Château Simone Blanc (1500) 2016 mauro-franchino Portuguese tart

Portuguese tart

Elegant with a feeling of freshness to the ripe nectarine grapefruit and citrus flavours there’s also a light creaminess to the textural feel brought on by elements of dried honey nougat and subtle biscuity oak

tobacco and liquorice

“We have three unique blocks of Pinot Noir

rich but tannic Greal that requires 5-8 years of cellaring

Château Simone Blanc (1500) 2016 mauro-franchino Portuguese tartThe 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.