A cuvée of Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon. Clear appearance. Deep, golden yellow colour. On the nose matured notes of dried oranges, crème brûlée with caramelized sugar, malty, elderberry. But also a slight freshness with physalis. A medium body. On the palate, an impression of oloroso sherry, lightly oxidized, again physalis and an acidity that does not last too long, but comes across as surprisingly fresh. Passion fruit. A slight bitterness at the end. I was pleasantly surprised by this white wine, which is not only drinkable but sufficiently tasty with food considering its mature age. Still, it has undoubtedly passed the optimal drinking window and is on the decline. Probably must be marked as flawed at this point. No rating to be fair. So, if there are still bottles in the cellar, drink up now.
Tasted by Dominik Müller on Saturday, 14 January 2023.
| Vintage: |
1996 Very good vintage in Bordeaux, especially in the Médoc, with a good mix of warm temperatures and occassional rainfall when it was needed. For Pomerol and St. Émilion on the right bank, however, prolonged droughts throughout the summer and heavy concentrated rainstorms in August meant conditions were not as perfect for the Merlot grapes there, although eventually healthy grapes were picked there, too. Some excellent dry whites in Graves and sweet whites in Sauternes (perhaps the best vintage after the excellent 1990). |
| Colour: | white |
| Style: | still (dry) |
| Assemblage: | yes |
| Grape variety: | Sauvignon Blanc |
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| Producer: | Château de Fieuzal |
| Country: | France |
| Region: | Bordeaux |
| Subregion: | Graves |
| Appellation: | Pessac-Léognan AOC |
| Vineyard: | n/a |
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