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Château Ferrière

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The property was founded in the 18th century by Gabriel Ferrière. He was a shipping broker and the king's hunting officer. The estate was gradually enlarged by his first cousin Jean, mayor of Bordeaux in 1792.

At the death of the latter, the property was sold by the court for joint ownership and minor heirs. His widow, Marie Commet, bought her. She had three heir children: Gabriel, Michel and Rosa.

When his mother died, Michel Ferrière was the sole owner of the estate and exchanged some parcels. When he died, he left as his heirs his brother Gabriel and his sister Rosa, who herself was a widow of Jacques Castaing and owner of the Chateau Chasse-Spleen in Grand-Poujeaux, commune of Moulis in Medoc. Subsequently, the castle passed into the hands of their cousin Henri Ferrière who sold it to Armand Feuillerat in 1913, then owner of the Château Marquis de Terme.

The daughter of Armand Feuillerat, Mrs. Durand inherited the castle which she left to her children. It was in 1952 that the heirs Durand rented the vineyards to Alexis Lichine, owner of Château Lascombes who then maintained and exploited it and had the harvest that was mostly in the castle Lascombes. For 40 years, Château Ferrière's production was very low and only the passengers of a major airline had the opportunity to glimpse its potential.

In 1988, Jacques Merlaut bought the vineyards and the château, but it was not until 1992 that the lease agreement with Château Lascombes was terminated and the first vintage was created by his daughter Bernadette Villars-Merlaut.
Jacques Merlaut and his family also owned the Château Chasse-Spleen, La Gurgue and Haut-Bages Libéral.

On the death of her parents, Claire Villars took over her mother's work and since 2000, the year of the distribution of the properties between the family members, she fully assures the management of the cru, as well as that of the Châteaux Haut-Bages Libéral and La Gurgue.

From the beginning of the 19th century, brokers established a ranking of great wines based on their reputation, reputation and price.

On April 18, 1855 at the request of the Emperor Napoleon III, in view of the Universal Exhibition of Paris, the last ranking was published. The list includes 61 wines, all from the Médoc region except Château Haut-Brion, produced in the Graves and classified in 5 levels.

Today, the classification of 1855 has certainly a historical value but also real, because the wines resulting from these classified properties produce exceptional wines and possess the biggest terroirs of the area.

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