France

Château de Ferrand

Chateau de Ferrand Grand Cru Classe Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Bordeaux

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Clear spices and cloves in bottle as during En Primeur - expect a pretty concentrated delivery on the opening notes. It's good quality, well balanced and structured, with pomegrante, red cherry, smoked earth and mandarin peel. Axel Marchal consultant here, with owners Philippe and Pauline Bich-Chandon-Moët. Harvest stretched from late September through to October 19.

Inside Bordeaux

A blend of 64% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2021 de Ferrand is medium to deep garnet-purple in color. It features notes of dried cherries, raisin cake, and dusty soil, with hints of dried herbs. The medium-bodied palate is watery and chewy, with a curious raisiny character on the finish.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Grippy tannic frame from the start, this is pared back, confident, careful progression through the palate, limestone austerity a touch of lemongrass and fragrant tomato leaf alongside the vivid red and black cherry fruits, slim and savoury but with finesse.  The Bich family continues to impress here. First certified organic vintage.

Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 de Ferrand races out with notes of raspberry coulis and juicy plums giving way to hints of dried roses, black pepper, and bay leaf with a waft of tilled soil. The medium-bodied palate is lively with good density, framed by lightly chewy tannins and finishing with a peppery lift. The blend is 65% Merlot and 35% Cabernet Franc.

Concentrated damson colour, perfumed floral aromatics, brushed velvet tannins, hit of baked cherry, peach pit and bitter chocolate gives a lovely tension and lift alongside the intense ripe fruit flavours. Tannins are elongated, with grip, and this has plenty of personality and balance, takes the imprint of the vintage but gives it a limestone twist, and will age extremely well. Family Bich. Axel Marchal consultant since 2019, 32.1ha, 32% new oak, plus 4% terracotta amphora. Around 80% of 1st wine. 3.65ph. 2022 marks the second year of Château de Ferrand’s organic conversion, and is the earliest-ripening vintage in the estate’s history, with harvest stretching from September 5 to October 5. Gonzague de Lambert director.

An excellent quality 32ha estate that just keeps on getting better and better over recent vintages, it really is turning into one of the insider wines of St Emilion. Integrated oak, whisp of gunsmoke and peony flowers, widens through the mid palate to show creamy damson and black cherry, cocoa bean and fresh acidities. Clear ageing ability. Axel Marchal consultant, Gonzague de Lambert director.

Category	Red wine
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Producer	Château de Ferrand
Vintages	2021
Country	France, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Bottle	75 cl

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