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Chateau Simone, Palette Rouge, 2011

Red Wine from Provence, France
by Chateau Simone
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Provence's culty superstar, still barely known in America outside a small legion of hardcore fans: Chateau Simone covers nearly the entire tiny Palette appellation, which the family helped establish back in 1948. The vines grow on a north-facing slope of limestone-rich soil just south of Aix-en-Provence - exposure and terroir that give the reds freshness and structure despite Provence's heat. This Palette Rouge, a blend led by Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault, is the kind of tenacious-but-elegant wine that ages spectacularly and shines with food. The 2011 should be in a fine mature window now, complex and savory. A true insider's bottle.

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Robert Parker

95 points

"In cooler vintages, the terroir of Simone expresses itself through precision and salinity, and the 2011 Palette Rouge is a perfect illustration. Unfurling in the glass with a classic cool-vintage bouquet of pepper, spices, pencil lead and licorice, it's full-bodied, dense and powerful yet ethereal despite its controlled power, with remarkable length and mineral precision, concluding with a long, saline finish of considerable refinement." —Yohan Castaing

More about Chateau Simone

Jean-François Rougier is the seventh generation stewarding this Provençal jewel, one of the world's rarest appellations. Château Simone holds a near-monopoly on Palette, a microclimate just south of Aix-en-Provence where Grenache, Mourvèdre, and Cinsault have grown for centuries. The wines are beloved across top French restaurants yet virtually unknown in America. Therein lies the discovery.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Grenache , Mourvedre , Syrah

  • Vintage

    2011

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Herb-roasted lamb, daube provencale, grilled meats, ratatouille, aged cheese.

Tasting Profile

Medium-bodied, structured and savory, with dark and red fruit turning toward garrigue, leather and earth. Fine tannins, fresh acidity, complex finish.

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