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2010 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape

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May 18, 2025 - $56

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RATINGS

97Jeb Dunnuck

...boasts a complex array of sweet red berry fruits, white pepper, wild flowers, and licorice that flows to a full-bodied, seamless, and elegantly put together wine...

96+ The Wine Advocate

...with notes of black currants, licorice, crushed rock and iron, full-bodied richness, building tannin and a huge finish.

94Vinous / IWC

Sexy, spice-accented aromas of red berry preserves and potpourri, with a hint of spicecake in the background. Lively and precise on the palate, offering sweet red berry flavors that become richer and deeper with air.

93Wine Spectator

Rock-solid, with a frame of licorice snap and charcoal notes, featuring a core of crushed plum, pastis-soaked blackberry and linzer torte flavors.

PRODUCER

Domaine de Ferrand

Domaine de Ferrand is a 13-acre estate in Chateauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhone Valley. The winemaker is Philippe Bravay, who took over his family’s domain some years ago. More than half of the vines on the estate are more than 100 years old and Bravay insists on organic viticultural methods. Domaine de Ferrand’s signature Chateauneuf-du-Pape is typically 80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and 5% Cinsault. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called the domain’s wines “brilliant” and has written that “Bravay is unquestionably one off Chateauneuf-du-Pape’s up and coming stars.”

REGION

France, Rhône Valley, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Châteauneuf-du-Pape, the appellation, is a large area of nearly 8,000 vineyard acres centered around the picturesque town of Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Located in southeastern France just north of the Avignon hills, the name of the appellation means “new castle of the pope” and it is a reference to the 14th century, when the Popes of Avignon built summer homes in the Southern Rhone Valley. Today the appellation is one of the most renowned in France and its terroir is known for layers of small pebbles, called “galets.” The stones in the soil are thought to help store heat and keep the soil warm, which helps ripen the grapes. The stones also help keep the soil from drying out in hot summer months. In 1923 Châteauneuf-du-Pape was a leader in establishing the idea that AOC wines in France should be made only with specified grapes, and the appellation allowed 13 grape varieties to be used. Since then the rules have been slightly modified to include several more allowable grapes. Red and white wines are produced, though in practice about 97% of all Châteauneuf –du-Papes are reds made with a blend of Grenache Noir, Cinsault, Counoise, Mourvedre, Muscardine, Syrah and Vaccarese. The red wines of this appellation are prized for being big, rich, spicy and full-bodied. White wines of the appellation are made with Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourboulenc, Roussanne, Picpoul and Picardin. Whites are floral, fruity and relatively full-bodied.

VINTAGE

2010 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape