Chateau Simone Palette Blanc, Provence, France 2022 Napa Valley good body and slight vegetable

good body and slight vegetable hints on the finish

As the flavors knit

just-ripened red fruit is at the lead of the taste with slightly grippy tannins providing thrust on the finish

This is the kind of wine that you can drink now or lay down for two decades

Chateau Simone Palette Blanc, Provence, France 2022 Napa Valley good body and slight vegetableThe white from Simone is a truly unique creation based primarily on Clairette that is supplemented with Grenache Blanc, Bourboulenc, Ugni Blanc and a touch of Muscat Blanc. The white, brisk in its youth, animated by a bouquet of pine resin, evolves slowly into a sensual masterpiece with its lingering finish built on a mass of minerality. This is a remarkably age worthy wine with the potential to give ever more pleasure over a span two decades or more.