2005 CHÂTEAU FERRIÈRE 3ème Cru Classé Margaux, Lea & Sandeman

CHÂTEAU FERRIÈRE

2005 3ème Cru Classé Margaux

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Colour Red
Origin France, Bordeaux
Sub-district Haut Médoc
Village Margaux
Classification 3ème Cru Classé
ABV 13%

75% Cabernet Sauvignon, 25% Merlot. With Durfort Vivens and Margaux, Ferrière has the highest proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon in Margaux, so it is no scented wallflower. Big and dark, with great purity of fruit, a rather masculine, handsome style, now opening up (decant if possible) and showing really well, the tannins now velvet-smooth. L&S (Oct 2024)

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This has supple and silky red fruits, gentle waves of tobacco, with an earthy finish. Ready to drink, plenty to enjoy. First bottle (during the tasting) corked, retried from a second bottle at home. Drinking range: 2022 - 2036 Rating: 89 Jane Anson, Decanter (Sep 2022)

The 2005 Ferrière is a fruity, easy-going Margaux to drink now and over the next few years. Crushed flowers, sweet red berry fruit, dried herbs, iron and spice are all nicely lifted. Ferrière is a bit light, but it retains terrific freshness and has aged beautifully, even if it is not terribly complex. The tannins are a bit gritty, so I would not wait too long here, as that will only become more prominent over time. Drinking range: 2021 - 2030 Rating: 89 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2021)

Bright ruby-red. Medicinal black cherry and licorice on the nose; this smells serious. Densely packed and firmly built, with juicy acidity and notes of licorice and herbs contributing to the wine's medicinal quality. Seems a bit heavily extracted and rather tannic, but there's good material here. I'd hold this for seven or eight years. Rating: 87 Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar (May 2008)

Château Ferrière

Margaux Troisième cru 1855 The Ferrière family owned their eponymous estate from its origins in the 18th Century right up until 1914. During the 20th Century, Château Ferrière's star fell considerably with the vineyard leased to Alexis Lichine and the wine made at Château Lascombes, and Château Ferrière was rarely seen or known outside France. Ferrière was purchased by the Taillan Group (who own, among others, Gruaud-Larose and Chasse-Spleen) in 1988, and the story since then has been of continued improvement. The connection with Château Lascombes was ended and all wines are made at Château Ferrière now. Château Ferrière is the smallest of the Cru Classé estates, with just 8ha of vines dispersed around the centre of Margaux village. 80% are Cabernet Sauvignon, with 15% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot. The Grand Vin spends 18 months in wood (60% new). Both in terms of quality and availability, Château Ferrière is unrecognisable from where it was a few short years ago. Classic, gently assertive Margaux and excellent value for money.

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