Château Simone Rosé

The rosé wines have a strong ruby-red colour with amber lights, vigorous and known for their body, their finesse and the delicacy of their fruit.

Vineyard
On north-facing slopes, limestone scree soil.
Average Age
More than 50 years. Traditional wine-growing with soil maintenance. No weedkiller used
Varieties
Grenache 45%, mourvèdre 30%, cinsaut 5%, "secondary" Varieties 20% including syrah, castet, manosquin, carignan, various muscatel.
Harvest
Harvested exclusively by hand, when the grapes are fully mature. Grapes sorted at the vine and in the cellar.
Vinification
Light crushing, partial destemming, pressing with a vertical hydraulic press, promace reworked manually. Blending with a proportion of bleeding juice.
Conservation & breeding
Wood storage only, in small oak casks. Maintained on fine lees. Natural decanting by racking.