L'Abeille de Fieuzal Pessac-Léognan blanc 2018 - Second vin

Name: L'Abeille de Fieuzal Pessac-Léognan blanc 2018 - Second wine
Brand: Château de Fieuzal
Rating: 3.9 (13 reviews)

Pessac-Léognan|White wine

Bordeaux

White

Sold individually

Drink

3.9/5 (13 customers)

91/100

Wine Enthusiast

fat

accessible

flattering

oysters and seafood

second wine

ready to drink

"A great reputation for the estate's whites!

"The domaine has made a name for itself with its white wines. This second wine reflects the balance and maturity of the first white, while having a lighter, more immediately accessible character. With judicious wood ageing, it will be ready from 2022." (Wine Enthusiast 2021) A 2nd wine highly suited to many different culinary combinations, offering immediate pleasure! - Delivery in wooden cases possible for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on country and shipping method selected).

Features

Estate

Château de Fieuzal

Cuvée

L'Abeille

Vintage

2018

Designation

Pessac-Léognan

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

54% Sémillon, 46% Sauvignon Blanc

Terroirs

Clay-limestone

Viticulture

Traditional and reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Blended in concrete tanks on lees

Breeding

In 225-litre barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Pale yellow with golden highlights

Nose

Spring, with scents of lime blossom, dill, hay, acacia, white flowers and even gunflint, typical of the Graves terroir at Fieuzal.

Mouth

Full-bodied with a pronounced fatness, well-balanced and a saline, even slightly tannic finish that gives this wine great length.

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Open

At tasting time

Drink from

2020

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with a citrus salad, oysters, fish in sauce...

Fieuzal Castle

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Pessac-Léognan

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

For a long time, this cru was famous first for its white wine, one of the most complete in Léognan, then also for its red, at its best one of the most brilliant illustrations of the Pessac-Leognan character. The last decade has seen the return of Fieuzal Blanc to its highest level. The new, ultra-efficient winery, with its many small vats of varying capacities, in concrete, stainless steel or wood, now enables director Stephen Carrier to produce haute-couture.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the domain :

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

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the domain :

This classified growth, located just south of Léognan, produced some of Bordeaux's finest whites in the 1980s. After being sold to Banque Populaire in 1994, Fieuzal declined until 2001. It was in this year that Irish businessman Lochlann Quinn acquired the estate, then hired Champagne's Stephen Carrier as its director. From that moment on, the cru returned to an excellent level, with an obvious search for body, elegance and tannin in the reds, and freshness now with the arrival on the scene of consultant Thomas Duclos. With failures (2013) and great successes (2008), the whites are gradually returning to their full, intense, ageable character.

Wine Enthusiast

Rated wine (guide 2021 ) 91/100

About the wine:

The domaine has made a name for itself with its white wines. This second wine reflects the balance and maturity of the first white, while having a lighter, more immediately accessible character. With judicious wood ageing, it will be ready from 2022.

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.9/5

out of 13 reviews