Inspired, value, spicy.

A consistent weekday dinner wine, the La Vieille Ferme Rouge is a blend of Grenache, Syrah, Carignan and Cinsault.
The aromas suggest blackberries, baking spices, leather and tealeaf with plumcake, vanilla, garrigue and pepper. The palate is just as inspired with dusty wild fruit, coffee, toasted spices and bittersweet chocolate.
Dry and earthy, it really does offer exceptional value for the price.
Pair: grilled veg ratatouille, game and wild mushrooms.
Pairs great with Gone Crackers Olive Oil & Cracked Pepper
 
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 17th, 2016

Fizzy, juicy, dry.
A salmon-pink cremant that boasts strawberry and orange zest aromas rest atop faint spice and cedar. It has a juicy character with fresh berry and citrus flavours that lead to a finish of zest. Simple and dry; a very enjoyable fizz.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - May 10th, 2021

Earthy, tangy, structured.
A rosy cremant with wild berries, peach stone, charred tangerine peel and garrigue with earthy undertones. Tangy and structured, lively with tart red fruits and sturdy backbone, A dry sparkling with a faint cedar/smoky finish.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - December 5th, 2019

Fizzy, juicy, dry.
Louis Bouillot was founded in 1877 in Nuits-Saint-Georges, Bourgogne. Perle d'Aurore is likely made with a portion of Pinot Noir and in the traditional Cremant de Bourgogne process. I was aged a minimum ageing 12 months on lees in the bottle.
A salmon-pink bubbly, it boasts bright red berry and orange zest aromas rest atop faint spice and cedar. It has a juicy character with fresh berry and citrus flavours that lead to a finish of zest. Dry with nice complexity; a very enjoyable fizz.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - February 13th, 2023

Classic, fresh, quaffable.
With a big rebranding thanks to the uber-popularity of rose wines globally, Mateus (pronounced mat-ee-us) has schmancied up their label and stretched their classic cantil bottle shape for the first time in 75 years. Several years ago, the shook up brand somewhat by moving to a clear bottle from the classic green, which really showed off the bright salmon-pink hue. Now they've taken it a step further, yet the bouncy, fruity, spritzy, and not cloying, stalwart juice remains. At under $10 a bottle in our market, and low alcohol (11%) it's a pretty solid deal.
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Wine Scores Reviewed - November 6th, 2018