Chateau Simone Palette red 2022

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Château Simone Palette red 2022

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2026 (Sept 2025): 94/100. The red 2022 spent a year in large casks, then a year in barrels, and finally a year in bottle to enhance its flesh marked by refined tannins. This warm vintage confirms the progression in this color.

Technical sheet written by the domaine :

The red wines, of great distinction, present under a deep ruby color subtle aromas and a bouquet of great complexity; Structured, rich in noble tannins, they have a beautiful aging potential.

Vineyard: On slopes of hills exposed to the North, limestone scree soils.

Average age: Over 50 years (some plots are over a hundred years old).
    
Grapes: Grenache 45%, Mourvèdre 30%, Cinsault 5%, "secondary" grapes 20% including Syrah, Castet, Manosquin, Carignan, various Muscats.

Harvest: Carried out exclusively by hand, at full maturity, with sorting of the grapes, fermentation with indigenous yeasts and temperature control.

Vinification: Light crushing with destemming, maceration in small tanks with pump-overs, maceration time of 15 to 21 days. Pressing of the pomace on vertical hydraulic presses.

Storage & aging: Exclusively in wood, first in small casks for 8 months, then for a year in oak barrels of different ages, blended at bottling without filtration.