2016 Château de Ferrand

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 89.6 points

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  6/4/2023 - Jfsiegel wrote: 85 Points

  Nose of smoky oak, Blackberry, oiled leather and menthold for a sumptuous nose.
  
  Palate of Blackberry, Tart Strawberry. Grippy tannins and more blackberry is joined by coca on the finish. Round a full acidity with bright fruit feelin on the back and edge.
  
  Full body & satisfying though not complex.

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  4/11/2023 - uncorked.fr Likes this wine:

  Although this is already drinking quite well, I believe it stands to benefit from additional time in the cellar. Very persistant and spice-laden finish.
  80% merlot, 15% cabernet franc, 5% cabernet sauvignon. 375ml bottle.
  
  APPEARANCE:
  Color & intensity: deep ruby
  
  NOSE:
  Intensity: pronounced
  Aromas: clove, cedar, cinnamon, vanilla, black cherry, blackcurrant, blueberry pie, sweet tobacco
  Development: developing
  
  PALATE:
  Sweetness: dry
  Acidity: medium (+)
  Tannins: medium
  Alcohol: high
  Body: full
  Intensity: pronounced
  Flavors: cedar, clove, blackcurrant, black cherry, charred wood, sweet tobacco, hints of earth and orange peel
  Finish: long
  
  CONCLUSIONS:
  Quality level: very good
  Potential for ageing: still quite youthful but can drink now; has good potential for further ageing

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  11/19/2022 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points

  Juicy red and dark berries and some licorice, pleasant touch of oak, good acidity and bitterness. The tannin is round and friendly. The wine is entering its very early drinking window and can last at least another 5+ years.

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  10/24/2020 - E1855 wrote: 91 Points

  Definitely not Pop and Pour at the moment as the wine is closed and the tannins very rough. However, long aeration (minimum 2 hours) reveals nice aromas and good balance. Not your traditional merlot influenced St. Emilion, it's very concentrated, powerful and probably long lived. Although it's early to drink it, I like this kind of wines from time to time as one never knows how they will evolve over time, sometime unfavorably. Finally, I try to figure out why 2016 was presented as a very homogeneous vintage. I tasted a few recently, have been mainly disappointed with medoc wines with no backbone, diluted, no fruit and only dry tannins. This one is powerful!

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  8/1/2020 - Pvaddadi Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Good value for money. Medium bodied, fruit forward with berries, black pepper, a bit of vanilla on the mid-palate. It has a velvety finish with simple tannins. Good to drink by itself or with Brie or goat cheese.

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