2016 de Fieuzal
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The 2016 Château de Fieuzal has a ripe redcurrant and cranberry-scented bouquet, touches of Montecristo cigar and loam coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins, fleshy with gentle grip, and a dash of black pepper towards the finish. This should give another 15 years of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the Southwold 10-Year-On tasting.
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James Suckling
Wine Spectator
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The 2016 de Fieuzal has a detailed, focused bouquet, wonderfully focused and precise, featuring blackberry, cedar and black olive scents. There is a sense of classicism and class here. The medium-bodied palate offers supple tannins, perfectly pitched acidity and a harmonious, tertiary finish that lingers long in the mouth. This is an outstanding Pessac-Léognan that, before its identity was revealed, I speculated could be Domaine de Chevalier. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
Tasted blind. Another sweaty nose and rather loose and lacking acidity. Loose and creamy textured. Drink soon. Hint of charred barrels. (JR)
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.