The vineyards of the Domain Ferraton Pere et Fils are situated along the Rhone Valley, either on its sun-drenched terraced slopes or on the plain following the sinuous path of the River Rhone.
Domaine Ferraton is a very fine Northern Rhône estate that was run for many years by Michel Ferraton. It is now run by Samuel Ferraton, the fourth generation of the family, who worked for a while in conjunction with Chapoutier freres. The firm has vineyard holdings in Hermitage and Crozes-Hermitage and its cellars are located immediately behind those of Marc Sorrel in the heart of Tain l`Hermitage.
Samuel Ferraton is very much an artisan winemaker- yet he employs many modern techniques that he picked up while working with the Chapoutiers. Consequently, the wines are a marvellous marriage of the old and the new, displaying good structure and well-defined fruit characters, allied with very judicious and limited use of new oak. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered
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Rhone Valley SAMORENS red wine
GRAPE VARIETY
Grenache (80%), Syrah (15%), Cinsault (5%).
SOIL
Vineyards situated on the left bank of the Rhône. Alluvial and gravelly soil.
VINIFICATION
Grapes are destemmed. Maceration for about three weeks. Extraction made by pumping over and punching down. |
MATURING
In vats.
TASTING
Colour : garnet colour with ruby reflects.
Nose : very ripe red fruit.
Palate : nicely structured with firm and meaty tannins.
Aromas of small ripe fruit and spices. |
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Rhone Valley SAMORENS white wine
GRAPE VARIETY
White Grenache (60%) and Clairette (40%).
SOIL
Essentially clay and limestone.
VINIFICATION
After pressing, the must is cold settled for 48 hours.
Fermentation temperatures are controlled.
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MATURING
In vats without malolactic fermentation.
Early bottling at the end of winter.
TASTING
Colour : bright, pale gold colour with silver tints.
Nose : aromas of white flowers and white fruit.
Palate : nicely balanced wine.
Clairette brigs the freshness and white Grenache body and softness. |
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