Château Simone - Palette - Rouge 2022

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Keywords : Powerful / Complex / Aging potential

The wine : Château Simone’s red combines generous dark fruit with a distinctive Mediterranean character. Blackberry, blackcurrant and plum mingle with pepper and liquorice, while notes of wild herbs and eucalyptus add aromatic depth. Well-integrated oak complements this palette without overshadowing the fruit. Powerful and structured, this fine Provençal red is an excellent match for roast leg of lamb with herbs, a slow-cooked beef stew or game. Its depth also deserves time to unfold: under good cellaring conditions, it can develop for more than fifteen years. A wine of real character, whose complexity rewards patience!

Volume: 75cl

Type : Red wine

Grape varieties : 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault and 20% others (Syrah, Caste, Manosquin, Carignan, various Muscats)

AOC : Palette

Aging potential : Ready to drink now and to keep until 2037

Serving temperature : 16-18°C

The estate : With its heritage of century-old vines, the Rougier family heads what is certainly the most renowned estate of the small Palette appellation. Nestled on the limestones of Langesse, right next to Aix-en-Provence, the Château Simone is especially famous for its white. However the red and rosé cuvées are also superb southern references of great precision. 25 hectares and a wide variety of grape varieties are cultivated and vinified with skill by the family.