LA VIEILLE FERME ROUGE 2024

This juicy mouthful of red is one of the best under this label for years. Meaning 'the old farmhouse', this wine hails from the red Mediterranean soils and chalk debris of the slopes of Mount Ventoux near the town of Mazan in the south of the Rhône Valley. ​Often touted by international wine critics as one of the great wine values of the world, this blend of Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan is warm and spicy with lashings of red fruits – raspberries and cherries – a touch of earth, and round, deliciously supple tannins. A friendly and fruity wine made to be enjoyed at anytime.​

Winery notes (2024 Vintage)
"Since 1970, La Vieille Ferme has been producing authentic, honest and tasty wines vintage after vintage. In some of the world’s best restaurants and bars, La Vieille Ferme has been acknowledged as one of the best value for money wines in the world. The Perrin Family search for the most suitable terroirs to produce a fresh and fruity wine. Unpretentious, this is the archetypal pleasure wine. Authentic, genuine and tasty.

The vineyards are located on the slopes of Mont Ventoux. The altitude offers freshness, which provides a good acidity level to the grapes. The wine is, therefore, fresh, fruity and well balanced. This varies according to altitude but consists for the most part of deposits left around the base of the chalky Mont Ventoux by the seas of the Tertiary period. Red Mediterranean soils blend with chalk debris and round stones.

Elegant purple colour, bright and clear. Intense and persistent, the nose reveals a very expressive aromatic bouquet dominated by notes of morello cherries, spices, and peppermint, subtly highlighted by a touch of violet that adds elegance and complexity. After a very fresh attack, carried by delicious aromas of black cherries, the palate reveals a harmonious structure and soft tannins, offering a beautiful balance between freshness and fullness. The long and flavourful finish is punctuated by delicate notes of dark chocolate. A delicious wine, very drinkable."

Reviews for the 2023 vintage below…

4 Stars Cuisine NZ & International Other Reds 2025, June 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"A lovely bright ruby colour in the glass with vibrant youthful aromas. The palate is warm and ripe with crunchy fruit, fresh bright acid and a lean, yet persistent length that gives the wine a delicious moreishness. "

92/100 Cameron Douglas MS, July 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"Very dark purple core with a pink rim leads to a bouquet and palate of freshly squeezed blackberries and Doris plums laced with clove and peppery spices. Fleshy textures and fruity with fine tannins and plenty of acidity for freshness and style. Fruit flavours are persistent and delicious. A balanced, refreshing and well made wine with best drinking from 2025 through 2028+."

Yvonne Lorkin, October 2025 (2023 Vintage)
"This ripe, juicy, dangerously drinkable blend of Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah lends all manner of luscious redcurrant, raspberry, cherry and fresh peppery fabulousness to your sipping pleasure. It’s refreshing and roaring with red and black fruits and dusted with easy spices. Plush, fleshy and showing an earthy layer to its fine-grained tannin spine, it’ll bring the grins."