2024 Chateau Simone Palette Rose

Château Simone Palette Rosé is a benchmark wine from Provence's smallest and most historic appellation, defying the notion that rosés are simple wines to be consumed young. The Rougier family, stewards of this estate since 1830, crafts this age-worthy rosé from ancient, often century-old vines rooted in north-facing limestone scree slopes within a unique natural amphitheater microclimate influenced by the Arc River and surrounding forests. The blend comprises 45% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 5% Cinsault, and 20% Syrah, Castet, Manosquin, Carignan, Muscat Noir and Blanc. Employing ancestral organic viticulture, hand harvesting, and extended aging in small oak foudres on fine lees, this powerful wine exhibits a steely character with a grey-tinted, faded rose-petal robe, built for complexity and longevity.