2001 Ferraton Pere et Fils LES DIONNIERES Ermitage AC (Hermitage)
Name:
Ferraton Pere et Fils LES DIONNIERES Ermitage AC (Hermitage) - 2001
Where it's from:
>France
>Rhone
>Hermitage
Price per case:
£245.06
Bottle size:
75 cl
Bottles per case:
6
Style:
Powerful Reds
Grapes:
Syrah (Shiraz)
Description:
The son of a wine producer and a wine producer himself, Jean Ferraton founded his own vineyard in 1946 in the Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage appellations together with his father-in-law, Jean Reverdy.
He passed on his passion to his son, Michel who developed the estate by extending the vineyards and adding the current premises in Tain L'Hermitage. In 1994 his son, Samuel Ferraton took over and has continued the family's art of wine-making, preserving the knowledge and learning that have been handed down to him.
The Syrah grapes are selected from 30 years old vines and once in the winery barrel ageing occurs between 14 and 18 months depending on the vintage to produce a most peppery, herbaceous and fragrant style.
Although closed as well as austere in the finish, the complex nose of black fruits, earth, dried herbs, pepper and minerals is followed by a medium-bodied, tightly-knit wine with high tannin and plenty of structure.
