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NATALIE TAPKEN IS LEAD SOMMELIER / WINE AND BEVERAGE DIRECTOR FOR BLUEPOINT HOSPITALITY IN EASTON , MD .

Many people think that rosé needs to be consumed at a young age . At Bluepoint Hospitality , we love Chateau Simone rosé because it can age for many years and remain vibrant and fresh : This is a rosé you can cellar for a decade .

Rosé is often thought of as a simple table wine , and Chateau Simone proves that it can actually be complex and serious . The wine hails from Provence in the small appellation of Palette . The winery is surrounded by a pine forest with some vines that are over 100 years old . The estate has been in the Rougier family for more than 200 years .

The rosé is made like a fine red wine and is aged in barrels for around two years . Get this bottle if you see it — only about 1,500 bottles make it into the U . S . per year . This rosé has a darker hue and explodes with fresh red berry notes . We offer this bottle at our bistro / market concept The Wardroom — it ’ s a recommendation that I love sharing with our guests as well .

I ’ m also drinking Domaine Sylvain Pataille Aligote . Sylvain is making some of the best white wines in all of Burgundy with the aligote grape . He has taken this much-forgotten variety to new heights , making some of the most mind-blowing white wines I have ever had the pleasure of tasting .

Pataille farms organically without chemicals and only uses natural yeast . He single-handedly has put the village of Marsannay and the varietal of aligote on the world wine map . It is a mineral-driven white wine that is crisp , refreshing and full of energy . It is impossible to have a glass without a smile .

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