Château
De Ferrand
Saint émilion grand cru
Located a short distance from the village of Saint -Emilion, Château de Ferrand is a family-run estate planted with vines and woods, perched on a clay-limestone plateau overlooking the Dordogne Valley.
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Owner
Héritiers du Baron Bich
History
Built in the 18th century by a Bordeaux squire who was well connected with the court of the Sun King, the estate remained in the family of the Marquis de Mons for 300 years until the arrival of Baron Bich, a visionary industrialist, who purchased the property in 1978.
After the death of Baron Bich in 1994, the shareholding remained in the family. The board is chaired today by Pauline Bich Chandon-Moët, assisted by her husband, Philippe Chandon-Moët.
Under the impetus of Pauline Chandon-Moët, the estate gained a new lease of life. The vineyard was restructured and replanted, the vine-growing methods revised, the cellars modernised and the vats accordingly adapted.
In 2012, the efforts put in were rewarded: Ferrand was promoted to Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé, a just reward for the quality of its universally acclaimed wines. The promotion helped shine a spotlight on an estate that had succeeded in enhancing its architectural heritage and skilfully developing the estate for the future benefit of wine lovers.
It was now just a question of getting the estate ready to welcome those fortunate wine lovers and for them to discover the estate’s new attractive and poetic features. Thus in 2019, after almost 2 years of restoration work, Ferrand was ready to receive visitors with warmth and hospitality while revealing to them an awe-inspiring historic yet contemporary wine estate.
Key Figures
Merlot 70%, Cabernet Franc 29% and Cabernet Sauvignon 1%
Clay-limestone plateau
42 hectares (104 acres)
Château
De Ferrand
Château de Ferrand nestles in an oasis of green. Lush grounds, vines, meadows and woods surround the château, a heritage lovingly restored by skilled craftsmen according to the original codes and criteria of the property.
Everything at Ferrand is designed to enchant the wine lover, whoever they may be, professionals or just everyday visitors. The lounges and reception rooms open out onto the grounds, to a flower garden, a vegetable patch, meadows and 100-year-old trees.
To share this setting with you, a dedicated team of professional sommeliers will welcome you and accompany you through a programme of your choice, designed to meet all your expectations and fulfil your dreams.
You will feel at home, as you taste the wine from the barrel, perhaps take your first steps in learning how to taste, and even make a blend, while savouring refined cuisine paired carefully with different vintages of Ferrand.
