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La Vieille Ferme Reserve Brut Sparkling

La Vieille Ferme Reserve Brut Sparkling
La Vieille Ferme Reserve Brut Sparkling

Rhone, France



Community Score: 4.4/5
Community Reviews: 1
 
Price: $14.55
Sweetness: Dry
Alcohol: 12%
 

Drink: Now

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: La Vieille Ferme

Craig Haynes rated this wine as 88/100 with the following review:

What’s that sensation I’m feeling as I sip this wine? I mention sensations first (rather than aroma or flavours) because Famille Perrin, the French powerhouse wine brand, produced this sparkler by using a production method which they themselves created. It is new. They call it Méthode Contemporaine. Hold on to your curiosity, please. I’ll talk about MC in just a second.

About aromas and flavours. My senses picked up white floral blooms, juicy peaches, dry minerality, and sweetlicious brioche as the primary players in this bubbly. I visualize the mouth feeling like white capped ocean waves hitting the beach. Try this wine and you’ll understand my meaning, or perhaps you can describe the texture with more precision than my attempt. Please share!

Famille Perrin’s Méthode Contemporaine mirrors the traditional method for sparkling wine employed by many sparkling wine makers but with one key difference. They add a new step, which is to introduce some CO2 into the wine just before bottling it. Essentially, they’ve shaped the wine’s mouthfeel through carbonization. Curious? Try a bottle for yourself.

Tasted June 2025
 

  


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