The Chateau Simone Rose is a wine that belies the notion that roses are simple wines to be drunk up young. Aged in barrel, it is powerful and age-worthy with a steely character and a grey-tinted aura to the faded rose-petal robe. A heady, mineral-tinged bouquet evokes dried red berries, orange pith, lavender and fresh bay, along with a hint of peach pit in the background.