Château Simone Blanc 2022

A framed menu on the walls at the Château notes that, when the well-to-do people of Aix hosted a lunch for Presidents Mitterand and Berlusconi, white Simone was served with the starter. Whether this is a good or bad advert for the wine is open to interpretation, but it demonstrates that it's held in high regard. The Château Simone Blanc is complex, attractive and very well structured. Certified organic. The Château Simone Blanc hails from an esoteric blend of 80% Clairette, 10% Grenache Blanc and 5% each of Muscat and Ugni Blanc. After fermentation it is raised on its lees in used oak barrels prior to a Spring bottling. The finished wine has subtle herb and Provençal pine scents and a slightly resinous, mid-weight palate that takes a little while to reveal its full complexity. It benefits enormously from being decanted and should not be over chilled - circa 13 degrees Centigrade is ideal.It is one of France's great gastronomic wines and cries out for classic Provençal dishes such as salade Niçoise, bouillabaisse or tomates farcies. Château Simone Blanc 2022. Château Simone. Provence Wine > Palette Wine. White Wine