Famille Isabel Ferrando - Domaine Saint Prefert

Chateauneuf-du-pape, Southern Rhône

Represented by Isabel Ferrando

Grand Tasting Wines:
Collection Charles Giraud 2019

Colombis 2019

Réserve Auguste Favier 2019

Famille Isabel Ferrando Rouge 2020

Isabel Ferrando’s reputation for outstanding wines has grown every vintage since her first release in 2003. She purchased Domaine Saint-Préfert from the Serre family, who was one of the first to estate-bottle in the appellation in the 1930’s; at that point, the domaine was 13.2 hectares, all in the Les Serres lieux-dit, south of the village of Châteauneuf.

There is not a secret formula here to making great wines. Ferrando has a young team and she is open to new ideas; she relies on traditions without being trapped in them. Starting in the 2009 vintage, Ferrando started working with whole-cluster fermentations (while not adding yeasts), finding that it increased freshness in the wines and lowered alcohol, giving the wines vibrance. Aging happens in a mix of concrete and 600L used barrels for up to 18 months. Year after year, the Saint Préfert wines continue to impress us with their finesse, elegance, and true terroir expression.