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

Bettane & Desseauve

About the wine:

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

About the domain :

This cru has long been 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.

Decanter

About the wine:

The black cherry aromas are still discreet, with moderate power and tannic strength. The house style is evident: firm and ample, with less relief than other Pessac estates, but the dark, velvety fruit is evident. Excellent ageing potential. 2023-2035

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the domain :

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

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 vintage returned to an excellent level, with an obvious quest for body, elegance and tannin in the reds, and freshness now with the arrival of consultant Thomas Duclos. With failures (2013) and great successes (2008), the whites are gradually returning to their full, intense, ageable character.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

Ripe and fruity, this wine is a great success. Juicy berries are supported by firm tannins and a mineral structure. Full-bodied yet crisp: a deliciously fragrant wine. Drink from 2024. - Roger Voss

James Suckling

About the wine:

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

Le Figaro vins

About the wine:

Round on the palate, clean attack, sappy, ample, silky tannins, saline finish. Between 2020 and 2030.

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is fruity, gourmand and quite elegant. Notes of blackberry, crème de cassis and a touch of licorice are combined with toasty oak. The palate is fruity, gourmand, elegant and well-balanced. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of blackberry and crème de cassis combined with a touch of cherry, minerality, strawberry, licorice/chocolate, toasty oak and discreet hints of vanilla. The finish is suave and gourmand. Fine, well-executed tannins. Good length.