CHÂTEAU FERRANDE (CHÂTEAUX & DOMAINES CASTEL) - Château Ferrande Graves Blanc - 2018

CHÂTEAU FERRANDE (CHÂTEAUX & DOMAINES CASTEL)

Château Ferrande Graves Blanc 2018

- 16 points -

Barrel sample. Wild and herbal on the nose – was this spontaneous fermentation, perhaps? And a touch of smoky reduction on the nose and palate. Dry, with quite a tannic grip, slightly sour, a very determined and embryonic wine. A little harsh at the end. (JH)


About Jancis Robinson

Described by Decanter magazine as 'the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world', Jancis writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a column that is syndicated around the world. She is also editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, co-author with Hugh Johnson ofThe World Atlas of Wine and co-author of Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, each of these books recognised as a standard reference worldwide.