80% Clairette, 10% Grenache Blanc, 5% Bourbelenc, 3% Ugni Blanc, 2% Muscat Blanc a Petits Grains
Provence, France
Full Body
Age-worthy and complex white wine from a historic Provence estate. Aged in small oaks casks for 18 months -- 6 of them on the fine lees -- then matured in barrel for one year before bottling. Layered notes of ripe and stewed orchard fruit, citrus, nuts, and herbs, back by powerful minerality. Soulful, elegant, and one-of-a-kind.
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Simone’s vines cling to a 750-foot limestone face that is angled away from the sun. This is unusual, but it allows the vines to retain their freshness, despite the region’s fierce heat.
At first, it’s quite reserved, showing hints of oxidized yellow apple, lemon verbena, resin, and salt-preserved lemon with smoky richness and waxy green fruits on the palate. On day two, its Burgundian side was out in full force, showing leesy, toasty orchard fruits and citrus on a powerful backbone of crushed limestone. Full bodied and lush.
From importer/distributor Rosenthal Wine Merchant: The white from Simone is a truly unique creation based primarily on Clairette that is supplemented with Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc and a touch of Muscat Blanc. The white, brisk in its youth, animated by a bouquet of pine-resin, evolves slowly into a sensual masterpiece with its lingering finish built on a mass of minerality. This is a remarkably age-worthy wine with the potential to give ever-more pleasure over a span two decades or more. We have the pleasure of purchasing 2,400 bottles per vintage for the US market.