Château Haut-Simard 2020

Jane Anson - Inside Bordeaux

The Wine Independent

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2020 Haut-Simard offers up aromas of dark berries, coniferous forest floor, rose petals, violets, raw cocoa and spices, followed by a medium top full-bodied, fleshy and velvety palate that's taut and chalky, with lively acids and a long, saline finish. It's a blend of 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet France from holdings at the foot of the slope opposite Canon-la-Gaffelière.

Jeb Dunnuck

Coming from vines at the base of the Côte Pavie and a 60/40 split of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the 2020 Château Haut-Simard has lots of salty minerality as well as perfumed red and black fruits, spice, dried flowers, and floral nuances. A mineral bomb, it picks up an almost iodine-like nuance with time in the glass, is medium to full-bodied, and has ripe tannins, followed by a gorgeous finish. This is one seriously good Saint-Emilion to enjoy over the coming 15-20 years.

James Suckling

This is really delicious with luxurious tannins and plenty of fruit, yet it remains fresh and vivid. Medium to full body. Round and creamy textured. Drink or hold. This is delicious now but can age well.