also plays a key supporting role in filling out the middle palate of the Cabernet-dominated wines of the Médoc and Graves.

Merlot is now grown in virtually all wine growing countries and is particularly successful in California, Chile and Northern Italy.

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