
Château de Ferrand is a Bordeaux wine estate in the Saint-Emilion appellation, located on the clay-limestone plateau of Saint-Hippolyte at an altitude of about 100 meters, planted for 70% Merlot, 29% Cabernet Franc and 1% Cabernet Sauvignon.
It is one of the highest vineyards in the Saint-Émilion appellation, dominating a curve of the Dordogne valley, thus benefiting from rising air currents offering good ventilation of the vines and gently sloping plots allowing the evacuation of summer rains by runoff.
The history of the estate began in 1712 with Elie de Bétoulaud, a lawyer and visionary urban planner and great admirer of King Louis XIV, when he had the château built on the heights of the Saint-Émilion vineyard. He bequeathed the Château de Ferrand to his great-grandnephews, including the Marquis de Mons, who managed to keep it in the family environment until 1978. It was on this date that Baron Bich, a famous French industrialist, acquired it and it is now headed by his daughter Pauline Bich Chandon-Moët and her husband Philippe.
Under their leadership, Château de Ferrand was modernised: the vineyard was restructured, new plantings were built, and new cellars were built. Their efforts came to fruition in 2012: Château de Ferrand became a Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Émilion.
This consecration is accompanied by a voluntary approach to ecological transition and the preservation of environmental heritage. Quite rare in Saint-Emilion, the estate has almost 10 hectares of woods and meadows and a park of old species adjoining the vineyard.
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