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Tasting notes

Tasting notes
Vinfolio, Jul 2025

Plummy, sweet and round, this is full-bodied and concentrated, with real density to the fruit on the palate. It’s fresh, with a saline finish, yet there’s a solidity to this, not having the precision, brightness and aromatics of more recent vintages. Blend: 65% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc

Critic scores

Critic scores
91
91/100

Average Score

93
92-93/100

James Suckling

91
90-92/100

Wine Enthusiast

More reviews and scores

92 - 93 points
James Suckling
Score 92-93/100 · James Suckling

Tight and refined with berry and cherry character, a medium body and ultra-fine tannins. A juicy and balanced red. Mar 2017, www.jamessuckling.com

90 - 92 points
Wine Enthusiast
Score 90-92/100 · Wine Enthusiast

This is a dense wine, with fine, rich fruits and some solid structure behind the crispness and black currant brightness. A fine vintage selection for this parcel within the Simard vineyard. Apr 2017, Roger Voss, www.wineenthusiast.com

16 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16/20 · Jancis Robinson MW

Dark crimson. Some energy and life to this though there is still a suggestion of oak. Apr 2017, www.jancisrobinson.com, Drink: 2024-2032

About the producer

Château Haut-Simard 1:1
Haut-Simard

Ch. Haut-Simard is owned by the Vauthier family of Ch. Ausone. Since Alain Vauthier took over the Saint-Emilion estate in 2008, quality here has risen exponentially with vintages from 2019 onwards in particular showing the potential of this exceptional terroir.

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