Name: 1995 Chateau Simard Saint-EmilionProducer: Chateau Simard
Region: France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion
Classification: N/A
Type: Red Wine
Variety: 70% Merlot/30% Cabernet Franc
Year/Vintage: 1995
Bottle Size: 750ml
Purchased: $27.99, PA Wine Store
Date Logged: 10/19/2008
Pairing(s): (1) Tomato pasta, (2) BBQ pork ribs
My Rating: 4 stars
This wine is one of the few affordable Saint-Emilion wines that the PA Wine Store routinely carries (if you can call $28 affordable). Neither of the pairings we drank this with were quite appropriate for this type of wine, but I have been wanting something old and complex lately, and this '95 sort of jumped out at me.
This is a nice wine. It is very complex, and has held up very well in the bottle. The tannins are strong but round, and the predominant flavor and aroma profiles are earthy and smoky, with a little bit of dirty laundry funkiness thrown in for good measure. The aroma reminds you of a forest floor and a campfire, and the taste brings to mind mushrooms and chocolate, with some spicy clove and black peppers in the finish. There's not a lot of fruit to speak of, although occasionally some black cherry would sneak in.
This is the kind of wine that definitely needs a steak or some kind of marinated grilled meat to be appreciated fully. The pork ribs worked better for us than the pasta, but in both cases I wasn't dissapointed in drinking such an interesting wine.
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