Chateau de Ferrand 2018 St. Emilion

Tipp JoS: Aufstrebendes Weingut - toller 2018er!

- 95 Punkte JAMES SUCKLING: "Very beautiful purity of fruit on the nose with currant, cherry, blackberry and dried lavender. Full-bodied, yet balanced and refined with beautiful, fine tannins and a fresh, vivid finish. I am impressed with the intensity and balance to this wine. Best ever? Try after 2026."

- 94 Punkte WINESPECTATOR, James Molesworth: "Fresh and direct, with cassis and bitter plum fruit stitched together with chalky minerality while subtle dried lavender, tobacco and alder notes emerge through the finish. There's some depth in reserve here too, so cellar for maximum effect. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023 through 2036. 10,000 cases made."

- 93 Punkte FALSTAFF, Peter Moser: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, dezente Randaufhellung. Rauchige Edelholzwürze, darunter Preiselbeeren, eingelegte Kirschen, etwas Vanille und Nougat, öffnet sich gut mit Luft. Saftig, elegant, reife Pflaumenfrucht, Nougat, runde Tannine, gute Länge, verfügt über Reifepotenzial."

- 93 Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: "Lots of smoky cherry and currant fruits and meaty, spicy, cedary notes emerge from the 2018 Château De Ferrand, which comes from a beautiful, cooler terroir on the eastern side of the appellation. Medium to full-bodied and beautifully textured on the palate, it has ripe, seamless tannins, wonderful purity of fruit, and outstanding length. This outstanding wine will develop additional complexity with 2-4 years in the cellar and will drink brilliantly over the following 15+ years."

- 92 Punkte DECANTER, Jane Anson: "Austere for the first few beats, then things settle in and open up to show loganberry, raspberry and rosemary notes, with a slate texture from the mid-palate onwards that gives a lovely slow finish. One to savour. Axel Marchal is the consultant as of this vintage. Drinking Window 2024 – 2040"