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Serve at:
16 - 18 °C.
Longevity:
10 - 15 years
Decanting time:
1 hour
Pairings
- Start up year: 1946
- Bottles produced: 50.000
- Hectares: 7
At the origin, one man, Jean Orëns Ferraton. Vigneron, and son of a vigneron. A region basked in sun, the Rhône Valley. It was 1946.
Michel, his son, inherited the same passion. He decided to give a new dimension to his father’s vineyards. The first Hermitage, Crozes-Hermitage and Saint-Joseph Ferraton were brought into the world.
A close friend of the Ferratons’, Michel Chapoutier brought his know-how. In 1998, the vineyards were converted to organic viticulture, then certified.
Before embracing the culture of bio-dynamics. An audacious step. Read more
| Name | Ferraton Pere & Fils Hermitage Les Miaux Rouge 2018 |
|---|---|
| Type | Red biodynamic still |
| Denomination | Hermitage AOC |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Size | 0,75 l |
| Alcohol content | 14.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 100% Syrah |
| Country | France |
| Region | Rhone Valley |
| Vendor | Ferraton Pere et Fils |
| Origin | Vallée Du Rhône (France) |
| Soil composition | Clay and limestone subsoil with alluvial soil and pebbles at the surface (Les Dionnières). Terraces of round pebbles (Le Méal). |
| Wine making | Grapes are destemmed. Maceration in concrete vats, used to slow the change in temperature, for about four weeks (depending on vintage). Extraction made by pumping over and punching down. |
| Aging | In oak barrels for 14 to 16 months depending on the vintage (10% in new barrels). |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |

