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.
Country
France
Region
Aquitaine
Appellation(s)
Montagne-St Emilion A.O.C.
Farming
Organic Farming
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Wine
Grapes
46% Merlot, 54% Cabernet Franc
Soil
Clay & Limestone with a Limestone base full of fossilized starfish.
Viticulture
Organic Farming
Viniculture
Fermentation in stainless steel via natural yeast. Daily pigeage. Aged in 50% new, 17% one-year, 33% two-year barrels for 17 months.
Wine
Grapes
85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Soil
Sand, Clay Limestone
Viticulture
Organic Farming
Viniculture
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.
Wine
Grapes
100% Merlot
Soil
Clay & Limestone
Viticulture
Organic Farming
Viniculture
Fermentation in stainless steel via natural yeast. Daily pigeage. Aged in 40% new, 40% one-year, 20% two-year barrels for 15 months.