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CHÂTEAU ST-FERDINAND
NOÉMIE, A WINEMAKER COMMITTED TO BIODIVERSITY
Noémie's challenge: reinventing Château Saint-Ferdinand
Chateau St-Ferdinand was created in the 1970s. The vineyard, on the other hand, has been in existence for over 150 years. In 2012, Noémie Tanneau resigned from her job as a social worker to resume her studies as an agricultural engineer, graduating in 2016. After 8 years' experience in vineyards in Pessac-Léognan and Saint-Emilion, she took the crazy gamble of buying this Château to make atypical, committed wines.
Vineyards: the essence of terroir
The 6-hectare vineyard (90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc) has been organically farmed since 2021. 4 hectares of meadows and forests add to this jewel of biodiversity, a refuge for the French League for the Protection of Birds. The château also welcomes campers on sunny days, who enjoy the peaceful setting of the vineyards.
Noémie's wines
Noémie has created 8 artisanal cuvées: reds, rosés and a sparkling rosé. A real surprise and a breath of fresh air in the Bordeaux landscape. In 2023, she was awarded the Trophée de la vigneronne engagée de l'année and her wine was selected and tasted by His Majesty King Charles III. Today, she is planning to launch a white wine cuvée.
NOÉMIE'S PROJECT
Agroforestry plantation of 12 white grape varieties
The project's philosophy :
Château St-Ferdinand specialises in making wines from a living vineyard, where observation, preservation and experimentation are paramount. To meet the challenges of the future and offer a delicate and atypical white wine, Noémie, the winemaker, has chosen to plant 12 different white grape varieties in order to turn them into an observatory of climate adaptation: *Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle, Chenin, Petit Manseng, Gros Manseng, Chardonnay, Vermentino, Viognier, Carignan Blanc, Souvignier Gris and Floréal.
Rapsodie’ is more than a wine, it's a sensory experience, where each grape variety plays its note with precision to create a perfect harmony. A true masterpiece that will appeal to the most demanding wine lovers. Find out more about the cuvée by clicking here.
The label is preliminary: WineFunders who have contributed to the project will be asked to vote for the label :-)
Main stages of the project :
1. Designing and planting
A study of the grape varieties, tastings of white grape varieties, a soil analysis and a selection of fruit tree species were carried out in order to adapt the planting as closely as possible.
The 25-acre plot will comprise 12 rows of 65 vines each, and will be planted in spring 2025.
It will be bordered and crossed by a fruit hedge (cherry, apple and pear) and small fruit trees (blackcurrant and redcurrant).
2. Harvesting and ageing
Like the rest of the estate, the plot will be farmed organically, and will be equipped with a mobile poultry house to allow the soil to be worked. The first grapes will be harvested in 2027, and the vinification will take place in several glass globes in order to observe the typicity of each grape variety.
3. Commercialization
The first bottles of Rapsodie will be sold to WineFunders who have backed this project. They will be sold at a price of 30 euros (all taxes included). An educational trail, in partnership with ‘La Bulle Verte’ will run through this experimental plot.
PROJECT COST
With €10,000 we will finance the design and planting of the vineyard (€5,000) and the planting of fruit and shrub hedges (€5,000).
With 20,000€, we'll also be able to finance the equipment needed to vinify the white wines from the first harvest of our new plot.
With €30,000, we will also be able to finance a mobile hen house (€5,000), the responsible wine tourism trail with the green bubble (€4,000) and store fittings and communication about this new vintage of white wine (€1,000)..
Beyond that, we'll be able to set up unusual accommodation in the heart of the vineyard: 2 to 3 “glamping” tents (glamorous camping) for peaceful nights, a warm welcome, with tastings of château wines and products from our vineyard as part of our “Bienvenue à la ferme” label.
HOW TO SUPPORT NOÉMIE'S PROJECT ?
WineFunding invented a simple and innovative concept
Choose your package
Immerse yourself in the world of Château Saint-Ferdinand and discover unique, environmentally-friendly wines.
To treat yourself or to share, choose a pack of 3, 6, 12 or 24 bottles a year for 4 years, depending on your taste and budget. In 2028, the 4th year, you'll receive the first bottles from the plot you helped plant.
You can also choose ‘estate experience’ packs to enjoy a special moment in the heart of the vineyard.
