Château de Ferrand - Grand Cru Classé Saint-Emilion 2019
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Planted on the clay-limestone hillsides of Saint-Hippolyte at around 100 meters above sea level, Ferrand is one of the highest vineyards in the Saint-Émilion appellation.
It looks down onto a curve in the Dordogne valley and enjoys ideal exposure to the winds.
The grapes varieties are 70% merlot, 29% cabernet franc and 1% cabernet sauvignon, providing roundness, freshness, minerality, acidity and a lingering finish that herald perfect balance and a wonderfully long life.
Staying true to the wines of the Saint-Émilion appellation, Château de Ferrand has a garnet colour and an intense nose of ripe fruit and spice. It is clean in the attack with smooth tannins. It then develops very ripe red fruit, blackcurrant, raspberry and blueberry notes and a lingering, elegant finish.
Gaining greater roundness and precision whilst retaining elegance and freshness, the new Ferrand team is bringing a style that reveals the vineyard’s potential.
Château de Ferrand 2019 offers beautifully radiant fresh fruit on the nose. The Merlot provides smooth, velvety notes, balanced out by the Cabernet Franc which adds tannic structure and freshness, with a wonderfully refined finish. A well-balanced wine marked by freshness, elegance and beautiful aromatic intensity.
2019 is a blend of 73 % Merlot 27 % Cabernet Franc.
"The 2019 Château De Ferrand is beautiful and one of the finest I've tasted from this château. Gorgeous black raspberry, darker cherry, loamy earth, tobacco leaf, and chalky minerality all define the nose, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a seamless, beautifully balanced mouthfeel, and a great finish. It's one classy, balanced, elegant 2019 that will evolve for 15+ years." - 93 points, Jeb Dunnuck
"Very pretty plum, chocolate and hazelnut aromas follow through to a full body with polished yet chewy tannins and fantastic depth of fruit and structure. Powerful for this estate. Needs five to six years to soften. Try after 2026." - 95 points, James Suckling
"The 2019 de Ferrand is built on energy and vibrancy. It offers perhaps a bit less immediacy than many wines in this vintage, but a good deal of potential. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, mint, tobacco, blood orange, cinnamon and cedar give the 2019 its palpable sense of energy. I would give the 2019 a few years to come together." - 92 points, Antonio Galloni Vinous
Producer: Château de Ferrand
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Varietal: Cabernet Franc, Merlot
Appellation: St. Émilion Grand Cru
Vintage: 2019
Size: 750ml