Château Ferrière Margaux 3. Cru Classé 2022 ØKO i trækasse

Decanter

Gorgeous fragrance of roses and milk chocolate, expressive, alive and inviting. Round and supple, generous flavours of blackcurrant, black cherry and strawberry. Compete and well textured, tannins are super fine and so well integrated, just giving a touch of grip and support to the fruit and high acidity. Well controlled, gentle, confident but not showy at all with a lovely energy and push from start to finish. Lovely texture and juiciness, pretty and so still with structure. Doesn’t have so much concentration and overt power but really delivers a gorgeous, sculpted, precise, refined glass of wine with so much energy and dynamism. Excellent, stony mineral finish too and such a long length. You could drink this today. 1% Cabernet Franc completes the blend. 75-80% grand vin production. 3.64pH. A yield of 24hl/ha. Ageing: 18 months, 35% in new oak barrels, 35% in barrels of one wine.

Jean-Marc Quarin

Falstaff

Deep dark ruby garnet, opaque core, violet reflections, delicate edge lightening. Fine black forest berries, heart cherries, a hint of blackberries and liquorice, delicate tobacco and orange zest, inviting bouquet. Full-bodied, fine cassis, taut, fresh acidity, very lively, red berry nuances, cherries on the finish, salty finish, good length, subtle sweetness in the aftertaste.

James Suckling

A wine that shows wonderful fruit with a ripeness and freshness at the same time. Medium to full body. Velvety and open. Blackcurrant, orange peel, and lovely fruit. Energy. From biodynamically grown grapes with Demeter certification.

Alexandre Ma

If blind-tasting reveals aromas of tea tree mushrooms, graphite, and Da Bai Tu milk candy, it’s highly likely to be Château Ferrière. I’ve always admired Château Ferrière’s approach to refining tannins in recent years: the intense structure has gradually been imbued with a milky smoothness. No longer am I experiencing just power and structure, but rather a tamed passion and softened tension, which are even more prominent in the 2022 vintage. With 13.7% abv and a pH value of 3.64, Château Ferrière still presents an ideal acidity in a hot, dry year, making it an outstanding Margaux wine.

Jane Anson

This has a powerful edge, giving a distinctive character of the 2022 vintage. Delivers expansion through the mid palate, saline-streaked on the finish, an impressive vintage of Ferrière. 35% new oak for 18 months.

La Revue du Vin de France

The Drinks Business

(Margaux; 67% Cabernet Sauvignon; 27% Merlot; 5% Petit Verdot; 1% Cabernet Franc; a final yield of 24 hl/ha; pH 3.64; 13.7% alcohol; tasted with Claire Villars-Lurton at the property). Floral and rather more like Durfort-Vivens than ever before – though the floral and fruit profiles are quite distinct and rather different (if a little difficult to capture). Violets, not the roses of Durfort, and more lavender and rosemary enrobing the lovely dark forest and autumnal fruits. Fittingly, there’s a touch of sous bois Blueberry and bramble, mulberry and blackberry. Menthol. Sumptuous. Cool in the mouth. Ample and beautifully shaped. It’s actually a touch more austere than Durfort and the fruit and floral elements remain more purple. Lovely crumbly tannins, a little more grainy, but helping to outline the shape of the wine in the mouth. A slowly etiolating long fresh and sapid finish. And it finishes on grape-skins. The best ever from here and a jump in quality and finesse in this vintage. There is more concentration and layering and depth but the same softness and those fabulous floral fireworks. Very lively. The great concentration comes from the old vines here which excelled in this vintage. 94-96.

Tim Atkin

Bettane et Desseauve