The first was Chateau Simone. Located just 5 minute drive outside of Aix it was the perfect choice. Situated up on a hill the drive in was beautiful. What was even more beautiful was the winery itself. The winery has been around for about three hundred years started by monks in the 1600's. There is a small castle on the grounds where the family that has owned the vineyard since the 1830's lives.
Our host also the owner (whose name we failed to get) was a wonderful guide. He did an excellent job explaining how the winery works (everything done by hand) and provided us with a small tour of the caves. This is wine that is made to age for 10 to 15 years. We purchased a bottle to bring home with us and will know in 10 years time to if the wine is any good or not.
The caves at Chateau Simone
The second winery we visited was Chateau La Coste. A very modern winery, where you can tour the grounds and see modern sculptures. We skipped the tour of the grounds and headed straight to the cafe for a glass of their rosé. To end our outing we hit the wine shop and bought our bottle of red to go with the beautiful lamb chops waiting for us at home.
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