Château Simone
Palette White Rhone Blend
Palette, Provence, France
Serious. Exotic. Orange peel, ginger, Fennel fronds- Layered. Grapefruit. Paired this with Flounder Meunière en gougeres..
Serious. Exotic. Orange peel, ginger, Fennel fronds- Layered. Grapefruit. Paired this with Flounder Meunière en gougeres..
Jan 15th, 2024
Truly delicious. Orange peel. Essential oil. Burst of sweetness and minerals, throbbing. Sweet subtle tannins, beguiling texture and tertiary notes that evolve over days.
Truly delicious. Orange peel. Essential oil. Burst of sweetness and minerals, throbbing. Sweet subtle tannins, beguiling texture and tertiary notes that evolve over days.
Sep 30th, 2022
Just an incredible and unique white wine. Gets better as it warms up. Gotta buy more of this wine.
Just an incredible and unique white wine. Gets better as it warms up. Gotta buy more of this wine.
Mar 15th, 2022
Finessed, smokey with exotic aromas; notes of lime blossoms, citrus, a hint of nuttiness on the finish
Finessed, smokey with exotic aromas; notes of lime blossoms, citrus, a hint of nuttiness on the finish
Aug 19th, 2018
Golden, still retaining great acid. Tropical, pencil, and savory. Constantly evolving
Golden, still retaining great acid. Tropical, pencil, and savory. Constantly evolving
Dec 19th, 2017
One of my favorite whites in the world. Nose starts out flinty with little fruit but as all fans of this wine know it unfurls. Some light yellow fruits and intriguing minerality. Palate is unreal. Intense and structured almost like a red wine. So pure and clean. Balance is extraordinary and it’s very young. Chewy and dense and some of the classic Simone Blanc flavors emerge on the very long finish. Like a lanolin nuttiness. So long and so persistent.
One of my favorite whites in the world. Nose starts out flinty with little fruit but as all fans of this wine know it unfurls. Some light yellow fruits and intriguing minerality. Palate is unreal. Intense and structured almost like a red wine. So pure and clean. Balance is extraordinary and it’s very young. Chewy and dense and some of the classic Simone Blanc flavors emerge on the very long finish. Like a lanolin nuttiness. So long and so persistent.
1 person found it helpfulOct 1st, 2019This was one of the more interesting white (or red) wines I have had in a while. Layers of flavor, some lanolin, and gets better as it reaches room temp. Worth the hype I’ve read.
This was one of the more interesting white (or red) wines I have had in a while. Layers of flavor, some lanolin, and gets better as it reaches room temp. Worth the hype I’ve read.
1 person found it helpfulJul 10th, 2019Jean-Luc had this 7 years ago
Jean-Luc had this 7 years ago
1 person found it helpfulDec 25th, 2017
I love aroma, and I love flavor, but I LOVE texture and Simone is a wonderful waxy ball of oily texture. Plenty of the other stuff too.
Gorgeous aromatics and after a long breath of air, all sorts of perfumes start jumping for attention. Jasmine, rose petal, violet, dried orange peel, butterscotch, hazelnut, balmy lemon.
Textures of wax and oil but this isn't fat or flabby. Holds the acid and its a damn good thing because the flavors and concentration and length are so so good. In the sherry spectrum - oxidized salty flor, hazelnuts, peach and tangerine.
On day three here, and I think this goes another, gets better.
I love aroma, and I love flavor, but I LOVE texture and Simone is a wonderful waxy ball of oily texture. Plenty of the other stuff too.
Gorgeous aromatics and after a long breath of air, all sorts of perfumes start jumping for attention. Jasmine, rose petal, violet, dried orange peel, butterscotch, hazelnut, balmy lemon.
Textures of wax and oil but this isn't fat or flabby. Holds the acid and its a damn good thing because the flavors and concentration and length are so so good. In the sherry spectrum - oxidized salty flor, hazelnuts, peach and tangerine.
On day three here, and I think this goes another, gets better.