シャトーヌフ・デュ・パプのみならず世界を代表する醸造家、イザベル・フェランドがシャトーヌフの生産アイテムを大幅変更！

当主である元銀行家のイザベルは、シャトーヌフの頂点と言われた故アンリ・ボノー氏の下で修行。2003年の初ヴィンテージから高評価を獲得し、一躍注目を集め2007/2010にTOPキュヴェがWA100を獲得し、トップドメーヌとしての地位を確立。以後一貫して毎ヴィンテージ高評価を獲得し、世界の愛好家を魅了し続けてきました。

ブルゴーニュの伝統である単一畑にインスピレーションを受け、イザベル・フェランドは2003年から2019年にかけて、「クラシック」「レゼルヴ・オーギュスト・ファヴィエ」「コレクション・シャルル・ジロー」という3種類のキュヴェを生産し進化を続けてきました。しかし娘Guillemetteの参加やブドウの木の成熟といった変化を受け、今後はシャトーヌフ・デュ・パプの古くからの伝統に回帰し、コロンビを除く上級を全てブレンドする、新たに生まれ変わった「ファミーユ・イザベル・フェランド」としてのアイテムを発表しました。

「シャトーヌフ・デュ・パプ ブラン ヴィエイユ・クレレット」は、1940年に植えられたクレレットの古木は、同じように古いグルナッシュの木に囲まれるように植わっており、熟すのは遅いが、非常に歯ごたえのある果実が得られる。この特別なキュヴェは、地中海の偉大な白ワインのミネラルとフレッシュさとともその起源を表現している。マグナムボトルのみの限定生産。

■テクニカル情報■
品種：クレレット 100%
熟成：ガラス製の容器 18ヶ月

Famille Isabel Ferrando Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Vieilles Clairettes
ファミーユ・イザベル・フェランド シャトーヌフ・デュ・パプ ブラン ヴィエイユ・クレレット
生産地：フランス コート・デュ・ローヌ シャトーヌフ・デュ・パプ
原産地呼称：AOC. CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
ぶどう品種：クレレット 100%
アルコール度数：13.5%
味わい：白ワイン 辛口

vinous：96 ポイント
96 Drinking Window 2024 - 2034 From: Chateauneuf-du-Pape New Releases: Welcome to the Pleasuredome (Jun 2023)
Containing 1% less alcohol than the 2020, the 2021 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc Cuvee Speciale Vieilles Clairettes may very well be the best white wine that Isabel Ferrando and her team have ever made. It mingles pristine aromas of spring blossom, honeysuckle, yellow apple, ripe pear, quince, white peach, lemon flesh with a refreshing splash of fennel and verbena tea. Expanding vertically on the palate, this full-bodied, slightly oily-textured and concentrated white radiates beauty with excellent flavor definition and remarkable tension. - By Nicolas Greinacher on April 2023

I caught up with the dashing Isabel Ferrando one day before she was headed for South Africa to visit her daughter, who was doing an apprenticeship at Mullineux Winery. Back in 2002, Ferrando purchased the estate, then called Domaine Saint-Prefert, from the Serre family. Since then, she has worked diligently to position her winery, now named after herself, at the very top of the quality hierarchy in Chateauneuf-du-Pape. Over time, Ferrando increasingly felt that blending many different parcels enabled her to craft wines with the greatest complexity. As a result, the two Cuvees Collection, Charles Giraud and Reserve Auguste Favier, have seen their final release with the 2019 vintage. The estate currently covers 24 hectares of vines in the appellation of Chateauneuf-du-Pape, of which 21 are in production. Certified biodynamic since 2020, Ferrando always keeps three hectares without plants for up to five years, allowing the soils to regenerate. Only two hectares are planted with varieties destined for white wines, such as old vines Clairette Rose, a pink color mutation from Clairette with an average age of around 80 years, and Roussanne. Since the 2020 vintage, Ferrando only produces four separate wines: two whites, a traditional white and a Cuvee Speciale Vieilles Clairettes, and two reds, a traditional red and Colombis. Today, Ferrando produces fragrant wines of remarkable elegance. The only caveats are the prices, which have been rising considerably over the past few years.

ワインアドヴォケイト：94 ポイント
The Wine Advocate RP 94 Reviewed by: Joe Czerwinski Release Price: NA Drink Date: 2023 - 2030
Aged partly in wine globes (glass) and partly in demi-muids, the 2021 Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Vieilles Clairettes offers up just the merest hint of pencil shavings, with more emphasis given to the white peach fruit of the grape and a tinge of baking spices. It's perhaps a bit tamer and less flamboyant than previous vintages, but it's still impressive, with a cool, refreshing finish.

By the end of my day, I was-of course-running late when I arrived at Domaine St-Prefert, so we focused only on the latest bottled wines. Baptiste Olivier, their consultant, joined us. A former banker who threw herself wholeheartedly into becoming a vigneronne, Isabel Ferrando deserves a great deal of credit for her work in revitalizing the southern portion of Chateauneuf du Pape and inspiring others in the sector through her success. Now, the entire enterprise has been rebranded as Famille Isabelle Ferrando, as her daughter, Guillemette, has joined Isabel at the property. The vines are being worked biodynamically. Published: Oct 13, 2023