Ferrando Isabel - Chateauneuf du Pape Rouge 2020 (750ml)
Price: $115.99
| Producer | Ferrando Isabel |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Subregion | Chateauneuf-du-Pape |
| Varietal | Red Rhone Blend |
| Vintage | 2020 |
| Sku | 38672 |
| Size | 750ml |
In 2020, Mme. Ferrando made this new cuvée, which comes entirely from the Les Serres parcel and is primarily the fruit that used to make up the "Favier" and "Giraud" wines, which are the oldest vines that she owns. She is going back to the tradition of blending to make one wine instead of making different cuvees from the same parcel. 100% whole cluster made in demi-muids.
JD98
Jeb Dunnuck
Now the flagship of this estate, the 2020 Châteauneuf Du Pape is 75% Grenache and the rest Cinsault, Mourvedre, and a little Syrah. Sporting a deep ruby/purple hue, it offers a beautiful array of black raspberry and darker cherry fruit as well as lots of graphite, chalky minerality, Provençal garrigue, and spice. Beautiful on the palate as well, this medium to full-bodied effort has a layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel, rock-solid underlying structure and concentration, building tannins, and a gorgeous finish. Rating: 98+
RP95
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Isabel Ferrando informed me during my visit that she planned to eliminate the Reserve Auguste Favier and Collection Charles Giraud bottlings, folding those lots and the "tradition" Saint-Prefert Châteauneuf into a single, combined wine under the Famille Isabel Ferrando label. The resulting blend she showed as the 2020 Famille Isabel Ferrando Chateauneuf du Pape is a fine effort, with layers of cola-like spice and hints of garrigue layered against a lush backdrop of cherries and raspberries. Medium to full-bodied and almost creamy in texture, it finishes long, silky and mouthwatering.
Barrel Sample: 93-95
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