2024 de Fieuzal Blanc
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This is a lively, vibrant wine. It’s vivid and bright with layers of greengage, green apple and pear. There’s great purity to the palate, with a stony, mineral undercurrent to the fruit – the wine zingy, fresh and mouth-watering with plenty of juicy acidity. 12.5%. Blend: 70% Sauvignon Blanc, 30% Semillon
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Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
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Very true to its style. Waxy, open-textured, very fine and refined. Saffron, yellow flowers, buttercups. Acacia. A little toasted almonds. Mimosa. Elderflower. Even a little rose petal. There’s lovely hint of peach, peach stone and apricot. Stricter than the 2022 and more like the 2021 in a way, this is beautifully shaped – an hourglass on its side. Tender. Fluid. Beautifully sustained by the granular acidity, rippling towards the finish and then releasing sapidity and juiciness. Very pure yet with a certain opulence despite the structuring and structural acidity. Less strict than many of the wines of the vintage and more aerial and ethereal for that.
The 2024 Château Fieuzal Blanc is based on 70% Sauvignon Blanc and 30% Sémillon, showing a classic Bordeaux Blanc style, with gooseberry, minty herbs, and citrus notes. Medium-bodied and pure on the palate, it has a layered texture and fresh, mineral-driven character, with a clean, classy 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.
About the producer
Named after the Fieuzal family who owned this estate until 1851, today Ch. de Fieuzal is owned by the Quinns. Since their arrival in 2001, the Irish family has restored the property and built its reputation for quality.