Chateau Simon
Barsac 2019
| Denomination | AOC Barsac |
|---|---|
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Bordeaux (France) |
| Grape varieties | 90% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle |
| Aging | In oak barrels for 12 months. |
Description
Chateau Simon is a French sweet wine with a bright golden yellow color, highly appreciated throughout the world for its intensity, persistence, and body. With a controlled designation of origin (AOC Barsac), it originates from the Bordeaux region. Produced by the winery that has belonged to the Dufour family for three generations, it is made respecting ancient traditions combined with modern agricultural techniques that do not damage either the vine or the finished product. The wine is obtained from the expert combination of white grapes with light pulp and a special flavor: 8% Sauvignon, 90% Semillon, and 2% Muscadelle, sourced from the Barsac-Sauternes vineyards. The vines, particularly resistant to disease and other adversities, prefer clayey, calcareous soils and a rather mild climate. The harvest is carried out manually, berry by berry, in four or five batches, at the end of September. Overripe grapes affected by Botrytis Cinerea, a noble rot, are selected. They are then left to dry, allowing them to develop a high glycerine, sugar, and alcohol content, giving the wine a distinctive, rich, and rounded flavor. The grape juice is left to ferment before being carefully selected in the best tanks and blended. During these processes, 30-70% of the product is eliminated. Only the finest wine is aged in oak barrels for 12 months and then bottled. The result is a Chateau Simon that needs no grand presentation, simply to be savored.
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C
Longevity:
15 - 25 years
- Start up year: 1814
- Hectares: 38
Today, the three generations of the Dufour family, among them highly qualified wine engineers and oenologists work together on the property and associate their talents to produce wines of excellent quality. Our constant concern with quality allows us to obtain wines highly appreciated by French as well as foreign clients. Our wines have been awarded a number of prizes in many national competitions and are quoted and described in well-known wine guide books such as Guide Hachette, Gault et Millau, Dussert Gerber, Guide des Vins de propriété… Read more
| Name | Chateau Simon Barsac 2019 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine |
| Denomination | Barsac AOC |
| Vintage | 2019 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 90% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Vendor | Chateau Simon |
| Soil composition | Clayey-chalky soil. |
| Harvest | Handpicking with four to five successive gatherings, only the overripe grapes are picked at each passage (Botrytis Cinerea). |
| Wine making | After fermentation, the best vats are selected and mixed, 30 to 70% of the crop can be eliminated. |
| Aging | In oak barrels for 12 months. |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |