La Vielle Ferme - Printable Version +- WineBoard (https://www.wines.com/wineboard) +-- Forum: TASTING NOTES & WINE SPECIFIC FORUMS (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-200.html) +--- Forum: Rose/Blush/All Pink Wines (https://www.wines.com/wineboard/forum-32.html) +--- Thread: La Vielle Ferme (/thread-13861.html) |
- Scoop - 07-10-2000 Many on this board have touted the excellent price/quality ratio of Perrin's La Vielle Ferme line, especially the red, but also the white. Well, they also made a 1998 rose (50% Grenache and 50% Cinsault) that is every bit as good as the other styles. Of course, 1998 was a great vintage in the southern Rhone, so it's hard to go wrong. But there is also good winemaking at work here. It's a lovely light red color -- hardly "pink" -- with a pronounced strawberry/rasberry nose. It's also dry with balanced acidity and good berry fruit, along with some subtle spicy, peppery undertones. Unmistakably Rhone, and very quaffable. And $6.49 a bottle. Great for that picinic! Cheers, Scoop - winoweenie - 07-10-2000 Scoop, LIGHT RED! Not pink or white? O.K. I`ll bite , but only because the Rouge has so much stuffin`. I`ll buy a bottle. That sucker best go more to RED than pink. Winoweenie - Scoop - 07-10-2000 Well, WW, you're a tough crowd, but give it a whirl! Cheers, Scoop |