Located in the prestigious Haut-Médoc appellation in Bordeaux, Chateau Lestage-Simon is a family-owned winery that has been producing exceptional wines for over six generations. The estate, which covers 27 hectares of vineyards, is blessed with a unique terroir that combines the warmth of the Gironde estuary with the coolness of the Atlantic Ocean. This creates the ideal conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot grapes to thrive and develop complex aromas and flavors. The resulting wines are well-structured, elegant, and expressive, with notes of cassis, blackberry, and a hint of spice. With a commitment to sustainable farming practices, Chateau Lestage-Simon is dedicated to producing wines of exceptional quality that reflect the true character and terroir of the Haut-Médoc region.

Tasting Notes

In the glass, the Bordeaux Haut Medoc of Chateau Lestage Simon presents a dense purple color. After the first swirl, this red wine reveals a high density and fullness, which shows in strong church windows at the edge of the glass. The nose of this red wine from Bordeaux charms with nuances of mulberry, blackberry, blueberry and blackcurrant. If we trace the aromatics further, oak, Mediterranean herbs and garrigue are added, encouraged by the oak influence. On the palate, Chateau Lestage Simon's Bordeaux Haut Medoc starts out wonderfully dry, grippy and aromatic. On the tongue, this punchy red wine features an immensely fleshy texture. The finale of this youthful red wine from the wine-growing region Bordeaux, more precisely from Haut-Médoc, captivates finally with considerable reverberation.

About the Winery

Located in the appellation of Haut-Medoc, Chateau Lestage-Simon is one of the most reputed wineries in the Saint Seurin-de-Cadourne commune in the region of Bordeaux in France. The wine estate can get considered an eminent embodiment and incarnation of a Cru Bourgeois.

Chateau Lestage-Simon enjoys the benefits of outstanding and superior terroir that ordinarily come with the Bordeaux region. It allows the winery to profit when considering its wine production, sale, and distribution. The plots or vineyards enable the wine estate’s products to acquire and deliver a distinctive and complex flavour. It can primarily get owed to the diverse soil varieties in the region and the different benefits they can impart to the grapevines. For instance, some of the grapes get planted in limestone soils. On the other hand, the others may get their nutrients from clay-limestone or sandy soils. Irrespective of the location and origin of the grapevines, Chateau Lestage-Simon can bring out superior and excellent acidity, richness, balance, and textural properties in its wines.

Chateau Lestage-Simon uses several varieties and kinds of grape plants to produce its wines. It allows the winery to acquire diverse tastes, aromas, and flavours. It, in turn, enables the Chateau to target a broad customer base, facilitating people to satisfy their unique and personal tastes. Nevertheless, all the wines marketed by Chateau Lestage-Simon have one thing in common. They all have intense aromas, colours, and flavours. On top of that, they are easy to drink and leave a refreshing feel in the mouth.

Chateau Lestage-Simon usually goes for a natural way to harvest their grapevines and produce their wines. In other words, they strive to interfere as little as possible during the vinification and viticulture processes. For that reason, the winery generally ages its wines in oak barrels to develop their characteristic flavours.

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