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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."
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WEINWISSER: "67 % Cabernet Sauvignon, 27 % Merlot, 5 % Petit Verdot, 1 % Cabernet Franc, pH 3.64, 13.7 Vol.-%, 24 hl/ha. Herrliches Parfüm nach reifen Schattenmorellen, frischem tasmanischem Bergpfeffer, erkaltetem Waldfrüchtetee und getrockneten Fliederblüten. Am komplexen, gut strukturierten Gaumen mit cremiger Textur, engmaschigem Tanninkorsett und durchtrainiertem Körper. Im konzentrierten Finale eine Explosion von blauen Beeren, dunkler Graphit und erhabene Adstringenz. Das ist einer der besten Ferrière, den ich je Primeur verkosten durfte. Bravo Claire Villars! 2030 – 2050."
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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."
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FALSTAFF: "Tiefdunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Feine schwarze Waldbeeren, Herzkirschen, ein Hauch von Brombeeren und Lakritze, zart nach Tabak und Orangenzesten, einladendes Bukett. Stoffig, feiner Cassis, straff, frischer Säurebogen, sehr lebendig, rotbeerige Nuancen, Kirschen im Abgang, salziger Nachhall, zeigt gute Länge, dezente Süße im Rückgeschmack."
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VINUM: "Gleicht stilmässig den letzten Jahren, das heisst, besitzt Konzentration, Kraft, Dichte, Tiefe und Länge sowie besondere Saftigkeit; muss aber unbedingt genügend lange reifen, um seine sprichwörtliche Eleganz zu entwickeln."
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THE WINE ADVOCATE: "A blend of 67% Cabernet Sauvignon, 27% Merlot and the balance Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, the 2022 Ferrière offers up aromas of dark berries, plums and sweet soil tones, followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and layered palate that's suave, elegantly muscular and lively. From biodynamically farmed clay-rich gravels, this 18-hectare estate (formerly leased to Château Lascombes) possesses an unusually high proportion of old vines, with fully one-third of their vineyards over 70 years of age."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Fresh, vibrant and floral, with layers of blackberries, black currants, and plums, the wine is medium-bodied, silky, creamy and fresh, with layers of sweet, fruits and vibrancy in the finish. Drink from 2027-2047."
