Ferraton Père & Fils ‘Les Miaux’ Hermitage Blanc 2018

Location: France, Rhône, Hermitage

Winemaker: Michel Ferraton

Grapes: Marsanne

Soil: clay, limestone, pebbly topsoil

Winemaking: After pressing, the must is cold-settled for 24 hours. Only the indigenous yeasts are used for the fermentation. After fermentation, the wine is aged on fine lees (partly in oak barrels, partly in vats). The ageing lasts about 10 to 12 months depending on the vintage.

‘Les Miaux’: Bright, green gold core with golden hints. Aromas of quince, pear and honey. A rich wine with honied smells and very ripe fruits (peaches, apricots). Can age well into 2030.

From the importer Sera Wine Imports: The land and the people who tend it share the same history. A history which grows from generation to generation. 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. The story begins. 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, for innovative and strong perspectives.