Ferraton Pere & Fils, Hermitage, Les Dionnieres

Was wondering if this would be good or not. Found it hidden away, possibly lost at a liquor store several years ago. Opened the cork at 8am, and let it sit. Decanted around 2pm. Made a big difference. Exceeded exceptions. Wish I had another.

2005 vintage

Le nez s’ouvre sur des notes de bonbon fort, de relish, d'orange sanguine, de pomme grenade, herbacées. Tout en fraicheur. Viennent ensuite des arômes animales, de la poussière, du graphite. La bouche est juteuse, ample, l'acidité est parfaitement équilibrée avec des fruits rouges et noirs: griotte, cerise noire, mûre, noyaux de cerise. Tannins alvéolaires merveilleusement intégrés, dynamisant le fruit et donnant en bouche cette texture délicatement puissante. Le lendemain: un peu plus boisé, de la prune, des dattes.

2005 vintage

The nose was full of rich smoky aromas and lovely black fruits complemented with leathery and autumnal leaves. The palate was big and punchy a lovely big hit of smoky meats and black fruits. And the finish was absolutely superb wish I had more of this! A stunning wine that was drinking perfectly. And a great accompaniment the chateaubriand I had.

2012 vintage

2.5 years+ after the prior: Again lovely notes of leather, and just a pleasing suggestion of funk. Hints of ground pepper. Perhaps lacking a bit in vibrancy — yet this was really lovely, peaking on the second night, but still very nice on the third.

2012 vintage

Glass: Zalto Bordeaux and Burgundy Popped and poured, drunk over two days. Clear, deep, inky ruby color with garnet edges and little, fine sediment. Clean, pronounced and developing nose with cassis, tar, oak, spices, dried petals and some barn. Complex and beautiful. On the palate dry, medium+ acidity, very well integrated. High, velvet tannin. Lots of spices, pepper, herbs and tar mixed with some interesting, clear cassis. Beautiful balance and texture, very harmonious, but also deep and dense. Long and …

2005 vintage

Aged poorly :(

2012 vintage

Quelques rares flacons nous donnent envie d'écrire ce qu'on a peine à dire. Une robe très légèrement tuilée et quelques particules en suspension laissent présager son millésime. Une jeunesse encore je vous le dis! Au 1er nez, très expressif, vanille, poussière, fruits noirs, mûres, mais aussi fruits rouges, bonbons à la fraise, gomme baloune!, cannelle, fraise rhubarbe, réglisse rouge. Au 2e nez, un peu de fraicheur, des notes herbacées, de poivre blanc, de foin coupé, d'herbes salées; puis, forêt de …

2005 vintage

from a magnum bought 2021 from Ferraton directly : on its late days. smooth and still some strength with nice forest hints. pleasant in mouth but lacks fruity flavors.

2005 vintage

Yes

2012 vintage

Decanted 90 minutes. Garnet. Red cherry, fennel, and smokey pepper in the nose. Deep but medium bodied attack running with red fruit and black pepper through the moderate to long finish with resolving tannins.

2005 vintage

The 2012 northern Rhone has really come together since my last tasting, 3 years back. It is just spectacular, now. I am looking forward to more.

2012 vintage

Smoky, roasted meat, black pepper, old leather. Rather round and somewhat creamy, yet with fine acidity. A pleasant touch of funk. Extremely enjoyable over three nights.

2012 vintage

Medium/fudied, with ripe, fresh, crisp red fruits, licorice, smoke and herbs, the wine has soft, supple tannins and plenty of sweet, ripe, peppery fruits in the finish. You can drink this now, or age it for more development.

2005 vintage

Deep, still fresh red. Full nose of red fruits. Silky texture, red fruit flavours. Complexity of fruit with tertiary flavours of wood, decay, leaf mould. Long finish. Lovely wine except for a loss of fruit or gain of oak on mid-palate. Needs a lot of aeration.

2005 vintage

Superbly smooth and with density, unraveling in the glass.

2005 vintage

Used in the Syrah Smackdown tasting. It stood the test quite well. Probably could use a few more bottle years before it peaks, but certainly has good promise.

2012 vintage

Voluptueux et accord magnifique avec le poulet aux épices turques de Philippe de Vienne.

2005 vintage

This is just wonderful, after an hour in the decanter it opened up beautifully, cassis, liquorice, pepper corns, spice, leather/ succulent refined palate, again cassis and pepper/ pure, long wine, super tannins, 13.5%

2005 vintage

misses some "fraîcheur" (freshness) but otherwise a great showing

2005 vintage

Still youthful purple. Quite dumb nose with warmth of alcohol and underlying fruit. Silky texture but plenty of body. Sweet fruit. Lots of powdery tannins and fresh acidity. Loses the plot on mid palate and rebounds on a long finish. Try again in 2015. Watch for lots of fine sediment in suspension.

2005 vintage

Tasted blind. Purple, blackberry jam, bacon and rhubarb. A bit modern and definitely young. Would wait another 3-4 years at least.

2005 vintage

Very powerful nose dominated by animal notes, smokiness, black fruit, and spices. Very powerful wine, still very tannic but smooth, with surprisingly good acidity. Hits you with a jolt of sensations. Very masculine! Not a Valentine's day wine... Amazing wine. Needs decanting to remove sediments. But otherwise ready to drink.

2005 vintage

Deep colour. Still retains a Youthful purple tinge. Fruit on nose with herbaceous and herbal overtones. Moderate weight in mouth, fresh acidity with fine but mouth coating tannins. Plenty of fruit and 'stuffing' (but not New World in style). Long finish with lingering fruit flavours.

2005 vintage

Shiraz and Syrah from all over the world (Wine Route Savion) : Tasted blind. Powerful, expressive and complex. On the nose, ripe fruits with earthy hints. Full bodied, good acidity and soft but predominant tannins. Harmonic (108$)

2005 vintage

2nd Technical tasting course #1 (Wine Road Tel-Aviv) : (blind tasting) dark red-black color typical Northern-Rhone Syrah aroma smooth, round, full-body, rich, develops nicely in the glass, harmonious & enjoyable.

2005 vintage

Great Syrahs and Shirazes (Wine Route Tel Aviv) : Bright ruby color. Much more complex than the '03 – excellent nose with red fruits, earth and farm aromas. Excellent in the palate also, good balance and harmonic. Full bodied but more elegant than the '03.(104$)

2005 vintage

Big, generous wine, to smell and to taste. Still a bit too obvious winemaking and oak. Hope to gain more typicity by cellaring. Let it rest until 2015.

2005 vintage

Butterscotch aromas over tar and sweet liqueur notes. Shuts down in an hour or so, then completely unyealding. Two days later opened up withour oxidation. A bit too international in style, but will probably cruise nicely in the cellar.

2005 vintage

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