Retour Château Simone - IGP Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône - Les Grands Carmes - Rosé - 2021
COUNTRY/REGION: Provence
DESIGNATION: IGP Bouches-du-Rhône
COLOR: Rosé
VINTAGE: 2021
GRAPE VARIETY: 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 20% Merlot, 5% Cinsault
ALCOHOL: 14 vol.
CONTENT: 75 cl
The tasting
Color A coppery rosé with good intensity.
Nose Lovely pit fruit notes mixed with spicy accents.
Palate Fresh and consistent with bright fruit. This rosé's juice is lively and full-bodied, with good structure, volume and suppleness.
The sommelier's advice
Temperature Serve between 10 and 12°C.
Food Aperitif, toast and shavings of cured ham from France, Italy or even Iberia, seafood spiced with Espelette pepper, fish on the grill and why not a white meat or a few duck aiguillettes, rack of lamb, tian of Nice vegetables, veal mignon in a tomato viennoise, small red mullet with rosemary snacked on the grill or pan-fried.
Cellar ageing From now until 2029 and beyond for enthusiasts
The estate and the wine
The estate and the wine At the heart of Provence, boasting 2 stars from the RVF Guide, Château Simone remains an exceptional estate, among the elite. Repeatedly hailed as the greatest white wine of the Mediterranean, it exhibits the most elegant, profound, and complex style in all of Provence. The red wines are equally impressive, perfectly capturing the generous and robust spirit of the terroir.

Today, Château Simone is undeniably the most famous and sought-after Provence wine among enthusiasts; free from any technical artifice, it continues to produce shimmering, precise terroir wines. These wines embody the myriad scents of the south and offer a range of sublime gastronomic pairings.
Wine The 2021 Les Grands Carmes Rosé IGP Pays des Bouches-du-Rhône seduces with its intense hue, stone fruit notes, freshness and consistency. It's a lively, full-bodied rosé with good structure, volume and suppleness. Ideal with white meat or grilled fish.
Vinification Hand-harvested at full maturity, partial destemming, fermentation and ageing on fine lees exclusively in small oak foudres. Natural decanting by racking.
AWARDS
AWARDS Estate rated 2 stars in the Guide Des Meilleurs Vins de France 2023 (RVF)
Estate rated 4 stars in Guide Bettane + Desseauve 2023