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Billaud Simon, Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos 2022
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2022 Chablis Les Clos Grand Cru has some reduction on the nose, but there is decent fruit underneath, and it just needs time. I appreciate the delineation. The palate is fresh on the entry with exotic fruit: peach, guava and a touch of nectarine, lightly spiced with a cohesive and "correct" finish. It doesn't captivate the imagination, but it will drink well for a decade. Tasted blind at the BIVB tasting in Chablis.
About the Producer
The unique terroirs of the Chablis region lend these wines their distinctive character and minerality！ Chateau Lestage Simon is one of the wineries in the Haut-Medoc appellation in Bordeaux, France. It was released in 2012 by L'Alliance des Crus Bourgeois Chuang (Cru Bourgeois) is on the list. Situated near the village of Saint Seurin de Cadourne in the Medoc, Château Simon draws on a diverse range of soils. The vines are planted on the limestone plateau by the river, an atypical area of land known as the "Petit Pomerol du Medoc". Château Simon currently has 39 hectares of vineyards covered mainly with clay-limestone and gravel. Sixty-two per cent of the vineyard is devoted to Merlot, 37 per cent to Cabernet Sauvignon and the remaining 1 per cent to Petit Verdot, all with an average vine age of 30 years. Once the grapes have reached the ideal state of ripeness, Château Simon employs workers to hand-pick them. After the grapes have been selected and broken into skins, they are fermented in fully temperature-controlled fermenters for 20 to 22 days. The wine is then matured in French oak barrels for a further 12 months before being bottled in the winery. The wines from Château Simon are generally smooth, full-bodied, rich and balanced, with good cellaring potential.
