Charles Simpson
With a bulging trophy cabinet, this multi award winning winemaker makes some seriously stunning wines
- Take Simon Templar, drop him and his sportscar in the middle of the Languedoc, and you'll get a vague idea of what's hit the French square between the eyes - namely Charles Simpson, an Englishman abroad, doing ridiculously good things with wine.
- Charles is absolutely nuts about wine - and considering he only started tinkering around with it a few years ago, we reckon he must appear on the gifted and talented list at winemaking college if his trophy cabinet is anything to go by.
- Try his Pinacle Syrah. It's super intense, rudely inexpensive and - in our humble opinion - an absolute winner.
Charles Simpson's Story
Charles Simpson's Story
"Ruth and I where living in an ex-KGB building in Baku, Azerbaijan, on the Caspian Sea. We were recently married and in our quiet evenings began asking ourselves what was we wanted to do with the rest of our lives. "Not this" was the response. We started exploring, from a distance, the wine producing world and writing a sensible business plan. We haven't looked back and the rest is history.
We know our area has a none-too glorious past, but we're making it our mission to change all that. Our wines are as good if not better than those produced in other regions with historically better reputations. As someone recently said, 'change is coming'. It began in 2002 when we bought the Domaine with an ambition to create outstanding wine. And we are ambitious people, each giving up high-flying, international careers to pursue our dream. And so far, so good, with a few bumps along the way. From our 33 hectare vineyard we have produced wines that have won critical acclaim over successive vintages. Jancis Robinson and Tim Atkins are but two of our admirers. You can read their reviews along with the wine medals we've won and plaudits received from other critics on our website – sainterose.com .
We promise that the wines we make will both surprise and delight you and that we will change your mind about the Languedoc region's ability to produce exceptional wine."
