Retour Château Simone - IGP Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône - Les Grands Carmes - Blanc - 2020
COUNTRY/REGION: Provence
DESIGNATION: IGP Bouches-du-Rhône
COLOR: White
VINTAGE: 2020
GRAPE VARIETY: 80% Clairette, 10 Ugni Blanc, 10% Viognier
ALCOHOL: 14 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color Pale and bright golden yellow.
Nose Aroma of fresh fruits.
Palate Delicate and perfumed, this is wine of great freshness, consistency and persistence.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Noble white-fleshed fish in a light cream sauce, sea bass in a salt crust, grilled salmon, fine Bresse poultry, aged Banon cheese or Spanish Manchego cheese.
Cellar ageing From now until 2026
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine Located in the heart of Provence, Château Simone is an exceptional vineyard. An estate whose white wine has earned the distinction of “greatest white wine of the Mediterranean” on several occasions. An unsurprising feat for this wine which is racy, deep and complex, bottling all of Provence’s warmth and conviviality. Their red and rosé wines are just as gorgeous, the perfect representation of this terroir’s full-bodied spirit and generous style. 

Nowadays, Château Simone is undoubtedly one of the most famous and sought-after wines of Provence. Freed from any invasive technicality, their wines are precise marqueurs of their exceptional terroirs, filled with all the flavors from the south. 

These wines, named “Grands Carmes”, pay tribute to the monks who lived in the ancient bastide on the estate. These wines are exclusively reserved for our Valap members!
Wine The 2020 White IGP Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône Les Grands Carmes is a very fresh white wine, both deep and fragrant, carried by beautiful and delicate aromas of white fruits. A delicious bottle of consistency and persistence that can already be enjoyed with a food pairing such as a grilled salmon or a sea bass in a salt crust. You can also leave it to age several more years in the cellar, for even more complexity.
Vinification Hand harvested, partially de-stemmed, aged on fine lees for 8 months in small oak barrels.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2022 (RVF) Estate rated 4 stars in the 2022 Bettane et Desseauve Guide