Chateau Ferrière

Margaux

3ème Grand Cru Classé

last update : Saturday 19 December 2009

At 8 hectares, Château Ferrière is the smallest Médoc classified growth. Located in the heart of the village of Margaux, the estate was bought by the Villars family - who also own Château Chasse-Spleen - in the late 80s. Prior to that, Château Lascombes had been tenant farmers, to whom Ferrière sold their grapes. The new owners invested a great deal of time and patience to make the wine famous again.
Ferrière's terroir consists of deep gravel on limestone marl.
Made in the traditional way, Ferrière is very representative of the Margaux appellation. It has a fine bouquet and a rich, elegant texture.

WINE PRODUCED BY THE ESTATE

Ferrière, Les Remparts de Ferrière (second wine)

COMPARISON WITH AOC - MARGAUX

Vintage	Absolute score	Relative score to the Appellation	Standard deviation

2008	88.1	98.7	2.67
2007	88.7	100.3	2.29
2006	88.6	99.1	3.02
2005	85.0	97.1	3.29
2004	86.8	100.9	4.33
2003	85.0	99.4	3.87
2002	85.5	100.5	3.27
2001	83.6	99.4	3.54
2000	84.5	99.0	5.07
1999	91.2	107.2	1.26
1998	87.6	102.2	3.87
1997	86.5	103.4	0.25

TASTING NOTES

Alain Bringolf - 03/2009

Frankly, I was hoping for more from Ferriere, giving it very much the benefit of the doubt, wishing that this little-known wine would be a "sleeper," and a good option for the wine lover willing to go off the beaten path. Alas, it was certainly good but, if the 2006 is representative, still has a long way to go to be a star of the appellation.