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Tasting notes
Score 90/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Aug 2021

Showing nicely now from bottle, the 2018 Château Lestage Simon has up-front notes of ripe black cherries and cassis as well as licorice, spicy oak, and tobacco. Medium to full-bodied and nicely concentrated, it has some oak to integrate but still brings beautiful fruit and richness.

Critic scores

Critic scores
90
90/100

Average Score

14
14/20

Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com

16
16/20

James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com

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90 points
Neal Martin
Score 90/100 · Drink 2023-2035, Neal Martin, Mar 2021

The 2018 Lestage Simon has a ripe, quite opulent but focused bouquet of mainly red fruit (strawberry and raspberry), floral tones and cedar. The palate is medium-bodied with a succulent, fleshy opening, but there is also satisfying structure and grip to this Haut-Médoc. Blood orange lingers on the aftertaste. Very fine.

90 points
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
Score 90/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Mar 2021

16 points
James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Score 16/20 · Drink 2023-2030, James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com, Dec 2020

Cru bourgeois supérieur.  ​​​​​​​ 50% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Petit Verdot.  Ripe and lifted on the nose, the fruit with a raisined edge. Oak present in the background. Palate juicy with a minerally streak of freshness but glow of alcohol on the finish. Firm tannic frame. Should age. (JL)

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Lestage Simon
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Grape Blend

Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon

Colour

Red

Taste

Dry

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