Ferraton Pere et Fils LE GRAND COURTIL Crozes Hermitage
Name:
Ferraton Pere et Fils LE GRAND COURTIL Crozes Hermitage - 2004
Where it's from:
>France
>Rhone
>Crozes-Hermitage
Price per case:
£116.25
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.
100 % Syrah from a full south facing vineyard situated in the village of Mercurol within the Crozes-Ermitage district. The grapes are hand harvested at optimal ripeness and barrel aged about 14 to 18 months depending on the vintage using 20 to 30% in new oak.
A deep, limpid and brilliant coloured wine with a nose of very ripe small red fruit as well as some leather notes. The palate is showing jammy red fruit, full-bodied, delicate tannins with a slight woody vanilla flavour.
Country:
France
Region:
Rhone
Sub region:
Crozes-Hermitage
Producer:
Ferraton Pere et Fils
Product ID:
48860
Delivery Timescales:
10
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