DISCOVERY PACKAGES TO RECEIVE NOÉMIE'S WINES EVERY YEAR FOR 4 YEARS
Pay once in 2025 and receive 3 bottles every year for 4 years
1 x Claret "Thank you Charles" (next vintage of the cuvée tasted by King Charles)
1 x Château St-Ferdinand (red)
1 x Enora (rosé) [except in 2028]
1x Rapsodie (white) [in 2028 instead of rosé]
Total over 4 years : 12 bottles for 250€
Shipping included to mainland France*
You save 15€**
Pay once in 2025 and receive 6 bottles every year for 4 years
1 x Claret "Thank you Charles" (next vintage of the cuvée tasted by King Charles)
1 x Château St-Ferdinand (red)
1 x cuvée Prestige (red)
1 x Enora (rosé)
1 x Manon (dry sparkling)
1 x cuvée F (red) [except in 2028]
1 x Rapsodie (white) [in 2028 instead of cuvée F]
Total over 4 years: 24 bottles for 450€
Shipping included to mainland France*
You save 66€**
Pay once in 2025 and receive 12 bottles every year for 4 years
2 x Claret "Thank you Charles" (next vintage of the cuvée tasted by King Charles)
2 x Château St-Ferdinand (red)
2 x Prestige (rouge) [except in 2028: 1]
1 x Enora (rosé)
1 x Fusion (rosé in acacia barrels)
2 x Manon (dry sparkling)
2 x cuvée F (red) [except in 2028: 1]
2 x Rapsodie (white) [only in 2028]
Total over 4 years: 48 bottles for 800€
Shipping included to mainland France*
You save 220€**
Pay once in 2025 and receive 24 bottles every year for 4 years
In 2025 1 bottle of the cuvée Source 2022 (vintage tasted by King Charles) + 2 bottles of the 2023 vintage of the same cuvée renamed Claret ‘Thank you Charles ’.
Then from 2026 to 2028, 3 x Claret "Thank you Charles".
4 x Château St-Ferdinand (red)
4 x Prestige (red) (3 in 2028)
3 x Enora (rosé) (2 en 2028)
3 x Fusion (rosé in acacia barrels) (2 in 2028)
4 x Manon (dry sparkling) (3 in 2028)
3 x cuvée F (red)
4 x Rapsodie (white) [only in 2028]
+1 experience at the estate for 2 people (grape harvest, meal in the vines or guinguette concert)
[date to be agreed with Noémie between 2025 and 2028]
Total over 4 years: 96 bottles + 1 estate experience for 1 500€
Shipping included to mainland France*
You save 624€**
*Delivery each year is included in the price of the packages for mainland France.
** Savings based on the 2024 online sales price including VAT and the public delivery price in mainland France.
(e.g.: €20 for a case of 6 bottles each year).
For prices, please contact us at the following address: info@winefunding.com.
More information on Château Saint-Ferdinand : www.chateau-st-ferdinand.com
THE ‘EXPERIENCE’ PACKAGES FOR AN IMMERSION IN THE VINEYARD WITH NOÉMIE
Enjoy the experience of your choice at the vineyard for 2 people:
Meal with the winemaker
Harvest workshop
Guinguette concert organised by the château during the summer
Date to be agreed with Noémie between 2025 and 2028.
+a complimentary bottle of wine
Why not try the wine experience with your colleagues or a group of friends?
You can enjoy a private moment for 10 people with Noémie and leave with a bottle of the Château.
You can adjust the amount of your contribution according to the number of participants (€70 per person). Contact us at info@winefunding.com
Minimum of 6 people, date to be agreed with Noémie between 2025 and 2028.
+a complimentary bottle of wine
NOÉMIE'S WINES
The wines are High Environmental Value certified. For several years now, the Château has been undergoing organic conversion, and certification is official since the 2024 vintage.
Click on the photos of the bottles to access the technical data sheets for each cuvée.
The label for the Rapsodie white wine is currently being designed.
F du Château St Ferdinand
100% Merlot
Rouge
Source
100% Merlot
Rouge
Cuvée dégustée par le roi Charles III
Claret "Thank you Charles"
100% Merlot
Rouge
Château St Ferdinand
100% Merlot
Rouge
Élevage 24 mois avec 50% de barriques en chêne
Cuvée Prestige Château St Ferdinand
50% Merlot - 50% Cabernet Franc
Rouge
Élevage 30 mois en barrique de chêne français d'un vin
Enora
100% Merlot
Rosé de presse
Agriculture biologique
Manon
100% Merlot
Pétillant naturel rosé
Vendanges manuelles, au petit matin
Fusion
100% Merlot
Rosé élevé 36 mois en fût d'accacia
Rapsodie
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