2015 de Fieuzal Blanc
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The 2015 de Fieuzal Blanc has a soft, slightly smudged bouquet at first, although it gains more definition with aeration, revealing scents of lime cordial, dried honey and peony. The oak here is present but well integrated. The palate is rounded on the entry, featuring pronounced lime notes and a fine bead of acidity, but rather simplistic compared to its peers, with a one-note finish. Tasted blind at the Southwold 2015 Bordeaux tasting.
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James Suckling
Wine Spectator
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Soft, open and inviting, the 2015 Fieuzal will drink well upon release. The oak is a bit dominant today, but there is lovely depth underneath that just needs time to emerge. Dried flowers, orchard fruit and sweet spices add the closing shades of nuance.
The 2015 de Fieuzal Blanc has plenty of tropical fruit on the nose - pineapple, pink grapefruit and lime aromas that are designed to seduce. The palate has a little fatness on the entry, a little lower in acidity than its peers, with rounded peach and pineapple notes flourishing on the finish. A classy crowd-pleaser, in other words.
About the producer
Named after the Fieuzal family who owned this estate until 1851, today Ch. de Fieuzal is owned by the Quinns. Since their arrival in 2001, the Irish family has restored the property and built its reputation for quality.