Château Ferrière Troisième Cru Classé Red 2006 Margaux
Description
Viticulture
Surface of the vineyard-16 hectares. Soil-deep gravels on limestone substrate. Plantation-70 % cabernet sauvignon, 30 % merlot. Average age of the vineyard-45 years. Density-10 000 plants/ha. Yield-800 g/plant. Growing-traditional-Integrated wine growing management. Harvest-hand picking.
Vinification
Traditional in concrete and wooden vats, whose volumes are proportional to the plots. Fermentation on skins-18 to 24 days.
Wine aging
In oak barrels during 18 months. 40 % of new oak.
Vintage details
5 to 25 years.
Tasting notes
The wine has a complex bouquet of ripe black fruits (blackcurrant and elderberry), leather, minerality, blond tobacco and slightly truffled. The attack is silky like the structure. The tannins are present, ripe and wrapped. The wine is tasty and generous. On the palate, the aromas of spices complete those of the black fruits. The whole is balanced and powerful.