1993 Château Simone Palette Blanc

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 91.5 points

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  12/4/2022 - Rob_Sutherland Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Consensus was that this tasted exactly like southern French tondonia. Lively and fresh at this age.

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  7/29/2019 - SAND Likes this wine: 90 Points

  APPEARANCE: Deep golden yellow colour.
  NOSE: It takes a few minutes to open up after all these years locked up in the bottle. Then, initially, waxy notes, peach, apricot, honey, plus hints of minerality and flint smoke. With more time and air notes of sweet lemon and cantaloupe also appear. (91p)
  TASTE: Ripe yellow fruits. Very viscous, mouth coating. Perfect balance between fruit sweetness, viscosity and ripe acidity. (89p)
  OVERALL: Classic Chateau Simone Blanc. So ripe, well balanced and ready to drink, yet so fresh and fruity. Will undoubtedly keep for several more years. Followed it over 6 days after opening; if anything, the wine only became more fragrant and waxy on the nose and more focused and fresher in the mouth. Will probably keep for several years. TOTAL SCORE: 90 points.
  It is indeed the white wine which is the king/queen of Chateau Simone.

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  2/8/2018 - Harley1199 Likes this wine:

  Very often it happens on Thursday (Restaurante Cuenllas - Madrid): Poured in Zalto Burgundian glasses. Aromas of hawthorn, violets and lavender. All wrapped with elegance and good taste. On the palate has tension, a refreshing acidity that opens a long forgotten new door to deep emotions. Great length and breadth. A bottle to be remembered. Aged to perfection. Still a cult wine. I understand why.
  
  Vertido en copas Zalto. Aromas a flor de espino blanco, a violetas y a lavanda. Todo envuelto con elegancia y buen gusto. Al paladar tiene tensión, una refrescante acidez que abre la puerta a emociones largo tiempo olvidadas. Gran longitud y amplitud. Una botella para recordar. Envejecida a la perfección. Todavía un vino de culto y lo entiendo.

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