Why it matters
The producer
A former banker, Isabel Ferrando bought Domaine Saint Préfert from the Serre family in 2002. Before the purchase, she learned winemaking at Domaine Raspail-Ay in the Gigondas appellation. The domaine makes Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds led by Grenache, alongside a white from Clairette and Roussanne.
The estate's older name remains attached to earlier bottles, while the current label reads Famille Isabel Ferrando. The range includes blended and named red cuvées, with Colombis among the bottles that carry a distinct parcel name and cellar treatment.
Place and vineyards
Where the wines begin
The white wine comes from the Serres lieu-dit, a named place within Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and combines Clairette with Roussanne. The appellation also appears across the red range, from the Classic cuvée to Colombis, Collection Charles Giraud and Réserve Auguste Favier.
This gives the estate two clear forms of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The white places the Serres site beside its two grapes, while the reds move between a multi grape cuvée and named bottlings.
Wines to know
The range in view
The red range includes the Classic cuvée, Colombis, Collection Charles Giraud and Réserve Auguste Favier. Classic combines 85% Grenache with Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre at 5% each. Colombis is aged entirely in wooden conical vats for 18 months.
The Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc is made from 60% Clairette and 40% Roussanne from the Serres lieu-dit. Current bottles also carry the Famille Isabel Ferrando Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge name, reflecting the label change introduced in 2020.