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Domaine Saint Préfert

Owner: Isabel Ferrando
Address: Quartier des Serres, 84230 Chateauneuf du Pape
Tel. 490 837 503
Direct sale: Only by appointment.
(A shop in the town is still used by the former owner and you can buy some of the wines from the "new" estate here - for reasonable prices)
Homepage: http://www.st-prefert.fr
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In the 1920's a pharmacist from Avignon Fernand Serre purchaced some vineyards south of Chateauneuf du Pape in the area, where a lieu-dit Les Serres was named like himself. He built cellars in the fields and a new domain was born "Domaine de Saint Préfert". After him another generation Carnille and Suzanne Serre took over.
In 2002 Isabel Ferrando, formerly a banker, purchased the domain which has 13.2 ha. AOC Chateauneuf du Pape. The vines are very old, some of them more than 100 years. Several plots at the estate has to be replanted and this long term work has been started and will continue for years to come.

Isabel Ferrando gets advice from Philippe Cambi known as the advisor for several estates in Chateauneuf du Pape. Together they have started a kind of revolution for the domain. Their first vintage was 2003.

Isabel Ferrando. Photo by Michael Davis
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Chateauneuf du Pape Blanc Domaine Prefert Blanc
90% Clairette, 10% Grenache Blanc and Bourboulenc. Probably the only white chateauneuf with such an amount of Clairette. The yield 17 hl./ha. was very small and the vines rather old, 40 - 100 years. It was matured for one year in foudres. According to their website this wine can be cellared for up to 20 years!

Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Prefert Cuvée Classique 
Information is not avalable for this wine but it's probably made from the grapes, which were not found good enough for the following two cuvées. Surely dominated by Grenache aged in tank.

Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Prefert Reserve Auguste Favier
80% Grenache, 10% Cinsault and 10% Syrah and Mourvedre. The vines are 40 - 100 years old and the yield was 20 hl./ha. Grenache matured in tanks and the rest in barrels.

Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Prefert Collection Charles Giraud 
60% Grenache and 40% Mourvedre. The vines 60 - 100 years old. The yield was only 15 hl./ha. Grenache aged in tank and Mourvedre matured for 3 years in small old barrels.

Chateauneuf du Pape Domaine Ferrando Cuvée Colombis.
In 2003 Isabell Ferrando bought a piece of land (1.3 ha.) with a sandy terroir and a from another purchased parcel (1.2 ha.) les Rouix with clay the yield complete Cuvée Colombis. Mainly old Grenache vines.

Seen on the Internet : "Maison individuelle pour 4 personnes classée 3 épis gîtes de France". Isabell Ferrando St. Prefert.
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