Château de Fieuzal Pessac-Léognan rouge 2014 - Grand Cru Classé

Bettane & Desseauve

About wine:

Some samples are dominated by wood, but others reveal a deep, full-bodied wine with a real richness of sap.

About the estate:

This vintage was long famous first for its white wine, one of the most complete in Léognan, and then also for its red, at its best one of the most brilliant illustrations of the character of Pessac-Léognan. The last decade has marked a return to the highest level for Fieuzal white. The new, ultra-efficient cellars, with numerous small vats of various sizes, made of concrete, stainless steel, or wood, now allow Stephen Carrier, the director, to produce haute couture wines.

Decanter

About wine:

The black cherry aromas are still subtle, with moderate power and tannic structure. The house style is evident: firm and full-bodied, less pronounced than other Pessac estates, but with obvious dark, velvety fruit. It has excellent aging potential. 2023-2035

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the estate:

This classified growth located in the southernmost part of Léognan produced some of Bordeaux's greatest white wines in the 1980s. After being sold to Banque Populaire in 1994, Fieuzal declined until 2001. That year, Irish businessman Lochlann Quinn purchased the estate and hired Stephen Carrier from Champagne as its director. Since then, the estate has returned to excellent form, with a clear focus on body, structure and tannic elegance in the reds, and freshness with the arrival of consultant Thomas Duclos. With some failures (2013) and great successes (2008), the whites are gradually regaining their full-bodied, intense character and aging potential.

Wine Enthusiast

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Ripe and fruity, this wine is a great success. It offers juicy berries supported by firm tannins and a mineral structure. It is full-bodied yet crisp: a deliciously fragrant wine. Drink from 2024 onwards. - Roger Voss

James Suckling

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The complex, savory, herbaceous, and earthy nose leads to a medium-bodied wine with real concentration and a lovely freshness on the finish, where the tannins are present but well integrated.

Le Figaro vins

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Round on the palate, with a clean attack, sappy, full-bodied, silky tannins, and a salty finish. Between 2020 and 2030.

Vert de Vin

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The nose is fruity, rich, and quite elegant. It reveals notes of blackberry, crème de cassis, and a touch of licorice combined with toasted oak. The palate is fruity, rich, elegant, and balanced. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry and crème de cassis combined with a touch of cherry, minerality, strawberry, licorice/chocolate, toasted oak, and subtle notes of vanilla. The finish is smooth and rich. The tannins are fine and well-integrated. Good length.