Ben says
★★ Great Wine “Light coloured but intense on the nose with bursts of juicy orange, vanilla, and clove – all high intensity and characterful. It’s a wine to spend your time swirling and sniffing. It’s bold, backed by oak, and satisfying on the palate with a mix of apple danish, sourdough bread and honeyed quince. Happily enjoyed lightly chilled!“
KEY POINTS
Varietal Marsanne with 13.0% abv. Hand-harvested from organic vines in Les Miaux lieu-dit, and the wine is matured for 10-12 months on its fine lees, partially in oak, partially in stainless steel tank.
Grown in: Hermitage, Rhone, FRANCE.
Food Pairing
Either drink this very lightly chilled with a roast turkey and all the trimmings, or enjoy chilled on the patio with friends and a falafel and red pepper salad. Or lots of humus and garlicky warm pitta breads.
Disclosure & Price
Tasted blind during a MW study tasting. Find in the UK for circa £57.60 from Amathus, although stocks for this vintage were very low.
Reviewed and tasted: 23/04/2024
About the Producer
Ferraton Pere et Fils has been in the heart of Tain l’Hermitage since 1946 and production continues on the same site today. Michel Chapoutier launched a joint venture with the Ferraton family in the 1990s, introducing biodynamic farming. Today the estate is headed by Damien Brisset, who has spent more than 10 vintages crafting Ferraton wines.
