Chateau Ferriere 2001

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "Once the sole claim to fame of this estate was that it was the smallest, as well as one of the most obscure, of the classed growths. Now, its fame come from the quality of its wines. Winemaker Claire Villars-Lurton has crafted a wine that is dark and brooding, with big, powerful, intense fruit, dark flavors and solid tannins. Bordeaux in style, but has a great, polished, ripe feel too."

WEINWISSER: "Sehr dunkles Granat mit lila Schimmer. Reifes, sanft kompottiges Bouquet, gekochte Pflaumen, rotes Cassis, Früchteteenoten. Feingliedriger Gaumen, zarte Tannine, Stoff, schön reife Säure zeigend, ein sehr femininer Ferrière, mehr auf Feinheiten setzend."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Impressive depth of fruit and character on the nose the minute you give it a whiff. Blackberries, light vanilla, flowers, spices. Full-bodied, with excellent tannins that caress your palate. Best after 2007. 3,830 cases made."