La Vieille Ferme Blanc 2021
-
Wong
Wilfred
Product Details
Your Rating
Somm Note
Winemaker Notes
Pretty pale yellow color with lime-green undertones. The nose is very aromatic and seductive with aromas of ripe fruit such as peaches, pears, and citrus notes. The palate is ample, developing beautiful fruity notes with a nice balance.
Professional Ratings
-
Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
COMMENTARY: The 2021 La Vieille Ferme Blanc is fragrant and pleasing, with easy textures on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine shines with aromas and flavors of ripe apple, light floral notes, and some stone fruit. Enjoy it with a charcuterie platter of mild cheeses and country pates. (Tasted: July 7, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
Other Vintages
2017-
Spectator
Wine
-
Spectator
Wine
-
Panel
Tasting
- Decanter
-
Panel
Tasting
-
Spectator
Wine
Jean Pierre Perrin established La Vieille Ferme over 35 years ago, when he chose to produce an inexpensive, straightforward Rhône 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 Chateau 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.
Full-bodied and flavorful, white Rhône blends originate from France’s Rhône Valley. Today these blends are also becoming popular in other regions. Typically some combination of Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier form the basis of a white Rhône blend with varying degrees of flexibility depending on the exact appellation. Somm Secret—In the Northern Rhône, blends of Marsanne and Roussanne are common but the south retains more variety. Marsanne, Roussanne as well as Bourboulenc, Clairette, Picpoul and Ugni Blanc are typical.
A small category representing the wines that either fall outside of appellation lines or don’t subscribe to the law and traditions set forth by the French government within certain classified appellations, “Vin De France” is a catch-all that includes some of the most basic French wines as well as those of superior quality. The category includes large production, value-driven wines. It also includes some that were made with a great deal of creativity, diligence and talent by those who desire to make wine outside of governmental restrictions. These used to be called Vin de Table (table wine) but were renamed to compete with other European countries' wines of similar quality.