La Vieille Ferme Luberon Rosé 2020 (France)

La Vieille Ferme Luberon Rosé 2020 (France)Dry style Red currants Cherry sorbet Fresh & balanced Pretty soft pink colour revealing a nose with aromas of redcurrants in jelly and cherry sorbet. Smooth fruity notes on the palate, this soft wine full of freshness shows a very nice balance. La Vieille Ferme Ros has everything you would expect from a good ros wine. Fruit, freshness and a beautiful colour. Situated on the slopes of Mont Ventoux, the vineyard benefits from a cooler climate than down

• Dry style
• Red currants
• Cherry sorbet
• Fresh & balanced

Pretty soft-pink colour revealing a nose with aromas of redcurrants in jelly and cherry sorbet. Smooth fruity notes on the palate, this soft wine full of freshness shows a very nice balance. La Vieille Ferme Rosé has everything you would expect from a good rosé wine. Fruit, freshness and a beautiful colour.

Situated on the slopes of Mont Ventoux, the vineyard benefits from a cooler climate than down in the plain. The grapes mature slowly and maintain a good acidity. The wine is rich, fresh, balanced. It is a blend of Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah grapes. 

The 2020 vintage in Southern Rhône was favoured by very good weather conditions, it is a generous vintage, both in terms of quality and quantity. Not as hot as in 2019, this year was very windy, throughout the growing cycle, with light rainfalls. After a fairly mild winter (one single episode of frost was noted during the night of March 24, but only the early ripening plots were very slightly affected). The spring was radiant, quite warm and very windy, which allowed the soils to preserve their freshness. Flowering began on May 18, under very healthy conditions. The good weather continued in June, July and August, with plenty heat but lower temperatures than in 2019, cool and humid nights and wind which continued to blow, preserving the freshness of the vines and maintaining perfect sanitary conditions for the grapes. The harvest, which was fairly early, therefore began under these very good conditions on August 26 with the white Côtes-du-Rhône and continued until the end of September with the Mourvèdre. September was warm at the beginning of the month and then more temperate, offering idyllic harvest conditions and allowed each plot to be harvested at perfect maturity. The harvest was very healthy with beautiful juicy and very ripe grapes, reasonable alcohol levels, good acidity and already a great balance. Yields are slightly higher than 2019 and the first tastings predict a very nice vintage.

The harvest takes place between the last days of August and mid-September, when the grapes have reached optimal maturity. This is defined by analysis and berry tastings. Harvest takes place early in the morning to preserve the freshness of the fruit and avoid oxidisation of the aromas. As soon as the grapes arrive at the winery, they are pneumatically pressed which allows to extract the musts. Fermentation starts after settling and lasts about 15 days in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. After fermentation, the wines are kept in stainless steel vats and slightly fined before bottling.

Food Pairing: Ideal as an aperitif or with a meal amongst friends.