{"id":244757,"date":"2022-01-27T16:34:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T14:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/?p=244757"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:36:06","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T14:36:06","slug":"code-wine-an-exceptional-wine-from-chateau-simone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/code-wine-an-exceptional-wine-from-chateau-simone\/","title":{"rendered":"Code:Wine | An Exceptional Wine from Ch\u00e2teau Simone"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Aris Sklavenitis (Sommelier \u2013 Oenologist)<\/em><\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Simone 2017, Clairette \u2013 Grenache Blanc \u2013 Bourboulenc \u2013 Ugni Blanc \u2013 Muscat Blanc, Provence, France<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Simone is a very special estate in Southern France, near the Provence region, in the commune of Meyreuil. Specifically, it produces wines from a small appellation, Palette, which gained its designation of origin thanks to the efforts of owner Jean Rougier in 1948.<\/p>\n

The estate\u2019s vineyards cover 20 hectares and are located on north-facing slopes, which, combined with the humidity from the Arc River, make the region\u2019s terroir unique. The cultivation follows traditional practices, without the use of fertilizers or herbicides. Grapes are then hand-sorted in the winery and fermented with their indigenous yeasts at controlled temperatures.<\/p>\n

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The white Simone is the flagship wine of the estate, their emblematic wine, a blend of Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc, and Muscat Blanc. After fermentation, it ages for 18 months in small oak barrels, 6 of which in contact with the lees to provide extra volume and character.<\/p>\n

Ch\u00e2teau Simone is a wine with a light golden color, generous aromas of ripe stone fruits, herbal notes, floral hints, oak, and nuts. On the palate, it is dry with moderate acidity, full-bodied, creamy in texture, and offers a long finish \u2014 a wine with great aging potential. Pair it with potato gnocchi, wild mushrooms, butter cream, and sage.<\/p>\n

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Score: 18.5\/20<\/strong><\/p>\n

20<\/strong> \u2013 Outstanding wine
19<\/strong> \u2013 Top wine
18<\/strong> \u2013 A cut above superior
17<\/strong> \u2013 Superior
16<\/strong> \u2013 High-quality wine
15<\/strong> \u2013 Average wine, a perfectly nice drink<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Aris Sklavenitis (Sommelier \u2013 Oenologist) Ch\u00e2teau Simone 2017, Clairette \u2013 Grenache Blanc \u2013 Bourboulenc \u2013 Ugni Blanc \u2013 Muscat Blanc, Provence, France Ch\u00e2teau Simone is a very special estate in Southern France, near the Provence region, in the commune of Meyreuil. Specifically, it produces wines from a small appellation, Palette, which gained its designation […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":244762,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18504],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244765,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244757\/revisions\/244765"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244762"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mancodestyle.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}