Château de Ferrand Grand Cru Classé, St-Emilion, Bordeaux, France, 2019

Viticulture

This picturesque vineyard, owned by Baron Bich, covers 32 hectares. The average age of the vines is 30-years-old vines and they are planted to a density of 7,000 vines per hectare on a limestone undersoil on a bed of clay. Composed of 75% Merlot, for fullness, roundness and persistence with 15% to Cabernet Franc and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon for fruitiness, structure and complexity.

Winemaking

Vinification is traditional with a long maceration in temperature-regulated cement vats, a process that is essential for extracting the substances that give colour, fruitiness, complexity and structure. After a year in French oak barrels the magical interaction of grape and wood produces complex, full bodied wine.

Oak Ageing

Time: 12 months
Type: French
% wine oaked: 100
% new oak: 50

Tasting Note

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. A wonderful window into the great wines of St- Emilion.

Food Matching

An equal match for strong flavours such a a rack of lamb with Provence herbs or a filet of wood-pigeon.