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Scores + Notes
Tough, and tightly constructed. Plenty of crushed-berry character with hints of tobacco and mushroom. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a dark-chocolate aftertaste. Slightly dry on the finish from the masses of tannin. Best after 2002. 7,000 cases made. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 1999.
Wine Spectator Score: 88/100
As I had optimistically hoped, Fieuzal's 1996 has fleshed out its mid-palate. It exhibits a saturated purple color, in addition to an intense charcoal, smoky, mineral, and black fruit-scented nose. Highly-extracted and rich, with a sweet, concentrated mid-palate, and plenty of muscle and tannin in the moderately long finish, this backward yet promising Fieuzal should last for two decades. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.|| Wine Advocate.April, 1999
Robert Parker Score: 88/100
The 1996 de Fieuzal has aged gracefully in the many years since I last tasted it. The nose has retained commendable freshness with blackberry, chestnut and roasted herbs and a touch of balsamic. Still, there is satisfactory freshness given that it is now 20 years old. The palate is fully mature with spicy black fruit laced with soy and allspice. There is something almost Oriental about this de Fieuzal, but it deserves respect because it has held up strongly after two decades and there remains plenty of fruit on the finish. Sure, this Pessac-Leognan leans towards the rustic side of things, but it has ten years of pleasure to give. Tasted April 2016. Oct 2016, www.robertparker.com
Neal Martin Score: 88/100
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Product Details
Tough, and tightly constructed. Plenty of crushed-berry character with hints of tobacco and mushroom. Medium-bodied, with firm tannins and a dark-chocolate aftertaste. Slightly dry on the finish from the masses of tannin. Best after 2002. 7,000 cases made. James Suckling,Wine Spectator 1999.
Wine Spectator Score: 88/100
As I had optimistically hoped, Fieuzal's 1996 has fleshed out its mid-palate. It exhibits a saturated purple color, in addition to an intense charcoal, smoky, mineral, and black fruit-scented nose. Highly-extracted and rich, with a sweet, concentrated mid-palate, and plenty of muscle and tannin in the moderately long finish, this backward yet promising Fieuzal should last for two decades. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020.|| Wine Advocate.April, 1999
Robert Parker Score: 88/100
The 1996 de Fieuzal has aged gracefully in the many years since I last tasted it. The nose has retained commendable freshness with blackberry, chestnut and roasted herbs and a touch of balsamic. Still, there is satisfactory freshness given that it is now 20 years old. The palate is fully mature with spicy black fruit laced with soy and allspice. There is something almost Oriental about this de Fieuzal, but it deserves respect because it has held up strongly after two decades and there remains plenty of fruit on the finish. Sure, this Pessac-Leognan leans towards the rustic side of things, but it has ten years of pleasure to give. Tasted April 2016. Oct 2016, www.robertparker.com
Neal Martin Score: 88/100
Bordeaux / France