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

Name: L'Abeille de Fieuzal Pessac-Léognan white 2018 - Second wine
Brand: Château de Fieuzal
Rating: 3.9 (15 reviews)

Pessac-Léognan|White wine

3.9/5 (15 customers)

91/100

Wine Enthusiast

fat

accessible

flatterer

oysters and seafood

second wine

ready to drink

"A fine reputation for the estate's white wines!"

"The estate has built a reputation for its white wines. This second wine reflects the balance and maturity of the first white, while having a lighter and more immediately accessible character. With judicious aging in wood, it will be ready from 2022. " (Wine Enthusiast 2021) A second wine that is well suited to a wide variety of food pairings and offers immediate enjoyment! - Delivery in wooden cases is available for orders of 6 bottles of this wine (depending on the country and shipping method selected).

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Estate

Château de Fieuzal

Vintage

L'Abeille

Vintage

2018

Designation

Pessac-Léognan

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

54% Sémillon, 46% Sauvignon Blanc

Terroirs

Clay-limestone

Viticulture

Traditional and sustainable

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Assembly in concrete tanks on lees

Livestock farming

In 225-liter barrels

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Pale yellow color with golden highlights

Nose

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

Mouth

Ample with very pronounced richness, well-balanced and a salty, even slightly tannic finish that gives this wine a beautiful length.

Serve

At 10-12°C

Open

At the time of tasting

Drink from

2020

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairings

Pairs beautifully with citrus fruit salad, oysters, fish in sauce...

More information on Château de Fieuzal

More information on Pessac-Léognan

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2023 guide) 3 stars (High-quality production, serving as a benchmark in its sector)

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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Rated estate (2023 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)

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

Wine rated (2021 guide) 91/100

About wine:

The estate has built a reputation for its white wines. This second wine reflects the balance and maturity of the first white, while having a lighter and more immediately accessible character. With judicious aging in wood, it will be ready from 2022.

James Suckling

Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended

Customer rating

3.9/5

based on 15 reviews