Wednesday, September 7, 2011

So you want to by a 'big' bottle of wine but don't want to look cheap





 or whatever you think of when you think
of wine in a big bottle.  Well I have a
solution for you, and it is such a
good solution this post will be
short.  It is La Vieille Ferme red blend.  






The facts:


Where: The grapes are grown on a the slopes of mount  Ventoux, France.  Ventoux is part of the Rhone Valley.

Grape: Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, and Syrah

Terroir (what the land is like): Red Mediterranean soil with chalk, and round stones in it.

Other:  It comes with a screw top, which is perfect since it is not meant to age.  I have only seen it in a  magnum (1.5L).  It is in Costco's is CA, and I have found it is a small wine store in MA.  Therefore it should be pretty easy to find anywhere

Lastly you probably want to know what it taste like.
I was not going to describe thisfor two reasons. 
One, I had it when I was helping my grandma move. I don't remember the details of the wine very well.  Second is it taste like a classic Rhone wine. There are no other Rhone style magnum wine bottles (that I have seen). Therefore there is no choice to make between two bottles, meaning the flavor can not help make you make a decisions.  All this being said, people do like to know what wine taste like before they buy it.  I found a nice description of the wine by the wine makes.  


Here it is:

Tasting :
Appearance : deep cherry red.
Nose : ripe fruit, rich and spicy.
Palate : Red fruit (blackcurrant and blackberry), spice with a fesh finish.


Here are two reviews:


Robert Parker 'This is a wine for those who want great quality and delicious drinking...'
Robert M. Parker : The wine advocate

Wine Spectator Magazine 'La Vieille Ferme is producing exhuberant and delicious wines.'
James Suckling : The wine spectator

 But enough said.  Moral of the story, if you want a big bottle of red wine La Vieille Ferme, red blend is way to go.  Enjoy!




wine description, and color photo from: http://www.lavieilleferme.com/rouge.php?langue=en

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