Palette Red Rhone Blend

Cherry liquer. Red and purple fruit, some barnyard, mulberry and garrigue on the finish. Ripe fruit but lithe with fresh acid, not at all overextracted; prominent tannins (but not too aggressive). Almost reminds me of a ripe, herbaceous alto piedmont Nebbiolo. Fairly one note on the nose for now, just needs more time.

Young. Nice.

In some ways, Chateau Simone reminds me of some of the more austere vintages of Musar. Always a head turner due to its class. Lovely.

Extraordinarily quiet and composed - an antidote to aggressive CNdP🤣🤣🤔

Wow! Tastes like great older Northern Rhône Syrah. Smoky and Bretty with a juicy, dried strawberry feel to the fruit. Great wine! Memorable.

Holly decided to make cassoulet so this seemed like it would be a fitting compliment. Well, I’m here to confirm that the pairing was sublime. I poured this into the decanter about three hours prior to the meal and it probably could have benefited from even more air as it continued to improve in the glass. Red fruits and Herbs de Provence on the nose. On the palate it was crunchy red fruits, minerals and spices. Years to go. Drink with patience or hold.

This bottle was faking the funk on a nasty dunk. Dark fruits and spice. Tannic still. Lots of life left.

Meat, preserved cherries, baked red earth. Drinking nicely but a with a firm edge.

Vintage 2001 - this is an elegant and refined Grand Old Lady! Its strikes me with its power. It flirts with red fruit impressions (strawberries). It smells like an autumnwood after rain. Its silky. Probably the wine was not intended to keep for 16 years, but with its tertiary tones its still vital. #provence #palette Mix of several grapes with mourverdre, cinsault, grenache. I drank it with a terrine of gamepaté, a baby chicken from the oven (poussin), stewed green cabbage and mashed potatoes. #simplepleasures

Notes of black cherries, red currants, cassis and cocoa