| Region | |
|---|---|
| Subregion | France > Bordeaux > Left Bank > Pessac-Léognan |
| Colour | White |
| Type | Still |
Owned by the Quinn family from Ireland with winemaking by Stephen Carrier who has also worked in California and Australia. Less than 2,000 cases are made annually of the white wine.
The 2024 is 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon. Ageing in a third new oak, a third second year oak and a third in bigger acacia barrels. A good yield of 41 hl/ha will produce 15,000 bottles. Proprietor Darragh Quinn told us that this is a lovely vintage for the white with great balance of fruit and acidity.
A blend of 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, the 2024 Blanc from de Fieuzal is showing beautifully at this stage. Offering up a complex, elegant bouquet of citrus zest, almond blossoms and Anjou pear, it's medium to full-bodied, sappy and enveloping with a delicate, fleshy core of fruit and a long, phenolic finish. Produced at a healthy yield of 40 hectoliters per hectare, this is a superb wine that reflects the benefits of the estate’s patient approach in this vintage—the harvest began on September eighth and concluded on the 19th, whereas in other vintages, it was wrapped up by the sixth.
Pale lemon. The nose has a sweet lick of spice, together with cool green fruits. The reduction is quite marked, stunting some of the fruit presence at the moment. This is on the palate as well as the nose, but the flinty style pushes a lemongrass-like fruit profile and boosts a little waxy pear fruit. Lively and intense, but perhaps a little wild at the moment.
A fresh and precise white with sweet lemons and some dried mango on the nose. Medium-bodied with fresh acidity. Seductive texture with a succulent and citrusy finish.
Medium intensity pale gold colour, beautiful grip and lift on the attack, gentle wash of cloves and gunsmoke, this is super pretty, well placed with lift and pared back white peach and nectarine flesh. A gourmet style of white in the vintage, great quality from estate director Stephen Carrier.
The 2024 de Fieuzal Blanc is super-rich and concentrated. Orchard fruit, lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers and tangerine peel build in the glass. Exotic, deep and creamy, with exceptional balance, the Blanc has a ton to offer in 2024. Gorgeous. 2026 - 2034
