Note: RVF 17/20
"Winey, full-bodied, with a distinctive color and a full yet elegant palate. Château Simone delights us with a rich and opulent rosé that still offers a beautiful expression of fruit" ( RVF July/August 2009). This distinctive and lively wine will delight lovers of full-bodied, structured rosés. While the estate’s wines are known for aging exceptionally well, this rosé is no exception: enjoy it now, or within the next 5 years... A table rosé!
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Eye
light ruby color with amber highlights
Nose
Delicate notes of red berries: strawberries, cherries...
Palate
well-structured, showing great liveliness
Serve
10–12°C
Open
15 minutes before serving
Drink from
2009
Drink before
2016
Food and wine pairings
Une belle vivacité à apprécier sur des filets de rougets poêlés, des poivrons farcis, des soupions frits ou du poulpe à l'ail...<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide): 4* Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)
About the estate:
This is the most famous château in the Palette appellation, where the Rougier family has been shaping its style for nearly two centuries. The 25 hectares of vineyards are situated at an altitude of about 200 meters, on a north-facing slope that shields them from the intense sun and the mistral wind. But the estate’s true treasure is undoubtedly its many very old vines, meticulously tended through sustainable viticulture, for which official organic certification has been pending since 2018. The wine, aged in vaulted cellars carved into the rock by the Grand Carme monks of Aix in the 16th century, is often underestimated in its youth. After a few years of aging, all the vintages—including the rosés—reveal admirable complexity and depth. It is therefore best to keep the bottles in the cellar for a while, even if the impatient may disagree.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)
About the estate:
From the heights of Château Simone’s hillsides, a scene straight out of a Cézanne painting unfolds: one can admire the century-old vines clinging to the Langesse limestone, opening up to the north toward Mont Sainte-Victoire. “La Simone,” as the Rougier family likes to call it, is undoubtedly the most famous wine among connoisseurs of great Mediterranean white wines. It is true that René and Jean-François Rougier craft this white wine without relying on technical tricks, resulting in a wine of incredible character, balance, and richness. One of the secrets lies in the slow pressing and twenty months of aging in large oak casks, followed by barrel aging. It is also the product of an 8-hectare plot planted with several grape varieties, primarily Clairette (with 2% Muscat that makes all the difference!), harvested and vinified as a blend. The rosé, Simone’s other standout, always appears vibrant in color, with intense fruitiness. Its palate, highly concentrated, shows aging potential. The red now rivals certain great wines from the southern Rhône Valley. The Grenache and Mourvèdre give it a character defined by a level of maturity and a more developed mid-palate than in previous vintages.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 3 reviews
Review by Mr. XAVIER B. Published on May 10, 2013
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Review by Mr. ROGER B. Published on November 26, 2012
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Review by Mr. SILVAIN S. Published on 10/24/2012
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