Description
La Vieille Ferme Rouge 2014
This wine is deep cherry red in color. The nose is rich and spicy with ripe fruit. On the palate, there is red fruit, such as blackcurrant and blackberry, with spice and a fresh finish. This is a wine for burgers, pizza or to drink on its own.
Jean Pierre Perrin established La Vieille Ferme over 35 years ago, when he chose to produce an inexpensive, straightforward Rh√¥ne wine to sell by direct mail to French wine lovers. He used the same grape varieties in similar proportions to those planted at the family’s Ch√¢teau de Beaucastel, in a similar vinification process. The result was an immediate success in France, a wine of character and style in keeping with its Beaucastel heritage.
Initially, Jean Pierre made only Côtes du Rhône, but steeply rising grape prices in 1976 caused him to switch to Côtes du Ventoux and eventually to produce a white wine from the mountainous Côtes du Luberon. La Vieille Ferme was introduced to the United States in 1970. The response was an immediate, overwhelming acceptance and an outpouring of critical acclaim from eminently knowledgeable critics who recognized La Vieille Ferme for its consistently fine quality and value.
